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Monthly climate in Santa Elena, Bolivia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Elena features a subtropical climate (Cwb). Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 15 °C (60 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (23 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1485 mm (58.5 inches) and receives 213 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Santa Elena enjoys an average of 3747 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 53 minutes to 13 hours 20 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Elena, Bolivia

The warmest months in Santa Elena are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 15 °C (59 - 60 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 11 °C (50 - 52 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Elena experiences 15 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 9 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Santa Elena. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(82°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(80°F)		28°C
(82°F)		29°C
(84°F)		30°C
(86°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(80°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(83°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)
Average high20°C
(69°F)		20°C
(67°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(67°F)		20°C
(68°F)		21°C
(69°F)		20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(68°F)
Daily mean15°C
(60°F)		15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(58°F)		13°C
(56°F)		11°C
(53°F)		10°C
(51°F)		10°C
(50°F)		11°C
(52°F)		13°C
(56°F)		15°C
(58°F)		15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(59°F)
Average low11°C
(52°F)		11°C
(53°F)		11°C
(51°F)		9°C
(49°F)		6°C
(43°F)		4°C
(39°F)		3°C
(38°F)		4°C
(39°F)		7°C
(45°F)		9°C
(49°F)		10°C
(51°F)		11°C
(52°F)
Mean minimum7°C
(46°F)		8°C
(47°F)		7°C
(45°F)		4°C
(40°F)		1°C
(34°F)		-0°C
(32°F)		-4°C
(26°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		2°C
(36°F)		4°C
(40°F)		7°C
(45°F)		8°C
(46°F)
Minimum5°C
(42°F)		6°C
(43°F)		5°C
(41°F)		2°C
(36°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		-4°C
(25°F)		-5°C
(23°F)		-4°C
(25°F)		1°C
(33°F)		1°C
(33°F)		5°C
(41°F)		7°C
(45°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Elena, Bolivia

Santa Elena usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 241 mm (9.5 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Santa Elena are June, July and August. On average, 26 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Elena. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)173 (6.8)236 (9.3)216 (8.5)131 (5.2)54 (2.1)23 (0.9)26 (1.0)29 (1.1)66 (2.6)111 (4.4)150 (5.9)271 (10.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)212525231466715202427

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Elena, Bolivia

The sunniest months in Santa Elena are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 49 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Santa Elena: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Elena. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours273280311304318306318329318335330320
Mean daily daylight hours13h 12m12h 45m12h 10m11h 35m11h 6m10h 53m11h 0m11h 25m11h 58m12h 34m13h 5m13h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Elena, Bolivia

Santa Elena experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 18 - 18, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santa Elena UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Elena. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)18171614119101215171818