Querecotillo weather in August

In August, Querecotillo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Querecotillo's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Querecotillo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:31 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Querecotillo is city in Piura, Peru.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Querecotillo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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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How August really feels in Querecotillo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Querecotillo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°425.812.24.2
Feb32° / 22°11912.612.23.5
Mar32° / 22°14614.8123.3
Apr32° / 21°598.411.94.0
May31° / 20°61.611.85.3
Jun29° / 18°10.411.77.0
Jul28° / 17°10.211.78.2
Aug27° / 16°0011.88.4
Sep28° / 17°10.4127.8
Oct29° / 17°30.612.16.9
Nov29° / 18°61.612.26.2
Dec31° / 19°192.812.35.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Querecotillo gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
154433
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:356:22
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411.86:356:22
511.86:346:22
611.86:346:22
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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 6.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Querecotillo?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Querecotillo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Querecotillo in August

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

In August, Querecotillo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Querecotillo in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 53 km away) is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 15 to May 28 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May20Refreshing
Jun19Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov19Cool
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Querecotillo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Querecotillo peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Querecotillo?

Querecotillo sits at 4.8°S, 80.6°W, 53 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Marcavelica, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Querecotillo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Querecotillo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,431 m.

The land around Querecotillo is covered by trees (56%) within 3 km, shrubs (31%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
3,431 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Marcavelica 8.0 km · Sullana 9.0 km · Tambo Grande 35 km · Piura 38 km · San Martin 39 km · Catacaos 48 km · Paita 59 km · Chulucanas 61 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 Querecotillo (-4.8378°, -80.6456°, elevation 53 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).