Jaén weather in August

In August, Jaén sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 53 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Jaén's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaén's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:25 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Jaén is capital city of Jaén, Peru.

Density
1/km²
people per km²
Founded
1549

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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Jaén reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°479.812.34.7
Feb30° / 21°6212.412.24.4
Mar30° / 21°7114.3124.4
Apr29° / 20°8317.111.94.4
May28° / 20°8416.911.75.3
Jun26° / 19°7516.611.75.6
Jul26° / 18°6717.411.75.7
Aug26° / 19°5313.311.86.2
Sep28° / 19°399.9126.1
Oct30° / 20°368.312.15.2
Nov31° / 21°317.612.34.6
Dec30° / 21°4310.112.34.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 37% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46238
56238
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
116337
126337
136436
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256337
266337
276139
286139
296040
305941
315842

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Jaén gets around 53 mm of rain over 13.3 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 43% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
253
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550
648
747
846
945
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1144
1243
1343
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1542
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2140
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2440
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2640
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3139

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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30188011
31188011

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 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
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
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113calm
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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 54 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 6:29 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:296:14
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311.86:286:14
411.86:286:14
511.86:286:14
611.86:286:14
711.86:286:14
811.86:276:14
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1011.86:276:14
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1211.86:266:14
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1511.86:256:14
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1811.86:246:14
1911.86:246:13
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2311.86:226:13
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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 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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44.2Bright
54.3Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Jaén?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jaén in August

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

In August, Jaén sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jaén 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 Jaén peaks around February 15 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 15UV 17Jul 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Jaén 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 Jaén is worst in November — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1418 µg/m³Jul 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Jaén?

Jaén sits at 5.7°S, 78.8°W, 730 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Bagua Grande, 41 km away.

ChachapoyasChongoyapePátapoFerreñafePicsiSaña

Topography around Jaén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jaén has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 752 m around an average of 860 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,515 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,781 m.

The land around Jaén is covered by trees (35%), grassland (34%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
752 m
16 km
2,515 m
80 km
3,781 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bagua Grande 41 km · La Peca 43 km · Chachapoyas 119 km · Chongoyape 122 km · Pátapo 146 km · Ferreñafe 150 km · Picsi 155 km · Saña 160 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 Jaén (-5.7073°, -78.8079°, elevation 730 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).