Juliaca vs Puerto Maldonado: which is sunnier?
🇵🇪 Peru vs 🇵🇪 Peru · 333 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Juliaca is the sunnier overall: about 3,736 hours of sunshine a year to Puerto Maldonado's 1,984. Puerto Maldonado has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Juliaca in 3 (5 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Juliaca | Puerto Maldonado | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,736 | 1,984 |
| Sunniest month | November (80/100) | July (81/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 67/100 | 63/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 61/100 | 80/100 |
| Rain / year | 483 mm | 2,082 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 14 (extreme) | 9 (very high) |
Juliaca vs Puerto Maldonado month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juliaca | Puerto Maldonado | Juliaca | Puerto Maldonado | Juliaca | Puerto Maldonado | |
| January | 62 | 63 | 17° | 28° | 94 | 333 |
| February | 61 | 63 | 17° | 28° | 102 | 336 |
| March | 66 | 63 | 17° | 28° | 67 | 237 |
| April | 63 | 63 | 16° | 28° | 30 | 164 |
| May | 65 | 74 | 16° | 27° | 11 | 90 |
| June | 58 | 79 | 15° | 27° | 2 | 60 |
| July | 58 | 81 | 15° | 28° | 4 | 49 |
| August | 66 | 81 | 16° | 31° | 5 | 52 |
| September | 72 | 70 | 17° | 33° | 19 | 68 |
| October | 77 | 63 | 18° | 32° | 41 | 162 |
| November | 80 | 63 | 18° | 31° | 25 | 197 |
| December | 64 | 63 | 17° | 29° | 83 | 334 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Juliaca · Apr even · May Puerto Maldonado · Jun Puerto Maldonado · Jul Puerto Maldonado · Aug Puerto Maldonado · Sep even · Oct Juliaca · Nov Juliaca · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Juliaca (average score 67/100 vs 63). Puerto Maldonado is the warmer, around 29°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
- March–May: too close to call — Juliaca averages 65/100, Puerto Maldonado 67/100. Puerto Maldonado is the warmer, around 28°C daytime highs vs 16°C.
- June–August: Puerto Maldonado (average score 80/100 vs 61). Puerto Maldonado is the warmer, around 29°C daytime highs vs 15°C.
- September–October: Juliaca (average score 75/100 vs 67). Puerto Maldonado is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 18°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Juliaca weather by month · Puerto Maldonado weather by month · Best time to visit Peru.
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