Arequipa Weather in August
Arequipa in August
The short of it: Arequipa in August averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 11 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 7° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 11 h 34 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Arequipa an average August high of 23°, a low of 7° and some 2.0 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 23°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 34 min in mid-August, 20 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Arequipa runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Selva Alegre, 3 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Arequipa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selva AlegreArequipa | 3 km NNE | 23° | 6° | 2.0 mm |
| Ciudad SateliteArequipa | 4 km SSE | 23° | 7° | 1.0 mm |
| Jacobo HunterArequipa | 5 km SSW | 23° | 8° | 1.0 mm |
| Cono NorteArequipa | 10 km NNW | 21° | 4° | 2.0 mm |
| La PampaArequipa | 10 km S | 23° | 7° | 1.0 mm |
| Cerro VerdeArequipa | 10 km SW | 24° | 8° | 1.0 mm |
| Charcani ChicoArequipa | 11 km NNE | 21° | 3° | 2.0 mm |
| Horacio Zeballos GamezArequipa | 11 km SSE | 23° | 7° | 1.0 mm |