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Monthly climate in Atocha, Potosí, Bolivia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Atocha features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (39 °F) and 11 °C (53 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (18 °F) or can rise to as high as 24 °C (76 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 524 mm (20.6 inches) and receives 90 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Atocha enjoys an average of 4040 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 51 minutes to 13 hours 22 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Atocha, Potosí, Bolivia §

The warmest months in Atocha 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 4 to 5 °C (39 - 41 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Atocha experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 107 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Atocha, Potosí, 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 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average high 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Average low 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(42°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Minimum 0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Atocha, Potosí, Bolivia §

Atocha usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 114 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Atocha are May, June and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Atocha, Potosí, 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) 102 (4.0) 127 (5.0) 94 (3.7) 16 (0.6) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 10 (0.4) 17 (0.7) 40 (1.6) 111 (4.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 20 18 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 8 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Atocha, Potosí, Bolivia §

The sunniest months in Atocha are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Atocha: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Atocha, Potosí, 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 285 307 339 329 336 315 327 346 346 374 372 357
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 13m 12h 45m 12h 10m 11h 34m 11h 5m 10h 51m 10h 59m 11h 24m 11h 58m 12h 34m 13h 6m 13h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Atocha, Potosí, Bolivia §

Atocha 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 Atocha UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Atocha, Potosí, 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 9 10 13 16 18 19 19