Puerto Maldonado weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇪 Peru · small town · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Puerto Maldonado is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with August and June close behind. Puerto Maldonado averages about 1,984 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 49 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,984
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 2,082 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 85k
- Elevation
- 211 m
When is the best time to visit Puerto Maldonado?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Puerto Maldonado is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (63/100, 333 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Puerto Maldonado?
Puerto Maldonado gets a moderate 1,984 hours of sunshine a year. July (81/100) is noticeably better than January (63). It ranks #19 of 25 destinations in Peru for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,286 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 48% of the annual 2,082 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 333 mm | 9 |
| February | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 336 mm | 9 |
| March | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 237 mm | 9 |
| April | 63 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 164 mm | 9 |
| May | 74 | 27° / 81°F | 21° / 70°F | 90 mm | 7 |
| June | 79 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 60 mm | 7 |
| July | 81 | 28° / 82°F | 19° / 66°F | 49 mm | 7 |
| August | 81 | 31° / 88°F | 20° / 68°F | 52 mm | 8 |
| September | 70 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 68 mm | 8 |
| October | 63 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 162 mm | 9 |
| November | 63 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 197 mm | 9 |
| December | 63 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 334 mm | 9 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Cusco Peru · 311 km · best in Sep · 2,286 h sun/yr
- Juliaca Peru · 333 km · best in Nov · 3,736 h sun/yr
- Rio Branco Brazil · 338 km · best in Jul · 2,057 h sun/yr
- La Paz / El Alto Bolivia · 447 km · best in Nov · 3,332 h sun/yr
- Arequipa Peru · 485 km · best in Apr · 3,879 h sun/yr
- Ayacucho Peru · 543 km · best in Jun · 3,033 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Cobija Bolivia · 182 km · 2,159 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Puerto Rico/Manuripi Bolivia · 248 km · 2,129 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Rurrenabaque Bolivia · 275 km · 2,048 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Puerto Maldonado compares month by month: Puerto Maldonado vs Porto Velho · Puerto Maldonado vs Cusco · Puerto Maldonado vs Rio Branco · Puerto Maldonado vs Juliaca · all comparisons
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