Climate

Puerto Maldonado logs 4 outdoor-dinner months a year to Trujillo's 12 — Trujillo wins by 8. Trujillo also leads on sunny days by 49.

Puerto MaldonadoTrujillo
Sunny days
246295
Hot days
2390
Frost days
00
Rainy days
19842
Outdoor dinner months
4/1212/12
Avg wind
1.6 m/s2.2 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5493,036
Darkest month sun
144 hrs/mo185 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.012.2

Puerto Maldonado

Feels-like °C

32
31
32
31
29
29
29
31
33
34
32
32

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Trujillo

Feels-like °C

27
28
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
27

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Puerto Maldonado averages 20.2 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Trujillo's 15.6 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Trujillo breathes ~23% cleaner air (4.6 µg/m³ lower).

Puerto Maldonado

Trujillo

20.2µg/m³
15.6µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Puerto Maldonado (89K) and Trujillo (991K) are 11x in population — Trujillo is the larger metro, Puerto Maldonado the smaller; on land area Trujillo spans roughly 5.5x more ground.

7.9x

Trujillo is roughly 7.9x the scale of Puerto Maldonado

Combined population & area comparison

PE flagTrujillo
7.9x
PE flagPuerto Maldonado
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.PE flagTrujillo991K11x
2.PE flagPuerto Maldonado89K1x
Area
1.PE flagTrujillo94 km²5.5x
2.PE flagPuerto Maldonado17 km²1x
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5.9 km5.5 km

PE flagPuerto Maldonado

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
11 km15 km

PE flagTrujillo

Who Thrives Here

Trujillo is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
Puerto MaldonadoTrujillo
Thrives only in Trujillo
Puerto MaldonadoTrujillo

Frequently asked about Puerto Maldonado vs Trujillo

How does the climate compare between Puerto Maldonado and Trujillo?
Sunny days: 246 vs 295 d — Trujillo higher Annual sunshine: 2,549 vs 3,036 hrs — Trujillo higher Winter sunshine: 144 vs 185 hrs/day — Trujillo higher Hot days (>30°C): 239 vs 0 d — Trujillo lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 198 vs 42 d — Trujillo lower
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