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Monthly climate in Poopo, Oruro, Bolivia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Poopo features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (44 °F) and 13 °C (55 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (17 °F) or can rise to as high as 24 °C (76 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 802 mm (31.6 inches) and receives 133 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Poopo enjoys an average of 3958 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Poopo, Oruro, Bolivia §

The warmest months in Poopo are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 12 to 13 °C (53 - 55 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 8 °C (44 - 46 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Poopo experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 65 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Poopo, 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)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average high 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Daily mean 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Average low 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Mean minimum 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(35°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Poopo, Oruro, Bolivia §

Poopo usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 159 mm (6.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Poopo 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 Poopo, 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 (6.2) 170 (6.7) 146 (5.7) 36 (1.4) 11 (0.4) 5 (0.2) 9 (0.4) 7 (0.3) 28 (1.1) 35 (1.4) 49 (1.9) 150 (5.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 21 21 25 9 4 2 1 1 7 9 11 22

Monthly sunshine hours in Poopo, Oruro, Bolivia §

The sunniest months in Poopo are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Poopo: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Poopo, 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 288 306 333 325 329 310 329 342 334 353 356 346
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 4m 12h 40m 12h 9m 11h 38m 11h 13m 11h 1m 11h 8m 11h 30m 11h 59m 12h 30m 12h 58m 13h 11m

Solar UV radiation in Poopo, Oruro, Bolivia §

Poopo 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 Poopo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Poopo, 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