August Weather in Puerto Santa Peru

Daily high temperatures are around 63°F, rarely falling below 59°F or exceeding 67°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 58°F, rarely falling below 54°F or exceeding 61°F.

For reference, on February 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Puerto Santa typically range from 68°F to 76°F, while on September 20, the coldest day of the year, they range from 57°F to 62°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Porto Moniz, Portugal (4,970 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Puerto Santa (view comparison).

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The month of August in Puerto Santa experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 27% to 33%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 26% on August 2.

The clearest day of the month is August 2, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 74% of the time.

For reference, on February 19, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 77%, while on August 2, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 74%.

Over the course of August in Puerto Santa, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is August 1, with 11 hours, 44 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 11 hours, 56 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Puerto Santa is 6:29 AM on August 1 and the earliest sunrise is 12 minutes earlier at 6:16 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 6:13 PM on August 14 and the earliest sunset is 45 seconds earlier at 6:12 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Puerto Santa during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:53 AM and sets 12 hours, 39 minutes later, at 6:32 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:28 AM and sets 11 hours, 36 minutes later, at 6:04 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Puerto Santa is essentially constant during August, remaining within 1% of 4% throughout.

For reference, on February 26, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 92% of the time, while on October 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 2% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Puerto Santa is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 10.1 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on August 11, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.2 miles per hour, while on February 19, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.1 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during August is 10.2 miles per hour on August 13.

The hourly average wind direction in Puerto Santa throughout August is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 100% on August 5.

Puerto Santa is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Puerto Santa is essentially constant during August, remaining around 64°F throughout.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Puerto Santa are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Puerto Santa are increasing during August, increasing by 290°F, from 337°F to 627°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Puerto Santa is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 6.5 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Puerto Santa are -8.988 deg latitude, -78.647 deg longitude, and 16 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Puerto Santa contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 397 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 20 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,886 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (16,975 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Puerto Santa is covered by water (43%), shrubs (22%), and cropland (19%), within 10 miles by water (54%) and shrubs (15%), and within 50 miles by water (56%) and sparse vegetation (13%).