Puerto Maldonado weather in July

In July, Puerto Maldonado sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Puerto Maldonado's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Maldonado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:03 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
46%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Puerto Maldonado reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Puerto Maldonado weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46238
56337
66535
76535
86634
96634
106733
116733
126832
136832
146931
157030
167030
177228
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217327
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317426

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Puerto Maldonado gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.9 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
628
728
828
927
1027
1127
1226
1326
1425
1525
1625
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2722
2822
2922
3022
3122

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
135825581
235825581
335825590
435825590
545825580
645825580
745825580
845825580
956825560
1056925550
1156925550
1266925540
1366925540
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15661025530
16661026520
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19661127500
20661128490
21661128480
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23661130470
24661131470
25661131470
26661132460
27651132460
28651033460
29551034460
30561033450
31561033450

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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126calm
136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:025:18
211.36:025:18
311.36:025:19
411.36:025:19
511.36:035:19
611.36:035:19
711.36:035:20
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.33 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 — July's 4.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.1Bright
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154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
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244.5Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Puerto Maldonado

In seasonPeak

None of Puerto Maldonado's seasonal hazards are active in July. 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 July a good time to visit Puerto Maldonado?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July 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 July

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

In July, Puerto Maldonado sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Puerto Maldonado in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 (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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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
July 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).