Monthly climate in Oruro, Bolivia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Oruro features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 14 °C (58 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (16 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (79 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 547 mm (21.5 inches) and receives 111 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Oruro enjoys an average of 3934 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 10 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Oruro, Bolivia §

The warmest months in Oruro are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 13 to 14 °C (55 - 58 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 8 °C (45 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Oruro experiences 1 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 61 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in 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 23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(74°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(74°F)
23°C
(73°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(72°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(78°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(69°F)
22°C
(72°F)
21°C
(71°F)
19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(68°F)
21°C
(70°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
Average high 18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
19°C
(67°F)
18°C
(65°F)
17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(63°F)
18°C
(65°F)
20°C
(68°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(71°F)
19°C
(67°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(54°F)
12°C
(54°F)
12°C
(53°F)
11°C
(53°F)
9°C
(49°F)
7°C
(45°F)
7°C
(45°F)
8°C
(47°F)
11°C
(52°F)
13°C
(55°F)
14°C
(58°F)
13°C
(56°F)
Average low 8°C
(46°F)
8°C
(46°F)
7°C
(44°F)
5°C
(41°F)
2°C
(35°F)
-1°C
(31°F)
-1°C
(30°F)
-0°C
(32°F)
3°C
(38°F)
5°C
(42°F)
7°C
(46°F)
8°C
(46°F)
Mean minimum 4°C
(40°F)
5°C
(41°F)
4°C
(39°F)
0°C
(33°F)
-3°C
(26°F)
-4°C
(25°F)
-5°C
(23°F)
-5°C
(23°F)
-1°C
(30°F)
0°C
(33°F)
3°C
(38°F)
4°C
(40°F)
Minimum 3°C
(39°F)
3°C
(38°F)
2°C
(35°F)
-1°C
(31°F)
-4°C
(25°F)
-6°C
(22°F)
-6°C
(22°F)
-9°C
(16°F)
-3°C
(26°F)
-3°C
(27°F)
2°C
(35°F)
2°C
(37°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Oruro, Bolivia §

Oruro usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 108 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Oruro are June, July and August. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in 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) 79 (3.1) 119 (4.7) 95 (3.7) 24 (1.0) 13 (0.5) 5 (0.2) 7 (0.3) 9 (0.4) 25 (1.0) 27 (1.1) 34 (1.3) 110 (4.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 20 21 6 3 1 1 2 6 7 8 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Oruro, Bolivia §

The sunniest months in Oruro are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Oruro: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in 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 285 305 331 323 327 311 331 343 334 353 350 337
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 3m 12h 39m 12h 9m 11h 39m 11h 14m 11h 3m 11h 9m 11h 30m 11h 59m 12h 30m 12h 57m 13h 10m

Solar UV radiation in Oruro, Bolivia §

Oruro 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 Oruro UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for 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 14 16 19 19 19