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Climate in Iquitos (Loreto), Peru

The graphs below show the monthly weather averages over the year.

Average day and night temperature

The mean minimum and maximum temperatures over the year.

Monthly precipitation

The mean monthly precipitation over the year, including rain, snow, hail etc.

Forecast for Iquitos

Fri   May 17
31°C | 22°C
SE 7 km/h
partly cloudy and no rain

partly cloudy and no rain

Sat   May 18
31°C | 22°C
SE 11 km/h
2.8 mm
partly cloudy and thunder

partly cloudy and thunder

Sun   May 19
31°C | 23°C
E 11 km/h
14 mm
broken clouds and thunder

broken clouds and thunder

The best time of year to visit Iquitos in Peru

Iquitos has high temperatures year round ranging between 30°C and 31°C.
The average rainfall figures in Iquitos are quite high. Throughout the year, you have a chance of prolonged precipitation. So no matter what time of year you go, you will always have to deal with a high number of rainy days. This makes it more challenging to point out the best time of year to visit. If we needed to pick one month we would choose August which is the sunniest month of the year.

Other facts from our historical weather data:

  • Which is the hottest month in Iquitos?
    September has an average maximum temperature of 32°C and is the hottest month of the year.
  • Which is the coolest month in Iquitos?
    The coolest month is July with an average maximum temperature of 30°C.
  • Which is the wettest month in Iquitos?
    April tops the wettest month list with 312 mm of rainfall.
  • Which is the driest month in Iquitos?
    August is the driest month with 160 mm of precipitation.
  • Which is the sunniest month in Iquitos?
    August is the sunniest month with an average of 228 hours of sunshine.

  • No idea where to travel to this year? We have a tool that recommends destinations based on your ideal conditions. Find out where to go with our weather planner.