Puerto Maldonado weather in August

In August, Puerto Maldonado sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 62 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Puerto Maldonado's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Maldonado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:54 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Puerto Maldonado is capital city of Madre de Dios, Peru.

Founded
1902

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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Puerto Maldonado reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
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How August really feels in Puerto Maldonado

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 15 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
15
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Puerto Maldonado weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°36927.112.73.0
Feb30° / 23°35924.612.43.0
Mar30° / 23°30025.612.13.1
Apr30° / 22°16819.111.73.9
May29° / 21°8813.811.45.2
Jun28° / 20°529.311.36.1
Jul28° / 19°467.911.36.5
Aug30° / 20°628.611.65.4
Sep31° / 22°11913.611.94.2
Oct31° / 23°22321.412.33.4
Nov30° / 23°25922.212.63.3
Dec30° / 23°3312612.73.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47228
57228
67228
77327
87327
97327
107327
117426
127327
137327
147327
157327
167327
177228
187228
197228
207228
217228
227129
237129
247030
257030
267030
277030
286931
296931
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Puerto Maldonado gets around 62 mm of rain over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
222
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422
523
623
723
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1024
1125
1225
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1527
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1728
1828
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2130
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2432
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2634
2734
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3036
3137

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1561034450
2561034460
3561033460
4561033461
5561033461
6561032461
7461032471
8461031471
9461031472
10461030472
11461030482
12361030483
13361030483
14361030483
15361029483
16361029493
1736929493
1836929503
1936929504
2035928514
2135828524
2235827534
2335827534
2435826544
2535825554
2635825554
2735824564
2835823574
2935822584
3025821595
3125821595

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
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66calm
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137calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 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 6:00 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:005:26
211.45:595:26
311.55:595:26
411.55:595:27
511.55:585:27
611.55:585:27
711.55:585:27
811.55:575:27
911.55:575:27
1011.55:565:28
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1211.55:555:28
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1411.65:555:28
1511.65:545:28
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1911.65:525:29
2011.65:515:29
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2711.75:475:29
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2911.75:465:29
3011.75:455:29
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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 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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44.8Bright
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94.9Bright
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155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
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205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Puerto Maldonado

In seasonPeak

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

Puerto Maldonado'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 Puerto Maldonado?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Puerto Maldonado for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Puerto Maldonado in August

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

In August, Puerto Maldonado sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto Maldonado in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Sep 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Maldonado 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 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1543 µg/m³Jun 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug23Moderate
Sep47Poor
Oct19Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

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.

CobijaEpitaciolândiaBrasiléiaXapuriLa RinconadaSicuaniAyaviri

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.

3 km
51 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
224 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tambopata 19 km · Cobija 180 km · Epitaciolândia 181 km · Brasiléia 182 km · Xapuri 228 km · La Rinconada 229 km · Sicuani 288 km · Ayaviri 296 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 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).