Camaná weather in August

In August, Camaná sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Camaná's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Camaná's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:12 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Camaná is city.

Founded
1539

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 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Camaná reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Camaná weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 18°165.212.97.0
Feb23° / 18°175.412.67.0
Mar23° / 18°92.712.17.5
Apr22° / 17°51.711.67.7
May21° / 15°3111.28.0
Jun19° / 13°20.5117.7
Jul18° / 12°3111.17.6
Aug18° / 12°10.311.47.8
Sep19° / 13°10.211.97.9
Oct20° / 14°10.212.47.8
Nov21° / 15°20.612.87.7
Dec22° / 16°61.7137.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27723
37723
47624
57723
67723
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318218

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Camaná gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2955
3955
4964
5964
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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187calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:195:34
211.36:195:35
311.36:195:35
411.36:185:35
511.36:185:35
611.36:175:36
711.36:175:36
811.36:165:36
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1411.46:135:38
1511.46:125:38
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1711.56:115:38
1811.56:115:38
1911.56:105:39
2011.56:095:39
2111.56:095:39
2211.56:085:39
2311.56:075:39
2411.66:065:40
2511.66:065:40
2611.66:055:40
2711.66:045:40
2811.66:045:40
2911.66:035:40
3011.66:025:40
3111.76:015:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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306.0Bright
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Camaná?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Camaná for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Camaná in August

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

In August, Camaná sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Camaná in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 11 to Apr 14 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov19Cool
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Camaná in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Camaná peaks around January 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 14Jul 10UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Camaná?

Camaná sits at 16.6°S, 72.7°W, 16 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is El Pedregal, 62 km away.

Cono NorteJacobo HunterArequipaCiudad SateliteSelva AlegreIlo

Topography around Camaná

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Camaná has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,151 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,530 m.

The land around Camaná is covered by cropland (75%) within 3 km, bare terrain (45%) and water (44%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (61%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
1,151 m
80 km
3,530 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: El Pedregal 62 km · Mollendo 86 km · Cono Norte 125 km · Jacobo Hunter 125 km · Arequipa 128 km · Ciudad Satelite 128 km · Selva Alegre 129 km · Ilo 184 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 Camaná (-16.6238°, -72.7105°, elevation 16 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).