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Monthly climate in Colchani, Potosí, Bolivia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Colchani features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (39 °F) and 13 °C (55 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -14 °C (7 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (79 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 375 mm (14.8 inches) and receives 61 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Colchani enjoys an average of 4110 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 54 minutes to 13 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Colchani, Potosí, Bolivia §

The warmest months in Colchani are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 12 to 13 °C (54 - 55 °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 - 42 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Colchani experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 112 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Colchani, 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 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Colchani, Potosí, Bolivia §

Colchani usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 90 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Colchani are May, June and August. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Colchani, 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) 93 (3.7) 98 (3.9) 62 (2.4) 7 (0.3) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 9 (0.4) 11 (0.4) 78 (3.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 14 14 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Colchani, Potosí, Bolivia §

The sunniest months in Colchani are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Colchani: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 15 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Colchani, 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 296 312 352 336 337 313 330 347 348 376 380 376
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 11m 12h 44m 12h 10m 11h 35m 11h 7m 10h 54m 11h 1m 11h 26m 11h 58m 12h 33m 13h 4m 13h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Colchani, Potosí, Bolivia §

Colchani experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 20 - 21, 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 Colchani UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Colchani, 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) 20 19 18 16 13 10 11 14 17 20 20 21