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Monthly climate in Cruz de Machacamarca, Oruro, Bolivia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cruz de Machacamarca features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (42 °F) and 12 °C (54 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -11 °C (13 °F) or can rise to as high as 24 °C (75 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 601 mm (23.7 inches) and receives 82 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cruz de Machacamarca enjoys an average of 4044 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 59 minutes to 13 hours 13 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cruz de Machacamarca, Oruro, Bolivia §

The warmest months in Cruz de Machacamarca are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 11 to 12 °C (52 - 54 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 7 °C (42 - 44 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cruz de Machacamarca experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 101 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cruz de Machacamarca, 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 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average high 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Average low 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(33°F)
Minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cruz de Machacamarca, Oruro, Bolivia §

Cruz de Machacamarca usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 143 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cruz de Machacamarca are May, June and August. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cruz de Machacamarca, 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) 155 (6.1) 158 (6.2) 97 (3.8) 18 (0.7) 4 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 8 (0.3) 12 (0.5) 26 (1.0) 115 (4.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 17 19 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Cruz de Machacamarca, Oruro, Bolivia §

The sunniest months in Cruz de Machacamarca are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 50 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cruz de Machacamarca: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cruz de Machacamarca, 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 287 313 341 331 340 316 332 349 341 367 365 355
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 13m

Solar UV radiation in Cruz de Machacamarca, Oruro, Bolivia §

Cruz de Machacamarca 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 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cruz de Machacamarca UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cruz de Machacamarca, 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 19 17 16 13 10 11 13 16 19 19 19