Puquina Weather in August
Puquina in August
The short of it: Puquina in August averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of -0 °C (31 °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 November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 0° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 11 h 34 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Puquina an average August high of 18°, a low of 0° and some 2.0 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 18°, nights near 0°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 6th 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 layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Puquina runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Quequeña, 29 km to the WNW, is 3° warmer by day.
August in Puquina, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuequeñaArequipa | 29 km WNW | 21° | 5° | 1.0 mm |
| QuinistaquillasMoquegua Department | 35 km ESE | 22° | 6° | 2.0 mm |
| Horacio Zeballos GamezArequipa | 37 km WNW | 23° | 7° | 1.0 mm |
| La PampaArequipa | 39 km WNW | 23° | 7° | 1.0 mm |
| Ciudad SateliteArequipa | 43 km WNW | 23° | 7° | 1.0 mm |
| Jacobo HunterArequipa | 44 km WNW | 23° | 8° | 1.0 mm |
| ArequipaArequipa | 45 km WNW | 23° | 7° | 2.0 mm |
| Selva AlegreArequipa | 46 km NW | 23° | 6° | 2.0 mm |