Climate averages 1991–2020
Puerto Maldonado weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Puerto Maldonado: daytime highs average 30.2°C and nights cool to about 22.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 223 mm of rain on roughly 21 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 22 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cusco (318 km away). In October its highs average 16.5°C, 13.7°C cooler than Puerto Maldonado, with 84 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Puerto Maldonado ranks joint 3rd of 24 for the warmest October highs and 23rd of 24 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 24 cities is 23.6°C; Puerto Maldonado is 6.6°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 223 mm to 259 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Puerto Maldonado climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.3°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 369 | 27.1 | 12.813 h |
| February | 29.0°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 361 | 24.7 | 12.513 h |
| March | 29.2°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 300 | 25.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.9°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 168 | 19.1 | 11.812 h |
| May | 27.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 88 | 13.8 | 11.512 h |
| June | 27.5°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 52 | 9.2 | 11.411 h |
| July | 27.9°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 46 | 7.8 | 11.511 h |
| August | 30.1°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 62 | 8.6 | 11.712 h |
| September | 30.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 119 | 13.5 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 30.2°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 223 | 21.4 | 12.412 h |
| November | 29.4°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 259 | 22.2 | 12.713 h |
| December | 29.4°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 330 | 26.1 | 12.813 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Cusco in OctoberPeru · 318 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 7.7°C · 84 mm rain
- Rio Branco in OctoberBrazil · 328 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 137 mm rain
- Juliaca in OctoberPeru · 339 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 2.8°C · 77 mm rain
- Puno in OctoberPeru · 372 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 3.9°C · 81 mm rain
- Riberalta in OctoberBolivia · 385 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 23.6°C · 159 mm rain
- Abancay in OctoberPeru · 416 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 96 mm rain
- La Paz in OctoberBolivia · 449 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 4.0°C · 55 mm rain
- Viacha in OctoberBolivia · 462 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 2.4°C · 53 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Puerto Maldonado) is explained once on the Puerto Maldonado year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.