Sunshine Atlas

Pucallpa weather by month & the best time to visit

Peru · regional city · tropical monsoon climate

Pucallpa, Peru
Pucallpa — photo by EdsonFuentesMera, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Pucallpa is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with June and May close behind. Pucallpa averages about 2,025 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 54 mm of rain in July.

When is the best time to visit Pucallpa?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Pucallpa is July, then June and May. The dullest month is October (53/100, 132 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Pucallpa?

Pucallpa gets a moderate 2,025 hours of sunshine a year. July (81/100) is noticeably better than October (53). It ranks #18 of 25 destinations in Peru for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,286 hours. The year's 1,383 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 63February: 63March: 63April: 65May: 74June: 78July: 8181August: 66September: 55October: 53November: 64December: 63JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January63 30° / 86°F23° / 73°F 170 mm9
February63 29° / 84°F23° / 73°F 172 mm9
March63 29° / 84°F23° / 73°F 150 mm9
April65 29° / 84°F23° / 73°F 137 mm9
May74 30° / 86°F22° / 72°F 88 mm8
June78 31° / 88°F22° / 72°F 71 mm8
July81 32° / 90°F22° / 72°F 54 mm8
August66 34° / 93°F22° / 72°F 47 mm9
September55 35° / 95°F24° / 75°F 65 mm9
October53 34° / 93°F24° / 75°F 132 mm9
November64 32° / 90°F24° / 75°F 143 mm9
December63 31° / 88°F23° / 73°F 154 mm9

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Pucallpa: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Pucallpa?

Pucallpa is a regional city in Peru with a tropical monsoon climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Pucallpa get a year?

Pucallpa gets about 2,025 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.

When is the best time to visit Pucallpa?

The sunniest time to visit Pucallpa is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 81/100 (with June and May close behind). Expect daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F.

What is the least sunny month in Pucallpa?

October is the least sunny month in Pucallpa, scoring 53/100 with about 132 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Pucallpa?

The typical midday UV index in Pucallpa peaks around 9 (very high) in January, easing to about 8 (very high) in May. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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