Puyo weather in August

In August, Puyo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 87 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Puyo's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 87 mm; 17.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:18 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 1st clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Puyo is city in Ecuador, capital of the Pastaza Province.

Density: 1,819/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1899

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Puyo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	15
2	23	15
3	23	15
4	23	15
5	24	15
6	24	15
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25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	25	15
29	25	15
30	25	15
31	25	15

Puyo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 17°	197	25.8	12.1	4.2
Feb	25° / 17°	197	24.1	12	4.1
Mar	25° / 17°	225	28.6	12	3.8
Apr	25° / 17°	218	27.9	12	3.7
May	24° / 17°	218	28.1	11.9	3.9
Jun	23° / 16°	186	25.6	11.9	4.2
Jul	23° / 15°	158	23.5	11.9	4.7
Aug	24° / 15°	87	17.3	12	5.7
Sep	25° / 16°	76	18.3	12	5.3
Oct	25° / 16°	150	25.1	12	4.3
Nov	25° / 17°	212	27.9	12.1	3.8
Dec	25° / 17°	218	28.2	12.1	3.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	33	34	34	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	37	37	37	38
Cloudier (%)	67	66	66	64	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	64	64	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	62	63	63	63	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Puyo gets around 87 mm of rain over 17.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 57% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	66	64	63	62	61	61	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	64
3	63
4	62
5	61
6	61
7	60
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	58
12	58
13	58
14	58
15	58
16	57
17	57
18	56
19	56
20	55
21	55
22	54
23	54
24	53
25	53
26	52
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	52

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	23	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	19	19
Humid (%)	77	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	77	77	77	78	79	79	80	81	81
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	77	0
2	24	76	0
3	24	76	0
4	25	75	0
5	25	75	0
6	25	75	0
7	26	74	0
8	26	74	0
9	26	74	0
10	26	73	1
11	26	73	1
12	26	73	1
13	26	73	1
14	26	73	1
15	26	73	1
16	26	73	1
17	25	74	1
18	25	74	1
19	24	75	1
20	24	75	1
21	23	76	1
22	23	76	1
23	22	77	1
24	22	77	1
25	22	77	1
26	21	78	1
27	21	79	0
28	21	79	0
29	20	80	0
30	19	81	0
31	19	81	0

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
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4	4	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:11 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13
Sunset (PM)	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:20	6:16
2	11.9	6:20	6:16
3	11.9	6:20	6:16
4	11.9	6:20	6:16
5	11.9	6:20	6:16
6	11.9	6:19	6:16
7	11.9	6:19	6:16
8	11.9	6:19	6:16
9	11.9	6:19	6:16
10	11.9	6:19	6:15
11	11.9	6:19	6:15
12	11.9	6:18	6:15
13	11.9	6:18	6:15
14	11.9	6:18	6:15
15	11.9	6:18	6:15
16	12.0	6:18	6:15
17	12.0	6:17	6:14
18	12.0	6:17	6:14
19	12.0	6:17	6:14
20	12.0	6:17	6:14
21	12.0	6:16	6:14
22	12.0	6:16	6:13
23	12.0	6:16	6:13
24	12.0	6:15	6:13
25	12.0	6:15	6:13
26	12.0	6:15	6:12
27	12.0	6:14	6:12
28	12.0	6:14	6:12
29	12.0	6:14	6:12
30	12.0	6:13	6:11
31	12.0	6:13	6:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Puyo?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Puyo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puyo in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Puyo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

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UV index in Puyo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puyo peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	16	12	14	12	11	11	13	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Puyo in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Puyo is worst in February — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	35	43	39	33	29	20	18	31	25	33	26	29
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	35	Moderate
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	33	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	29	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Puyo?

Puyo sits at 1.5°S, 78.0°W, 1,058 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Banos, 48 km away.

Topography around Puyo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Puyo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puyo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 956 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,222 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,992 m.

The land around Puyo is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

240 m

trees 57%

16 km

1,222 m

trees 82%

80 km

4,992 m

trees 82%

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← July Puyo year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Banos 48 km · Tena 59 km · Pelileo 63 km · Ambato 73 km · Riobamba 75 km · Macas 92 km · Latacunga 92 km · Guamote 93 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 43% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $7,125; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 70%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 45.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 466
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Puyo (-1.4916°, -78.0034°, elevation 1,058 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	15
2	23	15
3	23	15
4	23	15
5	24	15
6	24	15
7	24	15
8	24	15
9	24	15
10	24	15
11	24	15
12	24	15
13	24	15
14	24	15
15	24	15
16	24	15
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	25	15
29	25	15
30	25	15
31	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	64
3	63
4	62
5	61
6	61
7	60
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	58
12	58
13	58
14	58
15	58
16	57
17	57
18	56
19	56
20	55
21	55
22	54
23	54
24	53
25	53
26	52
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	52

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	77	0
2	24	76	0
3	24	76	0
4	25	75	0
5	25	75	0
6	25	75	0
7	26	74	0
8	26	74	0
9	26	74	0
10	26	73	1
11	26	73	1
12	26	73	1
13	26	73	1
14	26	73	1
15	26	73	1
16	26	73	1
17	25	74	1
18	25	74	1
19	24	75	1
20	24	75	1
21	23	76	1
22	23	76	1
23	22	77	1
24	22	77	1
25	22	77	1
26	21	78	1
27	21	79	0
28	21	79	0
29	20	80	0
30	19	81	0
31	19	81	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	15
2	23	15
3	23	15
4	23	15
5	24	15
6	24	15
7	24	15
8	24	15
9	24	15
10	24	15
11	24	15
12	24	15
13	24	15
14	24	15
15	24	15
16	24	15
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	25	15
29	25	15
30	25	15
31	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	64
3	63
4	62
5	61
6	61
7	60
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	58
12	58
13	58
14	58
15	58
16	57
17	57
18	56
19	56
20	55
21	55
22	54
23	54
24	53
25	53
26	52
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	52

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	77	0
2	24	76	0
3	24	76	0
4	25	75	0
5	25	75	0
6	25	75	0
7	26	74	0
8	26	74	0
9	26	74	0
10	26	73	1
11	26	73	1
12	26	73	1
13	26	73	1
14	26	73	1
15	26	73	1
16	26	73	1
17	25	74	1
18	25	74	1
19	24	75	1
20	24	75	1
21	23	76	1
22	23	76	1
23	22	77	1
24	22	77	1
25	22	77	1
26	21	78	1
27	21	79	0
28	21	79	0
29	20	80	0
30	19	81	0
31	19	81	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	15
2	23	15
3	23	15
4	23	15
5	24	15
6	24	15
7	24	15
8	24	15
9	24	15
10	24	15
11	24	15
12	24	15
13	24	15
14	24	15
15	24	15
16	24	15
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	25	15
29	25	15
30	25	15
31	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	64
3	63
4	62
5	61
6	61
7	60
8	59
9	59
10	59
11	58
12	58
13	58
14	58
15	58
16	57
17	57
18	56
19	56
20	55
21	55
22	54
23	54
24	53
25	53
26	52
27	52
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	52

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	77	0
2	24	76	0
3	24	76	0
4	25	75	0
5	25	75	0
6	25	75	0
7	26	74	0
8	26	74	0
9	26	74	0
10	26	73	1
11	26	73	1
12	26	73	1
13	26	73	1
14	26	73	1
15	26	73	1
16	26	73	1
17	25	74	1
18	25	74	1
19	24	75	1
20	24	75	1
21	23	76	1
22	23	76	1
23	22	77	1
24	22	77	1
25	22	77	1
26	21	78	1
27	21	79	0
28	21	79	0
29	20	80	0
30	19	81	0
31	19	81	0