Rioja weather in August

In August, Rioja sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 42 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Rioja's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rioja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:19 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Rioja is town in San Martín, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Rioja reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Rioja weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°14822.812.34.7
Feb24° / 16°15322.512.24.4
Mar24° / 16°19725.8124.2
Apr25° / 16°15925.311.94.2
May24° / 15°1142411.74.7
Jun24° / 14°7017.711.75.8
Jul24° / 14°5414.411.76.4
Aug25° / 14°4212.211.86.7
Sep26° / 15°5514.3125.9
Oct25° / 15°11720.912.14.9
Nov25° / 16°16624.912.34.3
Dec24° / 16°15224.712.34.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. 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

Rioja gets around 42 mm of rain over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 42% 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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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 6:23 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:236:07
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2211.86:166:06
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2711.96:146:06
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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 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rioja?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Rioja for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rioja in August

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

In August, Rioja sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rioja 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 Rioja peaks around February 13 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 13UV 17Jul 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Rioja 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 Rioja is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1319 µg/m³Jun 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rioja?

Rioja sits at 6.1°S, 77.2°W, 831 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Moyobamba, 21 km away.

YurimaguasBellavistaJuanjuíBagua GrandeLa Peca

Topography around Rioja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rioja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 829 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,549 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,807 m.

The land around Rioja is covered by trees (34%), grassland (28%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
1,549 m
80 km
3,807 m
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August weather nearby: Moyobamba 21 km · Chachapoyas 80 km · La Banda 103 km · Yurimaguas 117 km · Bellavista 128 km · Juanjuí 134 km · Bagua Grande 145 km · La Peca 149 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 Rioja (-6.0568°, -77.1665°, elevation 831 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).