Yanacancha weather in August

In August, Yanacancha sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 16 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
10°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:21 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
52%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Yanacancha is human settlement in 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 10°C through the month.

A typical August day in Yanacancha reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 13°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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How August really feels in Yanacancha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Yanacancha weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 23427.9912.51.6
Feb11° / 24126.48.912.31.5
Mar11° / 26329.79.112.11.4
Apr11° / 15626.43.611.81.6
May11° / -0°84211.811.52.0
Jun10° / -1°4212.81.611.42.2
Jul10° / -2°3912.32.411.52.2
Aug10° / -2°61163.411.72.2
Sep11° / -1°11924.34.411.91.7
Oct11° / 18827.86.612.21.6
Nov12° / 18725.15.412.51.9
Dec12° / 23427.28.412.61.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46634
56535
66436
76337
86238
96238
106139
116040
125842
135842
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Yanacancha gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 16 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 52% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1367
2377
3387
4397
5408
6418
7428
8449
9459
104610
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135011
145112
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316511

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
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97calm
107calm
117calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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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 6:26 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:265:59
211.66:265:59
311.66:265:59
411.66:255:59
511.66:256:00
611.66:256:00
711.66:246:00
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1311.66:226:00
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1511.76:216:00
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1911.76:196:01
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2311.76:176:01
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2511.76:166:01
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2711.86:156:01
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2911.86:146:00
3011.86:136:00
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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 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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126.0Bright
136.0Bright
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186.0Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
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236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Yanacancha

In seasonPeak

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

Yanacancha's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Aug
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Is August a good time to visit Yanacancha?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yanacancha.

What to pack for Yanacancha in August

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

In August, Yanacancha sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

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UV index in Yanacancha in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yanacancha peaks around February 14 at about 20 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 14UV 20Jun 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Yanacancha?

Yanacancha sits at 10.2°S, 76.6°W, 3,997 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Chaupimarca, 27 km away.

JunínHuarazCentenarioTingo María

Topography around Yanacancha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yanacancha has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m around an average of 4,037 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,344 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,492 m.

The land around Yanacancha is covered by grassland (100%) within 3 km, grassland (98%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
643 m
16 km
1,344 m
80 km
5,492 m
treesshrubsgrasslandbare terrainsnow and icewater
August weather nearby: Chaupimarca 27 km · Huánuco 56 km · Yanacancha 64 km · Cerro de Pasco 64 km · Junín 125 km · Huaraz 125 km · Centenario 126 km · Tingo María 127 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 Yanacancha (-10.2411°, -76.6456°, elevation 3,997 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).