Pucallpa climate — normals and trends
Pucallpa (Peru) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 2,513 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is September (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is June (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Pucallpa averages 0 frost days, 174 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 249 rainy days per year.
Pucallpa has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 6 October 2023) and the coldest 12.8 °C (on 2 August 1955).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
PucallpaUcayali
- coords
- -8.38°, -74.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
29.7°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,513mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
174 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
249 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
26.9 °C
Average peak gust
25.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
352 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.0 °C
6 October 2023
Coldest day
12.8 °C
2 August 1955
Wettest day
194 mm
6 February 1942
Windiest day
28.6 km/h
1 November 2022
Strongest gust
63.4 km/h
1 November 2022
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
13 November 2023
Coldest feels-like
12.9 °C
20 July 1981
Sunniest day
12.3 h
29 November 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 247 mm | -40 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 461 mm | +148 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 311 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 263 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 190 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 137 mm | +35 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 48 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 78 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 163 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 307 mm | +95 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 312 mm | +42 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 302 mm | +31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pucallpa?
Pucallpa has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 2,513 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pucallpa?
The hottest day measured in Pucallpa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 2023, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pucallpa?
The coldest day measured in Pucallpa between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1955, at 12.8 °C.
Does it snow in Pucallpa?
Almost never: Pucallpa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pucallpa warmed?
Yes: Pucallpa warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pucallpa?
The wettest day measured in Pucallpa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1942, with 194 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pucallpa?
The windiest day measured in Pucallpa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 2022, with winds reaching 28.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pucallpa?
The warmest month in Pucallpa is September (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is June (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Pucallpa?
Pucallpa receives on average 2,513 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 249 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pucallpa?
Pucallpa gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pucallpa?
Yes: Pucallpa has on average 352 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pucallpa?
In Pucallpa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 13 November 2023, and the lowest was 12.9 °C on 20 July 1981.
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