Chocope weather in August

In August, Chocope sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Chocope's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chocope's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:29 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
43%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Chocope is city in La Libertad, Peru.

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 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Chocope reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Chocope weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°184.812.46.8
Feb28° / 21°388.112.35.8
Mar28° / 21°5111.912.15.5
Apr27° / 20°17411.87.3
May25° / 18°30.811.68.5
Jun23° / 17°20.411.68.6
Jul22° / 16°10.111.68.4
Aug22° / 16°20.211.78.4
Sep22° / 16°30.7128.1
Oct23° / 16°41.212.28.0
Nov24° / 17°4112.48.1
Dec25° / 18°11312.47.6

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 29% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chocope gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1381142
2381142
3382132
4382132
5383122
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:336:13
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411.76:336:13
511.76:326:13
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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 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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196.0Intense
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316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Chocope?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chocope in August

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

In August, Chocope sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Chocope 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 at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 3 to Apr 17 — about 3.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Refreshing
May19Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Chocope 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 Chocope peaks around February 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 16UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Chocope?

Chocope sits at 7.8°S, 79.2°W, 109 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Paiján, 11 km away.

Topography around Chocope

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chocope has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 831 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,279 m.

The land around Chocope is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and bare terrain (32%) within 16 km, and water (31%) and bare terrain (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
831 m
80 km
4,279 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Paiján 11 km · Santiago de Cao 19 km · Trujillo 42 km · Laredo 44 km · Moche 48 km · San Pedro de Lloc 51 km · Pacasmayo 58 km · Guadalupe 67 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 Chocope (-7.7914°, -79.2217°, elevation 109 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).