Tingo María weather in August

In August, Tingo María sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 54 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tingo María's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tingo María's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:17 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Tingo María is town in Huánuco, Peru.

Founded
1938

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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tingo María reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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Tingo María weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°22525.912.54.1
Feb25° / 17°23324.412.33.9
Mar25° / 17°25327.512.13.9
Apr25° / 17°18825.411.84.2
May25° / 16°1102011.65.2
Jun25° / 16°5912.711.56.5
Jul25° / 15°489.911.57.0
Aug26° / 15°5410.911.76.8
Sep27° / 16°8315.811.95.6
Oct26° / 16°15122.412.24.6
Nov26° / 17°21425.412.44.0
Dec26° / 17°21826.412.54.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
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47525
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67525
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tingo María gets around 54 mm of rain over 10.9 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 35% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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529
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1031
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1734
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1936
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2138
2238
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2642
2742
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3044
3145

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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2115643
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2615346
2715346
2815247
2915148
3015148
3115049

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:225:58
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411.66:225:58
511.66:215:58
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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 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.15 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

Hazard calendar for Tingo María

In seasonPeak

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

Tingo María's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Tingo María?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Tingo María for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tingo María in August

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

In August, Tingo María sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tingo María 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 Tingo María peaks around February 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 16UV 17Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Tingo María 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 Tingo María is worst in September — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.4× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1570 µg/m³Jun 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep76Unhealthy
Oct21Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tingo María?

Tingo María sits at 9.3°S, 76.0°W, 647 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Aguaytía, 61 km away.

YanacanchaChaupimarcaTocacheCerro de PascoYanacancha

Topography around Tingo María

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tingo María has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 835 m around an average of 760 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,786 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,617 m.

The land around Tingo María is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
835 m
16 km
1,786 m
80 km
4,617 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Aguaytía 61 km · Huánuco 75 km · Uchiza 106 km · Yanacancha 127 km · Chaupimarca 134 km · Tocache 136 km · Cerro de Pasco 155 km · Yanacancha 155 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 Tingo María (-9.2953°, -75.9957°, elevation 647 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).