Pacasmayo weather in August

In August, Pacasmayo sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Pacasmayo's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pacasmayo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:30 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
44%
2nd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Pacasmayo is city.

Founded
1864

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 19°C through the month.

A typical August day in Pacasmayo reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Pacasmayo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 20°113.212.47.6
Feb24° / 21°245.512.27.1
Mar24° / 21°256.312.17.1
Apr23° / 20°102.611.87.7
May21° / 18°20.611.78.0
Jun20° / 17°10.111.68.0
Jul19° / 16°0011.67.8
Aug19° / 16°00.111.87.7
Sep19° / 16°20.5127.4
Oct19° / 16°30.912.27.2
Nov20° / 17°30.812.37.3
Dec21° / 18°6212.47.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 35% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pacasmayo gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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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 6:34 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pacasmayo?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Pacasmayo for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Pacasmayo in August

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

In August, Pacasmayo sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Pacasmayo in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 9 to Apr 12 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Pacasmayo in August

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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 Pacasmayo peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
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May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
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Location & terrain

Where is Pacasmayo?

Pacasmayo sits at 7.4°S, 79.6°W, 12 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Pedro de Lloc, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Pacasmayo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pacasmayo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,764 m.

The land around Pacasmayo is covered by bare terrain (45%) and water (37%) within 3 km, water (48%) and bare terrain (33%) within 16 km, and water (34%) and bare terrain (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
524 m
80 km
3,764 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: San Pedro de Lloc 8.0 km · Guadalupe 19 km · Chepén 25 km · Paiján 47 km · Saña 54 km · Chocope 58 km · Monsefú 67 km · Santiago de Cao 72 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 Pacasmayo (-7.4006°, -79.5714°, elevation 12 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).