August
OK
30°C / 23°C
18 rain days
hot, very wet
Best time to visit Iquitos (Amazon)
Iquitos (Amazon), Peru — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. Every month has trade-offs — pick what you can tolerate.
OK — shoulder months
Months to skip
July
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28.8°C / 22.7°C
22 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (22 rain days)
June
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28.5°C / 22.8°C
24 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (24 rain days)
September
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31°C / 23.8°C
19 rain days
hot, very wet
- very hot (31°C)
- extremely wet (19 rain days)
May
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29°C / 23.3°C
26 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (26 rain days)
February
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29.9°C / 23.9°C
24 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (24 rain days)
October
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30.7°C / 24.1°C
22 rain days
hot, very wet
- very hot (30.7°C)
- extremely wet (22 rain days)
January
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29.7°C / 23.7°C
25 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (25 rain days)
November
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30.3°C / 24°C
25 rain days
hot, very wet
- very hot (30.3°C)
- extremely wet (25 rain days)
April
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29.6°C / 23.6°C
27 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (27 rain days)
March
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29.7°C / 23.7°C
27 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (27 rain days)
December
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29.9°C / 23.8°C
27 rain days
hot, very wet
- extremely wet (27 rain days)
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.
🇪🇸 Spanish survival phrases
The 16 phrases that will earn you smiles, food, and help when you need it. English-speaking travellers — start with the first 4 and add the rest as needed.
Hello
Hola
OH-lah
Thank you
Gracias
GRAH-syas
Please
Por favor
por fah-VOR
Yes / No
Sí / No
see / no
Excuse me
Perdón
pair-DOHN
Do you speak English?
¿Hablas inglés?
AH-blas een-GLAYS
I don't understand
No entiendo
no en-TYEN-doh
How much?
¿Cuánto cuesta?
KWAN-toh KWES-tah
The bill, please
La cuenta, por favor
lah KWEN-tah, por fah-VOR
Water
Agua
AH-gwah
Where is…?
¿Dónde está…?
DOHN-day es-TAH
Bathroom
Baño
BAH-nyo
Help!
¡Ayuda!
ah-YOO-dah
Call the police
Llame a la policía
YAH-meh ah lah po-lee-SEE-ah
I need a doctor
Necesito un médico
neh-seh-SEE-toh oon MEH-dee-koh
I'm allergic to…
Soy alérgico a…
soy ah-LEHR-hee-koh ah
Pronunciations are rough English approximations — they'll get you understood, even if your tones aren't perfect.