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Monthly climate in Challapata, Oruro, Bolivia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Challapata features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 11 °C (53 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (20 °F) or can rise to as high as 21 °C (70 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 768 mm (30.3 inches) and receives 125 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Challapata enjoys an average of 3975 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 59 minutes to 13 hours 14 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Challapata, Oruro, Bolivia §

The warmest months in Challapata are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 10 to 11 °C (51 - 53 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 7 °C (43 - 45 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Challapata experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 11 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Challapata, Oruro, Bolivia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Daily mean 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Average low 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Mean minimum 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Minimum 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Challapata, Oruro, Bolivia §

Challapata usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 163 mm (6.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Challapata are May, June and August. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Challapata, Oruro, Bolivia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 156 (6.1) 177 (6.9) 129 (5.1) 28 (1.1) 7 (0.3) 4 (0.1) 9 (0.4) 5 (0.2) 28 (1.1) 31 (1.2) 37 (1.4) 158 (6.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 23 24 7 2 1 2 1 5 8 11 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Challapata, Oruro, Bolivia §

The sunniest months in Challapata are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Challapata: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Challapata, Oruro, Bolivia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 284 301 331 327 332 315 330 344 338 359 362 347
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 6m 12h 41m 12h 9m 11h 37m 11h 12m 10h 59m 11h 6m 11h 29m 11h 59m 12h 31m 12h 59m 13h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Challapata, Oruro, Bolivia §

Challapata experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 19 - 19, 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Challapata UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Challapata, Oruro, Bolivia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 19 18 17 15 12 10 11 13 16 19 19 19