Iquitos

    Peru

    Inaccessible by road, the world's largest landlocked jungle city thrums with mototaxis and sprawling river markets.

    Warmest month is August at 32°C on average. Coolest is May at 30°C. Driest reading falls in August with 8 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      S/8.25 (~$2.25)
      Country-level price estimate for Peru, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      S/10 (~$2.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Peru, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      12h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      3,496 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.
      Advises against travel to the VRAEM region. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January31°6°C12
    February31°5°C12
    March31°6°C14
    April31°5°C13
    May30°6°C12
    June30°4°C12
    July30°4°C9
    August32°6°C8
    September32°6°C10
    October32°6°C12
    November32°5°C13
    December31°5°C15

    What to do

    • Browse the exotic Amazonian produce and oddities of the Belén open-air market
    • Embark on a multi-day luxury riverboat cruise down the Amazon
    • Look for the Amazon's elusive pink river dolphins from a skiff

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.