San Fernando in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), San Fernando sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 765 mm of rain over about 69 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is San Fernando's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. San Fernando has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see San Fernando's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
765 mm
69 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
3.3
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in San Fernando in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical fall day in San Fernando reaches about 30°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in San Fernando

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

San Fernando weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°30225.612.42.9
Feb30° / 23°31023.312.32.9
Mar30° / 23°35026.312.12.9
Apr30° / 23°2572311.83.2
May30° / 23°15819.311.63.9
Jun30° / 22°9814.311.54.5
Jul30° / 22°8211.211.64.9
Aug31° / 23°9911.411.74.4
Sep32° / 23°14815.1123.7
Oct31° / 23°22621.612.23.2
Nov31° / 23°27623.712.43.0
Dec31° / 24°29025.512.52.9

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

San Fernando gets around 765 mm of rain over 69 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 4 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early March to 11 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit San Fernando?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Fernando.

What to pack for San Fernando in Fall

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

In fall, San Fernando sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 69 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in San Fernando in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Fernando peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 16Sep 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in San Fernando in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in San Fernando is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateSep 1429 µg/m³Jun 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Fernando?

San Fernando sits at 8.4°S, 74.5°W, 155 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Pucallpa, 3.0 km away.

AguaytíaContamanaTingo MaríaMâncio LimaMarechal ThaumaturgoUchizaTocache

Topography around San Fernando

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Fernando has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around San Fernando is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
711 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Pucallpa 3.0 km · Aguaytía 128 km · Contamana 130 km · Tingo María 189 km · Mâncio Lima 201 km · Marechal Thaumaturgo 201 km · Uchiza 212 km · Tocache 219 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 San Fernando (-8.3982°, -74.5377°, elevation 155 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.