San Martín de Pangoa weather in August

In August, San Martín de Pangoa sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 70 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is San Martín de Pangoa's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Martín de Pangoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:13 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
49%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

San Martín de Pangoa is town in Junín, 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 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in San Martín de Pangoa reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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San Martín de Pangoa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 17°24230.412.63.5
Feb24° / 16°23227.712.43.5
Mar24° / 16°21830.512.13.5
Apr24° / 16°13326.911.84.0
May23° / 15°10325.111.54.6
Jun23° / 15°712011.35.3
Jul23° / 14°6616.811.46.0
Aug24° / 14°7017.311.66.0
Sep25° / 15°922211.94.9
Oct25° / 16°14227.812.34.0
Nov25° / 17°18628.212.53.7
Dec24° / 17°22430.412.73.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

San Martín de Pangoa gets around 70 mm of rain over 17.3 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 56% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 65% 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 3 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 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 6:19 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:195:49
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2011.76:115:51
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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 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for San Martín de Pangoa

In seasonPeak

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

San Martín de Pangoa's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is August a good time to visit San Martín de Pangoa?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit San Martín de Pangoa for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Martín de Pangoa in August

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

In August, San Martín de Pangoa sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in San Martín de Pangoa 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 San Martín de Pangoa peaks around February 10 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 17Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct15Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in San Martín de Pangoa 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 San Martín de Pangoa is worst in September — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1037 µg/m³May 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Martín de Pangoa?

San Martín de Pangoa sits at 11.4°S, 74.5°W, 775 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Satipo, 26 km away.

JaujaTarmaLa Oroya

Topography around San Martín de Pangoa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Martín de Pangoa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 800 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,229 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,059 m.

The land around San Martín de Pangoa is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
428 m
16 km
2,229 m
80 km
5,059 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Satipo 26 km · Santa Rosa 71 km · Huancayo 106 km · Chilca 107 km · Atalaya 111 km · Jauja 116 km · Tarma 131 km · La Oroya 154 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 Martín de Pangoa (-11.4285°, -74.4883°, elevation 775 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).