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Don’t let the weather surprise you, Here is the weather forecast for the next few hours of today Friday in Iquitos, Peru.

In Iquitos, it is planned a maximum temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 23 degrees Celsius.

As for the rain the probability of precipitation for this city will be 88% during the day and 25% at night.

In the same direction, the cloudiness will be 88% during the day and 98% at night. While the gusts of wind they will reach 17 kilometers per hour during the day and 11 kilometers per hour at night.

Watch out for the sun, UV rays should reach a level of up to 10.

(Picture: File)
(Picture: file)

In the department of Loreto, where the city of Iquitos is located, only four types of climates are recorded, which are characterized by hot weather and heavy rainfallfound in a jungle area in northern Peru.

In the northern area of ​​Loreto, where Iquitos is located, the prevailing weather conditions are hot, with abundant humidity and torrential rains.

The heaviest rainfall in Iquitos regularly occurs in winter, between November and May, with March and April being the wettest months. Summer, for its part, records the driest months.

The mountains, jungle and coast influence the type of climate in Peru (Picture: File)
The mountains, jungle and coast influence the type of climate in Peru (Picture: File)

Peru and its 38 climates

In Peruvian territory, up to 38 types of weather are feltaccording to the National Meteorology and Hydrology Service (Senamhi), this is due to the interaction between different climatic and geographical factors.

These main factors, details the Senamhi, are its geographical position on the Tropic of Capricorn and the proximity of the Andes mountain range.

Among the 38 climates, Senamhi highlights three main which are defined according to the area of ​​the country in which they are located.

On the coast of the South American country, which meets the Pacific Ocean and covers barely 11.6% of the national territory, the weather prevailing there is arid and temperatebeing its main climatic characteristic the rarity of the rains.

In the sawthe area close to the Andes and which occupies 28.1% of Peruvian territory, the climate is rainy and cold mostly.

While in the junglewhere the tropical climate of Peru is most filled, occupying 60.3% of its surface, the weather is defined as very rainy and hot.

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