La Oroya weather in August

In August, La Oroya sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 La Oroya's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Oroya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:19 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
49%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

La Oroya is capital city of Yauli, Junín, 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 10°C through the month.

A typical August day in La Oroya reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°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)
110-3
210-3
310-3
410-3
510-3
610-3
710-3
810-3
910-2
1010-2
1110-2
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How August really feels in La Oroya

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.

La Oroya weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 20527.66.312.61.4
Feb11° / 20326.45.612.41.3
Mar10° / 20529.25.812.11.3
Apr10° / 110241.811.81.6
May10° / -1°5516.51.511.52.0
Jun10° / -2°237.51.111.32.3
Jul10° / -3°227.72.211.42.3
Aug10° / -2°3911.53.111.62.2
Sep10° / -1°8621.34.111.91.6
Oct10° / 13826.34.612.31.5
Nov11° / 14924.33.712.51.7
Dec11° / 19826.95.812.71.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47030
57030
67030
76931
86931
96832
106832
116733
126733
136634
146634
156535
166535
176535
186535
196535
206535
216634
226535
236535
246535
256337
266337
276337
286238
296238
306238
316139

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

La Oroya gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 38% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1246
2256
3257
4267
5268
6278
7289
8299
93010
103110
113211
123411
133512
143712
153812
163912
174112
184212
194212
204311
214411
224511
234611
244611
254710
264810
274810
28499
29509
30509
31519

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:25 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:255:54
211.56:255:54
311.56:245:55
411.56:245:55
511.56:245:55
611.56:235:55
711.56:235:55
811.56:235:55
911.66:225:55
1011.66:225:56
1111.66:225:56
1211.66:215:56
1311.66:215:56
1411.66:205:56
1511.66:205:56
1611.66:195:56
1711.66:195:56
1811.66:185:56
1911.66:185:56
2011.76:175:56
2111.76:175:56
2211.76:165:56
2311.76:165:57
2411.76:155:57
2511.76:145:57
2611.76:145:57
2711.76:135:57
2811.76:135:57
2911.76:125:57
3011.86:115:57
3111.86:115:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 6.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for La Oroya

In seasonPeak

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

La Oroya'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 La Oroya?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Oroya.

What to pack for La Oroya in August

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

In August, La Oroya sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layersun protectionrain gear

UV index in La Oroya 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 La Oroya peaks around February 12 at about 20 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 20Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep16Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is La Oroya?

La Oroya sits at 11.5°S, 75.9°W, 3,765 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Tarma, 25 km away.

Topography around La Oroya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Oroya has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 773 m around an average of 4,026 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,125 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,914 m.

The land around La Oroya is covered by bare terrain (61%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (92%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
773 m
16 km
1,125 m
80 km
4,914 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Tarma 25 km · Junín 41 km · Jauja 52 km · Huancayo 97 km · Chilca 98 km · Chosica 100 km · Cerro de Pasco 102 km · Yanacancha 102 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 Oroya (-11.5189°, -75.8993°, elevation 3,765 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).