Jauja weather in August

In August, Jauja sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 15.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Jauja's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jauja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:18 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
53%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Jauja is Peruvian city.

Founded
1534

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 11°C through the month.

A typical August day in Jauja reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 12°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)
111-1
211-1
311-1
411-1
511-1
611-1
710-1
810-1
910-1
1010-1
1110-1
1210-1
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How August really feels in Jauja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Jauja 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 20628.80.412.61.7
Feb12° / 21327.10.612.41.6
Mar12° / 20830.20.412.11.6
Apr12° / 11626.60.211.71.8
May11° / 6518.80.211.52.3
Jun11° / -1°35110.811.32.5
Jul10° / -1°3310.51.411.42.4
Aug11° / -1°5215.41.511.62.3
Sep11° / 9224.30.711.91.8
Oct11° / 13728.10.412.31.7
Nov12° / 14326.40.412.51.9
Dec12° / 19328.20.512.71.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 36% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
47030
56931
66931
76832
86832
96733
106733
116634
126535
136436
146337
156238
166337
176238
186238
196139
206139
216040
226040
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255842
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275743
285743
295644
305644
315545

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Jauja gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 15.4 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 50% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1312
2322
3342
4353
5363
6384
7394
8405
9425
10436
11456
12466
13487
14497
15507
16517
17527
18537
19546
20556
21566
22575
23585
24595
25604
26614
27623
28633
29643
30652
31662

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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5100
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8100
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19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:245:52
211.56:235:52
311.56:235:53
411.56:235:53
511.56:235:53
611.56:225:53
711.56:225:53
811.56:215:53
911.56:215:54
1011.66:215:54
1111.66:205:54
1211.66:205:54
1311.66:195:54
1411.66:195:54
1511.66:185:54
1611.66:185:54
1711.66:175:54
1811.66:175:54
1911.66:165:55
2011.66:165:55
2111.76:155:55
2211.76:155:55
2311.76:145:55
2411.76:145:55
2511.76:135:55
2611.76:125:55
2711.76:125:55
2811.76:115:55
2911.76:115:55
3011.76:105:55
3111.86:095:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Jauja

In seasonPeak

None of Jauja's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Jauja's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Jauja?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jauja.

What to pack for Jauja in August

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

In August, Jauja sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jauja in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jauja peaks around February 12 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 12UV 19Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jauja?

Jauja sits at 11.8°S, 75.5°W, 3,380 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Tarma, 45 km away.

Santa RosaSan Martín de Pangoa

Topography around Jauja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jauja has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 3,434 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,327 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,088 m.

The land around Jauja is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
266 m
16 km
1,327 m
80 km
5,088 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tarma 45 km · Huancayo 45 km · Chilca 47 km · La Oroya 52 km · Junín 87 km · Satipo 110 km · Santa Rosa 116 km · San Martín de Pangoa 116 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 Jauja (-11.7758°, -75.4966°, elevation 3,380 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).