Climate and average weather in Puerto Maldonado
In Puerto Maldonado, the weather is muggy, hot, wet, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around January.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Puerto Maldonado typically varies from 19°C to 31°C, and is rarely below 15°C or above 35°C. September is the hottest month of the year, while June is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Puerto Maldonado for warm-weather activities is from late May to mid August.
- Hottest
- Sep
- 31°
- Coldest
- Jun
- 20°
- Wettest
- Jan
- 369 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 46 mm
- Rain / yr
- 2376 mm
- 219 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.3–12.7 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 193 m
- 12.6°S
- Clearest
- Aug
- 44% cloud
Puerto Maldonado is capital city of Madre de Dios, Peru.
- Founded
- 1902
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Puerto Maldonado weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late May to mid August.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Puerto Maldonado, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Puerto Maldonado stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is September, with an average high of 31°C and low of 22°C; the coolest is June, with an average low of 20°C and high of 28°C.
Days typically run about 8°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 10°C) in August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 23 |
| Feb | 30 | 23 |
| Mar | 30 | 23 |
| Apr | 30 | 22 |
| May | 29 | 21 |
| Jun | 28 | 20 |
| Jul | 28 | 19 |
| Aug | 30 | 20 |
| Sep | 31 | 22 |
| Oct | 31 | 23 |
| Nov | 30 | 23 |
| Dec | 30 | 23 |
How hot and cold Puerto Maldonado really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Puerto Maldonado feels like about 35°C (around October 21). About 263 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in October.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 |
| Air high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Air low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 30 | 23 | 23 |
| Feb | 34 | 30 | 23 | 23 |
| Mar | 34 | 30 | 23 | 23 |
| Apr | 34 | 30 | 22 | 22 |
| May | 31 | 29 | 21 | 21 |
| Jun | 30 | 28 | 20 | 20 |
| Jul | 30 | 28 | 19 | 19 |
| Aug | 32 | 30 | 20 | 20 |
| Sep | 34 | 31 | 22 | 22 |
| Oct | 35 | 31 | 23 | 23 |
| Nov | 35 | 30 | 23 | 23 |
| Dec | 34 | 30 | 23 | 23 |
Average hourly temperature in Puerto Maldonado
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on September afternoons, near 31°C, and coldest before dawn in June, near 20°C.
Puerto Maldonado weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30° / 23° | 369 | 27.1 | 12.7 | 3.0 |
| Feb | 30° / 23° | 359 | 24.6 | 12.4 | 3.0 |
| Mar | 30° / 23° | 300 | 25.6 | 12.1 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 30° / 22° | 168 | 19.1 | 11.7 | 3.9 |
| May | 29° / 21° | 88 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 5.2 |
| Jun | 28° / 20° | 52 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 6.1 |
| Jul | 28° / 19° | 46 | 7.9 | 11.3 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 30° / 20° | 62 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 5.4 |
| Sep | 31° / 22° | 119 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 4.2 |
| Oct | 31° / 23° | 223 | 21.4 | 12.3 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 30° / 23° | 259 | 22.2 | 12.6 | 3.3 |
| Dec | 30° / 23° | 331 | 26 | 12.7 | 3.0 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Puerto Maldonado gets about 2376 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 6.6 months, from around Oct 4 to Apr 22, peaking in February at about 88% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 29.
January is the wettest month by volume, with 369 mm over about 27 wet days; July is the driest, with 46 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 87 | 87 | 82 | 63 | 44 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 46 | 67 | 75 | 84 |
| Rain days | 27 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 26 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 87 | 27 |
| Feb | 87 | 25 |
| Mar | 82 | 26 |
| Apr | 63 | 19 |
| May | 44 | 14 |
| Jun | 32 | 9 |
| Jul | 25 | 8 |
| Aug | 28 | 9 |
| Sep | 46 | 14 |
| Oct | 67 | 21 |
| Nov | 75 | 22 |
| Dec | 84 | 26 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Puerto Maldonado collects about 2376 mm of rain across 219 wet days — roughly 198 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 369 mm, while July is the driest at just 46 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 45% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 369 | 359 | 300 | 168 | 88 | 52 | 46 | 62 | 119 | 223 | 259 | 331 |
| Rain days | 27 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 26 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 369 | 27 |
| Feb | 359 | 25 |
| Mar | 300 | 26 |
| Apr | 168 | 19 |
| May | 88 | 14 |
| Jun | 52 | 9 |
| Jul | 46 | 8 |
| Aug | 62 | 9 |
| Sep | 119 | 14 |
| Oct | 223 | 21 |
| Nov | 259 | 22 |
| Dec | 331 | 26 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Puerto Maldonado, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around April 30 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around October 10. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 72% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 11 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around April 29. The cloudiest month is February, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 92% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 8 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 57 | 69 | 72 | 53 | 28 | 16 | 10 |
| Cloudier (%) | 92 | 92 | 88 | 74 | 60 | 43 | 31 | 28 | 47 | 72 | 84 | 90 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 92 |
| Feb | 8 | 92 |
| Mar | 12 | 88 |
| Apr | 26 | 74 |
| May | 40 | 60 |
| Jun | 57 | 43 |
| Jul | 69 | 31 |
| Aug | 72 | 28 |
| Sep | 53 | 47 |
| Oct | 28 | 72 |
| Nov | 16 | 84 |
| Dec | 10 | 90 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 12 h 42 min of light; the shortest, around May 26, only 11 h 18 min — a swing of roughly 1 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:26 | 5:39 | 5:44 | 5:45 | 5:50 | 5:59 | 6:03 | 5:54 | 5:33 | 5:13 | 5:04 | 5:11 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:06 | 6:04 | 5:49 | 5:29 | 5:16 | 5:15 | 5:22 | 5:28 | 5:29 | 5:30 | 5:40 | 5:55 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.7 | 5:26 | 6:06 |
| Feb | 12.4 | 5:39 | 6:04 |
| Mar | 12.1 | 5:44 | 5:49 |
| Apr | 11.7 | 5:45 | 5:29 |
| May | 11.4 | 5:50 | 5:16 |
| Jun | 11.3 | 5:59 | 5:15 |
| Jul | 11.3 | 6:03 | 5:22 |
| Aug | 11.6 | 5:54 | 5:28 |
| Sep | 11.9 | 5:33 | 5:29 |
| Oct | 12.3 | 5:13 | 5:30 |
| Nov | 12.6 | 5:04 | 5:40 |
| Dec | 12.7 | 5:11 | 5:55 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Puerto Maldonado averages about 6 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 1 and 17 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.7 months, from around May 9 to Sep 29. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 16 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is February, down near 1 sunny days — about 95% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 1 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 1 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 3 | Gloomy |
| May | 6 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 10 | Mixed |
| Jul | 15 | Bright |
| Aug | 16 | Bright |
| Sep | 9 | Mixed |
| Oct | 4 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 2 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 1 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
Puerto Maldonado is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.
The stickiest month is January, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 100% of the time. Even in July, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 11% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Oppressive (%) | 72 | 70 | 66 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 52 | 51 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 73 |
| Miserable (%) | 27 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 30 | 26 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 27 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 27 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 32 |
| Apr | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 31 |
| May | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 13 |
| Jun | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 62 | 2 |
| Jul | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 52 | 0 |
| Aug | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 51 | 3 |
| Sep | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 62 | 12 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 64 | 27 |
| Nov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 30 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 26 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Puerto Maldonado is steady company: average speeds sit near 6 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | calm |
| Feb | 6 | calm |
| Mar | 5 | calm |
| Apr | 6 | calm |
| May | 6 | calm |
| Jun | 6 | calm |
| Jul | 6 | calm |
| Aug | 6 | calm |
| Sep | 6 | calm |
| Oct | 6 | calm |
| Nov | 6 | calm |
| Dec | 6 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Puerto Maldonado
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Puerto Maldonado's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Puerto Maldonado
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Puerto Maldonado throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late May, Puerto Maldonado is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Puerto Maldonado for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to mid August, with a peak score in the second week of July.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| Rating | poor | poor | poor | fair | fair | good | good | fair | fair | poor | poor | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.0 | poor |
| Feb | 3.0 | poor |
| Mar | 3.2 | poor |
| Apr | 3.9 | fair |
| May | 5.2 | fair |
| Jun | 6.1 | good |
| Jul | 6.5 | good |
| Aug | 5.4 | fair |
| Sep | 4.2 | fair |
| Oct | 3.4 | poor |
| Nov | 3.3 | poor |
| Dec | 3.0 | poor |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Puerto Maldonado for hot-weather activities is from mid May to mid September, with a peak score in the last week of July.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Puerto Maldonado, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Puerto Maldonado packs about the same all year — highs hold near 31°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.
In September, Puerto Maldonado sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Puerto Maldonado by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Maldonado peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 13 at about 7 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 16 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 11 | Extreme |
| May | 10 | Very high |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 14 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Puerto Maldonado
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in February the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 7 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 3 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| May | 7 | 5 |
| Jun | 6.5 | 4 |
| Jul | 6.5 | 4 |
| Aug | 7 | 4.5 |
| Sep | 6.5 | 3 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 8.5 | 6.5 |
Air quality in Puerto Maldonado by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Puerto Maldonado is worst in September — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.1× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 47 | 19 | 13 | 11 |
| Level | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Good |
| Feb | 13 | Moderate |
| Mar | 13 | Moderate |
| Apr | 10 | Good |
| May | 8 | Good |
| Jun | 8 | Good |
| Jul | 10 | Good |
| Aug | 23 | Moderate |
| Sep | 47 | Poor |
| Oct | 19 | Moderate |
| Nov | 13 | Moderate |
| Dec | 11 | Good |
Growing season
Puerto Maldonado is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Puerto Maldonado banks about 5,735 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around October.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 509 | 455 | 507 | 481 | 459 | 423 | 426 | 467 | 487 | 516 | 494 | 513 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 509 |
| Feb | 455 |
| Mar | 507 |
| Apr | 481 |
| May | 459 |
| Jun | 423 |
| Jul | 426 |
| Aug | 467 |
| Sep | 487 |
| Oct | 516 |
| Nov | 494 |
| Dec | 513 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Puerto Maldonado receives about 4.7 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.9 and 5.4 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Jul 31 to Feb 1. The brightest month is September, averaging about 5.4 kWh/m² (bright).
The dimmest month is May, down near 4.1 kWh/m² — roughly 24% less than the September peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 | Bright |
| Feb | 4.5 | Bright |
| Mar | 4.6 | Bright |
| Apr | 4.5 | Bright |
| May | 4.1 | Bright |
| Jun | 4.0 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4.3 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.0 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.4 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.3 | Bright |
| Nov | 5.1 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.8 | Bright |
Where is Puerto Maldonado?
Puerto Maldonado sits at 12.6°S, 69.2°W, 193 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Tambopata, 19 km away.
Topography around Puerto Maldonado
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Puerto Maldonado.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Maldonado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 192 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m.
The land around Puerto Maldonado is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 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
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 Puerto Maldonado (-12.5895°, -69.1995°, elevation 193 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).