Moyobamba weather in August

In August, Moyobamba sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 93 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-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 30% 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 Moyobamba's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moyobamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:18 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Moyobamba is capital city of San Martín, Peru.

Founded
1540

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 Moyobamba reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)
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Moyobamba weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°16927.112.33.9
Feb26° / 17°17925.312.23.7
Mar26° / 17°24729.6123.5
Apr27° / 17°21027.811.93.7
May27° / 17°16626.711.74.0
Jun26° / 16°12423.711.74.6
Jul26° / 15°10322.211.75.0
Aug26° / 15°9321.611.85.0
Sep27° / 16°12224.6124.2
Oct27° / 17°16928.312.13.7
Nov27° / 18°1742812.33.6
Dec26° / 18°16827.912.33.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36436
46535
56436
66436
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225842
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255644
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275446
285347
295248
305248
315149

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Moyobamba gets around 93 mm of rain over 21.6 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 70% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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268
368
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568
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768
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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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14906
25896
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55887
65887
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213907
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243898
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272908
282908
292908
301909
311909

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, 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
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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 6:22 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:226:06
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511.86:216:06
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2011.86:166:06
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2311.86:156:05
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2511.86:146:05
2611.96:146:05
2711.96:136:05
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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 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Moyobamba?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Moyobamba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moyobamba in August

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

In August, Moyobamba sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Moyobamba in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moyobamba peaks around February 13 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 13UV 17Aug 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Moyobamba 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 Moyobamba is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1319 µg/m³Jun 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Moyobamba?

Moyobamba sits at 6.0°S, 77.0°W, 741 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Rioja, 21 km away.

BellavistaJuanjuíBagua GrandeLa Peca

Topography around Moyobamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moyobamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 848 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 925 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,838 m.

The land around Moyobamba is covered by trees (40%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
925 m
80 km
3,838 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Rioja 21 km · La Banda 86 km · Yurimaguas 95 km · Chachapoyas 101 km · Bellavista 121 km · Juanjuí 130 km · Bagua Grande 165 km · La Peca 168 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 Moyobamba (-6.0344°, -76.9742°, elevation 741 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).