Tarapoto weather by month & the best time to visit

🇵🇪 Peru · regional city · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Tarapoto is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with June and August close behind. Tarapoto averages about 1,810 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 54 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,810

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

79/100

Rain / year

1,115 mm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

240k

Elevation

253 m

When is the best time to visit Tarapoto?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Tarapoto is July, then June and August. The dullest month is September (61/100, 70 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Tarapoto?

Tarapoto gets a moderate 1,810 hours of sunshine a year. July (79/100) is noticeably better than September (61). It ranks #22 of 25 destinations in Peru for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,286 hours. The year's 1,115 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

• Cajamarca Peru · 244 km · best in Jun · 2,412 h sun/yr
• Pucallpa Peru · 287 km · best in Jul · 2,025 h sun/yr
• Trujillo Peru · 349 km · best in Jun · 2,249 h sun/yr
• Chiclayo Peru · 383 km · best in Jun · 2,389 h sun/yr
• Iquitos Peru · 455 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
• Piura Peru · 491 km · best in Jun · 2,749 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Yurimaguas Peru · 74 km · 1,781 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Chachapoyas Peru · 167 km · 1,402 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Jaén Peru · 284 km · 1,469 h sun/yr · best in Aug

Head-to-head

How Tarapoto compares month by month: Tarapoto vs Trujillo · Tarapoto vs Iquitos · Tarapoto vs Pucallpa · Tarapoto vs Cajamarca · all comparisons