Tarapacá weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇴 Colombia · small town · tropical rainforest climate

The best time to visit Tarapacá is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 67/100), with July and September close behind. Tarapacá averages about 1,768 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 121 mm of rain in August.

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Sun hours / year

1,768

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

67/100

Rain / year

2,563 mm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

3k

Elevation

76 m

When is the best time to visit Tarapacá?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Tarapacá is August, then July and September. The dullest month is January (61/100, 300 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Tarapacá?

Tarapacá isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,768 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 6 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #32 of 49 destinations in Colombia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,819 hours. The year's 2,563 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Leticia Colombia · 146 km · best in Aug · 1,825 h sun/yr
• Iquitos Peru · 407 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
• Rio Branco Brazil · 802 km · best in Jul · 2,057 h sun/yr
• Pucallpa Peru · 810 km · best in Jul · 2,025 h sun/yr
• Tarapoto Peru · 837 km · best in Jul · 1,810 h sun/yr
• Neiva Colombia · 896 km · best in Aug · 1,540 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Tabatinga Brazil · 153 km · 1,825 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• La Pedrera Colombia · 176 km · 1,783 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• La Chorrera Colombia · 375 km · 1,812 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Carauari Brazil · 385 km · 1,971 h sun/yr · best in Aug