Puerto Maldonado climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Puerto Maldonado?

Puerto Maldonado has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 2,288 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Puerto Maldonado?

The hottest day measured in Puerto Maldonado between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 2020, reaching 38.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Puerto Maldonado?

The coldest day measured in Puerto Maldonado between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1969, at 9.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Puerto Maldonado?

Almost never: Puerto Maldonado sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Puerto Maldonado warmed?

Yes: Puerto Maldonado warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Puerto Maldonado?

The wettest day measured in Puerto Maldonado between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1966, with 183 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Puerto Maldonado?

The windiest day measured in Puerto Maldonado between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2021, with winds reaching 30.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Puerto Maldonado?

The warmest month in Puerto Maldonado is October (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Puerto Maldonado?

Puerto Maldonado receives on average 2,288 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 224 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Puerto Maldonado?

Puerto Maldonado gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Puerto Maldonado (Peru) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 2,288 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 October (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Puerto Maldonado averages 0 frost days, 142 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 224 rainy days per year.

Puerto Maldonado has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 6 October 2020) and the coldest 9.3 °C (on 9 July 1969).

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

Puerto MaldonadoMadre de Dios

coords: -12.59°, -69.20°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthOctoberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

24.8°C

Average daily high

29.0°C

Average daily low

21.8°C

Annual rainfall

2,288mm

Sunshine / day

9.1h

Mean relative humidity

85%

Average peak wind

9.9km/h

Seasonal range

2.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

142 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

224 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.2 °C

Average feels-like low

25.1 °C

Average peak gust

29.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

309 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

38.7 °C

6 October 2020

Coldest day

9.3 °C

9 July 1969

Wettest day

183 mm

20 October 1966

Windiest day

30.6 km/h

24 October 2021

Strongest gust

75.2 km/h

25 February 1971

Hottest feels-like

44.6 °C

23 October 2015

Coldest feels-like

6.2 °C

9 July 1969

Sunniest day

12.7 h

30 December 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.9 °C11 September 2025	13.3 °C3 July 2025	25.6 °C	2,433 mm	223
2024	38.7 °C6 October 2024	13.3 °C9 July 2024	26.7 °C	2,087 mm	276
2023	38.1 °C18 November 2023	10.5 °C14 June 2023	26.6 °C	1,865 mm	251
2022	36.2 °C28 November 2022	13.0 °C14 June 2022	25.5 °C	2,051 mm	218
2021	36.5 °C13 September 2021	12.6 °C29 June 2021	25.8 °C	2,271 mm	203
2020	38.7 °C6 October 2020	13.6 °C21 August 2020	26.3 °C	2,070 mm	234
2019	36.7 °C17 September 2019	11.7 °C5 August 2019	25.6 °C	2,402 mm	219
2018	36.9 °C10 September 2018	13.5 °C4 June 2018	25.1 °C	2,557 mm	173
2017	36.1 °C4 September 2017	11.5 °C19 July 2017	25.6 °C	2,483 mm	198
2016	37.5 °C11 September 2016	14.1 °C27 April 2016	25.8 °C	2,088 mm	235
2015	36.6 °C24 September 2015	16.0 °C22 July 2015	25.9 °C	2,598 mm	222
2014	37.4 °C15 October 2014	12.0 °C25 July 2014	25.5 °C	2,676 mm	206
2013	35.1 °C22 September 2013	10.5 °C23 July 2013	25.4 °C	2,501 mm	211
2012	36.3 °C4 September 2012	12.2 °C19 July 2012	25.5 °C	2,885 mm	209
2011	35.8 °C3 September 2011	14.9 °C5 July 2011	25.7 °C	2,562 mm	205
2010	37.0 °C25 August 2010	10.8 °C17 July 2010	25.8 °C	2,160 mm	228
2009	35.1 °C1 November 2009	12.3 °C25 July 2009	25.3 °C	2,499 mm	187
2008	35.9 °C26 August 2008	14.0 °C31 May 2008	25.2 °C	2,407 mm	198
2007	36.7 °C13 September 2007	12.3 °C26 July 2007	25.2 °C	2,436 mm	192
2006	35.3 °C24 August 2006	14.5 °C22 May 2006	25.5 °C	2,330 mm	213
2005	37.2 °C24 September 2005	12.8 °C19 July 2005	25.4 °C	2,262 mm	225
2004	34.7 °C28 January 2004	13.6 °C30 July 2004	25.0 °C	2,325 mm	173
2003	35.3 °C18 September 2003	13.7 °C10 September 2003	25.0 °C	2,295 mm	186
2002	35.5 °C12 January 2002	15.4 °C29 July 2002	25.3 °C	2,494 mm	190
2001	33.2 °C1 October 2001	12.2 °C19 June 2001	24.8 °C	2,108 mm	167
2000	34.1 °C4 January 2000	10.0 °C12 July 2000	24.5 °C	1,962 mm	147
1999	34.5 °C6 September 1999	13.4 °C16 August 1999	24.8 °C	2,038 mm	149
1998	34.3 °C13 September 1998	14.4 °C19 May 1998	25.1 °C	2,116 mm	166
1997	34.3 °C9 September 1997	15.7 °C6 August 1997	25.1 °C	2,339 mm	160
1996	33.5 °C16 September 1996	12.6 °C30 June 1996	24.7 °C	2,306 mm	153
1995	34.6 °C25 September 1995	13.7 °C20 September 1995	24.8 °C	2,216 mm	163
1994	34.8 °C14 January 1994	12.9 °C11 July 1994	24.9 °C	2,360 mm	169
1993	33.6 °C14 September 1993	11.6 °C30 July 1993	24.4 °C	2,552 mm	134
1992	33.5 °C23 January 1992	13.1 °C24 July 1992	24.5 °C	2,511 mm	117
1991	33.4 °C13 October 1991	14.1 °C1 July 1991	24.7 °C	2,429 mm	136
1990	32.7 °C5 August 1990	11.1 °C21 July 1990	24.3 °C	2,423 mm	119
1989	33.9 °C19 October 1989	10.4 °C9 July 1989	24.4 °C	2,354 mm	132
1988	34.6 °C29 August 1988	13.2 °C27 July 1988	24.7 °C	2,030 mm	167
1987	34.3 °C26 August 1987	12.7 °C6 August 1987	24.7 °C	2,290 mm	164
1986	33.4 °C27 October 1986	14.7 °C3 June 1986	24.3 °C	2,190 mm	101
1985	33.1 °C6 October 1985	13.0 °C10 June 1985	24.3 °C	2,463 mm	107
1984	33.1 °C2 September 1984	13.3 °C25 August 1984	24.3 °C	2,486 mm	107
1983	33.8 °C25 February 1983	14.5 °C2 August 1983	24.6 °C	2,394 mm	170
1982	32.7 °C1 December 1982	15.2 °C22 June 1982	24.7 °C	2,586 mm	142
1981	33.2 °C6 October 1981	12.7 °C25 July 1981	24.4 °C	2,557 mm	130
1980	33.4 °C26 December 1980	13.5 °C4 July 1980	24.6 °C	2,389 mm	168
1979	35.1 °C21 October 1979	13.7 °C20 July 1979	24.5 °C	2,275 mm	143
1978	33.9 °C2 October 1978	11.7 °C16 August 1978	24.6 °C	2,559 mm	147
1977	33.9 °C11 September 1977	15.2 °C14 August 1977	24.6 °C	2,283 mm	141
1976	33.8 °C30 July 1976	15.1 °C28 June 1976	24.6 °C	2,009 mm	165
1975	34.0 °C17 September 1975	10.1 °C19 July 1975	24.5 °C	2,303 mm	133
1974	33.8 °C3 November 1974	15.0 °C25 July 1974	24.1 °C	2,419 mm	87
1973	34.1 °C8 October 1973	15.0 °C20 June 1973	24.3 °C	2,789 mm	108
1972	33.4 °C2 October 1972	13.1 °C8 July 1972	24.6 °C	2,301 mm	107
1971	33.1 °C15 September 1971	13.1 °C12 June 1971	23.8 °C	2,408 mm	75
1970	33.5 °C17 October 1970	13.5 °C24 June 1970	24.6 °C	2,152 mm	114
1969	33.4 °C16 April 1969	9.3 °C9 July 1969	24.9 °C	2,263 mm	147
1968	33.2 °C29 November 1968	14.1 °C16 May 1968	24.3 °C	2,156 mm	89
1967	33.0 °C6 September 1967	14.5 °C15 June 1967	24.7 °C	2,054 mm	129
1966	34.1 °C18 October 1966	12.4 °C2 September 1966	24.8 °C	1,956 mm	146
1965	33.8 °C1 September 1965	11.6 °C19 August 1965	24.9 °C	1,826 mm	139
1964	33.9 °C15 September 1964	15.0 °C27 July 1964	24.6 °C	1,850 mm	114
1963	35.7 °C22 October 1963	16.4 °C7 August 1963	25.5 °C	1,593 mm	174
1962	34.8 °C25 November 1962	14.7 °C9 July 1962	24.6 °C	1,759 mm	136
1961	34.9 °C30 August 1961	11.1 °C15 June 1961	25.3 °C	1,583 mm	167
1960	34.6 °C6 October 1960	14.4 °C21 May 1960	24.7 °C	2,138 mm	111
1959	33.3 °C16 September 1959	17.1 °C12 June 1959	24.7 °C	2,135 mm	101
1958	33.9 °C12 September 1958	15.6 °C28 May 1958	24.7 °C	2,448 mm	77
1957	34.9 °C18 September 1957	11.9 °C19 July 1957	24.7 °C	2,014 mm	89
1956	31.1 °C25 February 1956	16.4 °C14 May 1956	23.6 °C	2,406 mm	12
1955	33.6 °C8 October 1955	12.6 °C2 August 1955	24.1 °C	2,259 mm	64
1954	33.9 °C1 September 1954	16.5 °C19 June 1954	24.3 °C	2,445 mm	58
1953	31.8 °C9 August 1953	17.6 °C7 July 1953	24.4 °C	2,712 mm	45
1952	32.0 °C30 August 1952	14.6 °C15 July 1952	24.3 °C	2,296 mm	51
1951	31.5 °C14 October 1951	15.3 °C1 June 1951	24.2 °C	2,385 mm	44
1950	34.6 °C25 August 1950	14.7 °C4 August 1950	24.0 °C	2,879 mm	41
1949	32.2 °C7 March 1949	15.3 °C17 July 1949	24.5 °C	1,857 mm	83
1948	36.4 °C21 August 1948	16.4 °C8 August 1948	25.5 °C	1,268 mm	177
1947	33.5 °C19 August 1947	12.9 °C15 July 1947	24.3 °C	2,636 mm	90
1946	32.3 °C12 February 1946	14.7 °C21 July 1946	24.6 °C	2,403 mm	92
1945	35.9 °C19 August 1945	15.4 °C12 July 1945	24.7 °C	2,193 mm	95
1944	32.7 °C2 September 1944	17.0 °C28 June 1944	24.9 °C	2,381 mm	70
1943	32.8 °C9 October 1943	16.2 °C25 August 1943	23.9 °C	2,362 mm	43
1942	37.6 °C12 September 1942	13.8 °C20 June 1942	23.9 °C	2,194 mm	88
1941	32.0 °C9 October 1941	14.2 °C30 May 1941	24.2 °C	2,729 mm	51
1940	33.2 °C27 September 1940	16.5 °C13 September 1940	24.7 °C	2,306 mm	57

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.2 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

223 d/yr

+81

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2433 mm

+145 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.1 °C	+0.8 °C	391 mm	+52 mm
Feb	30.7 °C	+1.6 °C	353 mm	+25 mm
Mar	29.8 °C	+0.6 °C	471 mm	+184 mm
Apr	30.0 °C	+1.0 °C	202 mm	+33 mm
May	29.9 °C	+2.0 °C	89 mm	-8 mm
Jun	27.4 °C	+0.1 °C	42 mm	-14 mm
Jul	29.3 °C	+1.5 °C	28 mm	-18 mm
Aug	30.7 °C	+1.2 °C	34 mm	-29 mm
Sep	32.9 °C	+2.7 °C	42 mm	-78 mm
Oct	30.8 °C	+0.8 °C	215 mm	+3 mm
Nov	30.6 °C	+1.1 °C	200 mm	-62 mm
Dec	30.7 °C	+1.2 °C	367 mm	+57 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.9 °C

11 Sep 2025

Coldest day

13.3 °C

3 Jul 2025

Wettest day

82.4 mm

26 Dec 2025

Windiest day

21.3 km/h

25 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

61.2 km/h

15 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.1 °C

11 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.8 °C

3 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.7 h

30 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Puerto Maldonado?

Puerto Maldonado has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 2,288 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Puerto Maldonado?

The hottest day measured in Puerto Maldonado between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 2020, reaching 38.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Puerto Maldonado?

The coldest day measured in Puerto Maldonado between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1969, at 9.3 °C.

Does it snow in Puerto Maldonado?

Almost never: Puerto Maldonado sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Puerto Maldonado warmed?

Yes: Puerto Maldonado warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Puerto Maldonado?

The wettest day measured in Puerto Maldonado between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1966, with 183 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Puerto Maldonado?

The windiest day measured in Puerto Maldonado between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2021, with winds reaching 30.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Puerto Maldonado?

The warmest month in Puerto Maldonado is October (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Puerto Maldonado?

Puerto Maldonado receives on average 2,288 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 224 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Puerto Maldonado?

Puerto Maldonado gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Puerto Maldonado?

Yes: Puerto Maldonado has on average 309 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Puerto Maldonado?

In Puerto Maldonado, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 23 October 2015, and the lowest was 6.2 °C on 9 July 1969.

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