Aguaytía weather in August

In August, Aguaytía sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 82 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aguaytía's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aguaytía's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:15 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Aguaytía is Peruvian City.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Aguaytía reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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33019
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313120

How August really feels in Aguaytía

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 14 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
14
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Aguaytía weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°4523012.52.9
Feb29° / 21°42826.512.33.0
Mar29° / 21°38529.112.13.1
Apr29° / 20°22324.211.83.5
May29° / 20°1422011.64.4
Jun28° / 20°8915.211.55.1
Jul29° / 19°7712.711.55.4
Aug30° / 19°8212.211.74.8
Sep30° / 20°13217.511.93.9
Oct30° / 20°23925.412.23.3
Nov29° / 21°36326.512.43.2
Dec29° / 21°42729.712.53.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47228
57327
67327
77327
87327
97327
107327
117327
127327
137327
147327
157327
167327
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197228
207228
217228
227129
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247030
256931
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276832
286634
296634
306535
316436

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aguaytía gets around 82 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
335
435
535
636
736
836
937
1037
1137
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1739
1839
1939
2040
2140
2241
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2443
2543
2644
2745
2845
2946
3047
3147

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1114796
2115786
3115786
4215776
5215776
6216766
7216766
8216766
9216766
10216757
11215767
12215767
13215767
14215758
15115768
16114778
17114778
18114778
19113779
20113779
21112789
221117810
230117910
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250108010
260108010
270107911
28098011
29098011
30098011
31088111

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:205:56
211.66:205:56
311.66:205:56
411.66:195:56
511.66:195:57
611.66:195:57
711.66:185:57
811.66:185:57
911.76:185:57
1011.76:175:57
1111.76:175:57
1211.76:175:57
1311.76:165:57
1411.76:165:57
1511.76:165:57
1611.76:155:57
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1811.76:145:57
1911.76:145:57
2011.76:135:57
2111.76:135:57
2211.76:125:57
2311.86:125:57
2411.86:115:57
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2611.86:105:57
2711.86:105:57
2811.86:095:57
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
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205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Aguaytía

In seasonPeak

None of Aguaytía's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Aguaytía's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Aguaytía?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Aguaytía for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aguaytía in August

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

In August, Aguaytía sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aguaytía 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 Aguaytía peaks around February 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Aguaytía 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 Aguaytía is worst in September — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.4× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1570 µg/m³Jun 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep76Unhealthy
Oct21Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aguaytía?

Aguaytía sits at 9.0°S, 75.5°W, 278 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Tingo María, 61 km away.

UchizaHuánucoPucallpaSan FernandoTocacheYanacanchaChaupimarca

Topography around Aguaytía

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aguaytía has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 318 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,887 m.

The land around Aguaytía is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
371 m
80 km
2,887 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tingo María 61 km · Uchiza 123 km · Huánuco 127 km · Pucallpa 128 km · San Fernando 128 km · Tocache 146 km · Yanacancha 183 km · Chaupimarca 185 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,684
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.6
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
13.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

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 Aguaytía (-9.0378°, -75.5091°, elevation 278 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).