Climate averages 1991–2020
Trujillo weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Trujillo: daytime highs average 22.5°C and nights cool to about 16.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 1.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 51 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chimbote (117 km away). In August its highs average 19.8°C, 2.7°C cooler than Trujillo, with 1.1 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Peru, Trujillo ranks 12th of 24 for the warmest August highs and 10th of 24 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 24 cities is 22.8°C; Trujillo is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 22.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.0 mm to 2.2 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Trujillo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.3°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 26 | 6.8 | 12.513 h |
| February | 26.7°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 53 | 11.7 | 12.412 h |
| March | 26.5°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 66 | 15.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.5°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 26 | 6.6 | 11.912 h |
| May | 24.6°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 3.6 | 0.8 | 11.712 h |
| June | 23.5°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| July | 22.7°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| August, selected | 22.5°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| September | 22.7°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 2.2 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| October | 23.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 3.9 | 1.0 | 12.312 h |
| November | 23.8°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 4.4 | 1.0 | 12.512 h |
| December | 25.0°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 9.0 | 2.2 | 12.613 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
August in nearby cities
- Chimbote in AugustPeru · 117 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 15.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Chiclayo in AugustPeru · 175 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 16.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Huánuco (approximate) in AugustPeru · 367 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 14.0°C · 23 mm rain
- Piura in AugustPeru · 372 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Sullana in AugustPeru · 401 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Loja in AugustEcuador · 459 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 12.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Talara in AugustPeru · 465 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 17.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Callao in AugustPeru · 484 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 15.0°C · 4.9 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 Trujillo) is explained once on the Trujillo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.