Talara weather in August

In August, Talara sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Talara's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Talara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:34 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
21 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

Talara 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 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Talara reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°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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Talara 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
Jan28° / 22°194.312.27.1
Feb29° / 23°446.912.15.9
Mar29° / 23°517.3125.7
Apr28° / 22°164.211.97.1
May27° / 21°51.511.88.1
Jun25° / 19°10.511.78.8
Jul24° / 18°10.311.89.2
Aug23° / 18°0011.99.2
Sep24° / 18°10.4128.9
Oct24° / 18°20.612.18.7
Nov25° / 19°41.212.28.5
Dec26° / 20°142.712.38.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. 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

Talara 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 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
139583
240573
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Wind in August

Winds average 21 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
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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 6:37 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:376:25
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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 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 6.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Talara?

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

9.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Talara in August

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

In August, Talara sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker.

sun protectionlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Talara in August

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 24°C and coldest in August near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 21 to Jun 13 — about 6.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May21Refreshing
Jun20Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov20Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Talara 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 Talara 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
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Talara?

Talara sits at 4.6°S, 81.3°W, 12 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is La Breita, 56 km away.

Topography around Talara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Talara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,556 m.

The land around Talara is covered by bare terrain (51%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (57%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
1,556 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: La Breita 56 km · Máncora 58 km · Paita 60 km · Marcavelica 71 km · Sullana 74 km · Querecotillo 75 km · San Martin 95 km · Piura 96 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 Talara (-4.5772°, -81.2719°, elevation 12 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).