Yauri weather in August

In August, Yauri sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 6.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Yauri's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yauri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
5th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:05 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
39%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Yauri is city in Cusco, 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 14°C through the month.

A typical August day in Yauri reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 18°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
113-5
213-5
313-5
413-5
513-5
613-5
713-5
813-5
913-5
1013-5
1114-4
1214-4
1314-4
1414-4
1514-4
1614-4
1714-4
1814-4
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2014-4
2114-4
2214-4
2314-4
2414-4
2514-3
2614-3
2714-3
2814-3
2914-3
3014-3
3114-3

How August really feels in Yauri

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.

Yauri weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 25527.84.912.82.2
Feb13° / 25126.2512.52.1
Mar14° / 21928.44.212.12.2
Apr14° / 10021.31.811.72.8
May13° / -3°277.60.511.34.1
Jun13° / -5°113.10.611.14.3
Jul13° / -5°124111.24.3
Aug14° / -4°216.31.211.54.5
Sep15° / -2°5913.9211.94.1
Oct15° / 113203.312.33.5
Nov15° / 12620.22.512.73.4
Dec14° / 20625.13.912.92.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
48317
58317
68317
78218
88218
98218
108218
118119
128119
138020
148020
158020
168020
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297822
307723
317624

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Yauri gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 6.3 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 21% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1102
2112
3122
4133
5143
6153
7163
8174
9184
10194
11204
12215
13215
14225
15225
16235
17234
18234
19234
20234
21244
22244
23244
24254
25254
26254
27264
28274
29285
30295
31305

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of August to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:125:32
211.36:115:32
311.46:115:32
411.46:115:32
511.46:105:33
611.46:105:33
711.46:095:33
811.46:095:33
911.46:085:34
1011.46:085:34
1111.46:075:34
1211.56:075:34
1311.56:065:34
1411.56:065:34
1511.56:055:35
1611.56:055:35
1711.56:045:35
1811.56:045:35
1911.56:035:35
2011.66:025:35
2111.66:025:36
2211.66:015:36
2311.66:005:36
2411.66:005:36
2511.65:595:36
2611.65:585:36
2711.65:585:36
2811.75:575:36
2911.75:565:36
3011.75:565:36
3111.75:555:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 6.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Yauri

In seasonPeak

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

Yauri's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Yauri?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a reasonable time to visit Yauri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yauri in August

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

In August, Yauri sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near -4°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Yauri in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yauri peaks around February 11 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 11UV 19Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Yauri?

Yauri sits at 14.8°S, 71.4°W, 3,911 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Sicuani, 61 km away.

CuscoWanchaqSantiagoSan MiguelJuliacaCono Norte

Topography around Yauri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yauri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 3,903 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 682 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,365 m.

The land around Yauri is covered by grassland (58%), cropland (20%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
682 m
80 km
2,365 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Sicuani 61 km · Ayaviri 89 km · Cusco 152 km · Wanchaq 153 km · Santiago 154 km · San Miguel 158 km · Juliaca 158 km · Cono Norte 171 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 Yauri (-14.7908°, -71.4099°, elevation 3,911 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).