Iquitos weather in June

In June, Iquitos sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 219 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of June to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Iquitos's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iquitos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
219 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:00 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
76%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Iquitos is city of Peru, capital of Loreto region.

Founded
1750

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical June day in Iquitos reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12923
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42923
52923
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72923
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292922
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How June really feels in Iquitos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Iquitos weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°25225.912.23.0
Feb30° / 24°23324.512.12.9
Mar30° / 24°30428.4122.8
Apr30° / 23°29427.311.92.9
May29° / 23°27126.711.83.2
Jun29° / 23°2192511.83.4
Jul29° / 22°16623.311.83.8
Aug30° / 22°15421.811.93.6
Sep31° / 23°17923.5123.2
Oct31° / 23°20125.912.12.9
Nov30° / 24°23525.812.22.9
Dec30° / 24°26327.212.22.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41585
51585
61585
71585
81684
91783
101783
111783
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Iquitos gets around 219 mm of rain over 25 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
386
485
585
685
785
884
984
1084
1184
1284
1384
1484
1584
1684
1784
1883
1983
2083
2183
2283
2382
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2582
2682
2781
2881
2981
3081

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1036334
2036433
3036532
4036631
5036730
6036829
7036928
8037027
9037126
10037225
11037225
12037324
13037324
14037423
15137323
16137422
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18137620
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20147619
21147718
22147718
23147817
24147916
25148015
26148114
27148114
28148213
29148312
30148312

Wind in June

Winds average 4 km/h in June.

Across June, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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174calm
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204calm
214calm
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264calm
274calm
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294calm
304calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:575:45
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.76 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in September across the year — June's 3.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
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273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Iquitos?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Iquitos.

What to pack for Iquitos in June

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

In June, Iquitos sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Iquitos in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 Iquitos peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 16Aug 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Iquitos in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Iquitos is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 915 µg/m³Jun 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Iquitos?

Iquitos sits at 3.7°S, 73.3°W, 107 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Belen, 1.0 km away.

RequenaAtalaia do NorteBenjamin ConstantLeticiaTabatingaYurimaguas

Topography around Iquitos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iquitos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m.

The land around Iquitos is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
78 m
80 km
116 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Belen 1.0 km · San Juan 4.0 km · Requena 160 km · Atalaia do Norte 346 km · Benjamin Constant 364 km · Leticia 371 km · Tabatinga 372 km · Yurimaguas 398 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 Iquitos (-3.7481°, -73.2529°, elevation 107 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).