La Banda in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), La Banda sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 659 mm of rain over about 76 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is La Banda's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see La Banda's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
659 mm
76 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
3.6
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in La Banda in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical fall day in La Banda reaches about 29°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in La Banda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

fall sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

La Banda weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°17623.212.33.6
Feb29° / 21°19623.312.23.4
Mar29° / 21°27328123.2
Apr29° / 21°22025.111.93.5
May29° / 20°16622.611.74.0
Jun28° / 20°11118.111.64.7
Jul28° / 19°9215.511.75.1
Aug29° / 20°8914.511.84.9
Sep30° / 20°11517.6124.1
Oct30° / 21°16122.512.13.6
Nov29° / 21°18724.212.33.3
Dec29° / 21°17024.812.43.5

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

La Banda gets around 659 mm of rain over 76 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 3 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min in early March to 11 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit La Banda?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Banda.

What to pack for La Banda in Fall

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

In fall, La Banda sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 76 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Banda in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Banda peaks around February 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 14UV 16Aug 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in La Banda in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in La Banda is worst in August — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (May, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModeratePoorModerateAug 2348 µg/m³May 1912 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug49Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is La Banda?

La Banda sits at 6.5°S, 76.3°W, 386 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Bellavista, 68 km away.

ChachapoyasContamanaTocache

Topography around La Banda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Banda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m around an average of 385 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,445 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,435 m.

The land around La Banda is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
485 m
16 km
1,445 m
80 km
2,435 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Bellavista 68 km · Yurimaguas 70 km · Moyobamba 86 km · Juanjuí 87 km · Rioja 103 km · Chachapoyas 171 km · Contamana 174 km · Tocache 189 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 La Banda (-6.4927°, -76.3422°, elevation 386 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.