Coishco weather in August

In August, Coishco sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 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 20°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 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 Coishco's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coishco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:28 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
43%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Coishco is city in Ancash Department, 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 20°C through the month.

A typical August day in Coishco reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Coishco 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
Jan26° / 20°6212.57.4
Feb27° / 21°123.312.36.8
Mar27° / 21°144.512.16.8
Apr25° / 19°41.311.87.9
May23° / 17°10.211.68.6
Jun22° / 16°10.111.58.4
Jul21° / 15°10.111.58.2
Aug20° / 15°10.111.78.1
Sep21° / 15°10.111.97.9
Oct21° / 15°20.412.27.8
Nov22° / 16°10.312.47.9
Dec24° / 18°51.112.57.9

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 33% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Coishco gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

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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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

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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 6:33 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:09 PM.

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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 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Coishco?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Coishco in August

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

In August, Coishco sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Coishco in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 4 to Apr 15 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Coishco in August

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Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Coishco peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
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Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Extreme
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Location & terrain

Where is Coishco?

Coishco sits at 9.0°S, 78.6°W, 20 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Chimbote, 6.0 km away.

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Topography around Coishco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Coishco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m around an average of 84 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,108 m.

The land around Coishco is covered by bare terrain (59%) within 3 km, water (48%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (38%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

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August weather nearby: Chimbote 6.0 km · Virú 69 km · Moche 104 km · Laredo 110 km · Trujillo 111 km · Huarmey 127 km · Centenario 131 km · Huaraz 132 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 Coishco (-9.0231°, -78.6156°, elevation 20 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).