Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Orellana Peru

In Orellana, the summers are short, hot, and partly cloudy; the winters are long, warm, wet, and mostly cloudy; and it is oppressive year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 71°F to 94°F and is rarely below 67°F or above 99°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Orellana for hot-weather activities is from mid May to late August.

The hot season lasts for 1.9 months, from August 13 to October 9, with an average daily high temperature above 92°F. The hottest month of the year in Orellana is September, with an average high of 94°F and low of 74°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.4 months, from February 7 to June 19, with an average daily high temperature below 87°F. The coldest month of the year in Orellana is June, with an average low of 71°F and high of 86°F.

In Orellana, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Orellana begins around May 1 and lasts for 5.2 months, ending around October 7.

The clearest month of the year in Orellana is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 66% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 7 and lasts for 6.8 months, ending around May 1.

The cloudiest month of the year in Orellana is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 82% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Orellana varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.7 months, from September 23 to May 15, with a greater than 41% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Orellana is March, with an average of 18.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.3 months, from May 15 to September 23. The month with the fewest wet days in Orellana is August, with an average of 7.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Orellana is March, with an average of 18.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 60% on April 2.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Orellana experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Orellana. The month with the most rain in Orellana is February, with an average rainfall of 5.9 inches.

The month with the least rain in Orellana is August, with an average rainfall of 1.7 inches.

The length of the day in Orellana does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 31 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 11 hours, 43 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 32 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:32 AM on November 13, and the latest sunrise is 42 minutes later at 6:13 AM on July 16. The earliest sunset is at 5:50 PM on May 23, and the latest sunset is 36 minutes later at 6:26 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Orellana during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 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.

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.

Orellana experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 10 months, from September 13 to July 20, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 86% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Orellana is March, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Orellana is August, with 25.5 days that are muggy or worse.

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 Orellana does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 1.8 miles per hour throughout.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Orellana is from the north throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Orellana throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Orellana for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to mid August, with a peak score in the second week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Orellana for hot-weather activities is from mid May to late August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 Orellana 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.

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 experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from August 16 to October 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Orellana is September, with an average of 6.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from February 2 to June 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Orellana is March, with an average of 5.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Orellana are -6.900 deg latitude, -75.167 deg longitude, and 505 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Orellana contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 226 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 473 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,184 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,367 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Orellana is covered by trees (71%) and water (17%), within 10 miles by trees (90%), and within 50 miles by trees (95%).