When to go · Iquitos

Iquitos in December

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Apr (wettest; high water floods trails and beaches).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 32°C (90°F)90°F (32°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C); average high / low
Rain days: 22
Crowds: Medium; Peru overall
Prices: Medium; Peru overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Iquitos

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Apr (wettest; high water floods trails and beaches).

December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

IquitosHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 22 daysHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 22 days
Amazon, Peru · Iquitos, Puerto Maldonado, Manurainy
Hot and humid; drier Jun–Sep with better trails; river levels high Jan–May (good for boats around Iquitos).

Peru overall: Wet in the Andes; holiday crowds late in the month; Lima's beach season starts.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Iquitos, side by side.

First month

Second month

December: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Apr (wettest; high water floods trails and beaches).

June: Inside Iquitos's best window: Jun–Sep (drier, lower river).

Iquitos: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.