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Monthly climate in Colquechaca, Potosí, Bolivia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Colquechaca features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 11 °C (52 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -11 °C (13 °F) or can rise to as high as 23 °C (74 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1022 mm (40.2 inches) and receives 175 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Colquechaca enjoys an average of 3855 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 0 minutes to 13 hours 13 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Colquechaca, Potosí, Bolivia §

The warmest months in Colquechaca are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 10 to 11 °C (51 - 52 °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, Colquechaca experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 49 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Colquechaca, 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 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean maximum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Average low 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Mean minimum 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Minimum 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Colquechaca, Potosí, Bolivia §

Colquechaca usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 178 mm (7.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Colquechaca are June, July and August. On average, 9 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Colquechaca, 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) 166 (6.5) 186 (7.3) 150 (5.9) 60 (2.4) 16 (0.6) 6 (0.2) 10 (0.4) 13 (0.5) 57 (2.2) 81 (3.2) 94 (3.7) 183 (7.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 23 26 27 14 5 1 1 3 12 16 19 28

Monthly sunshine hours in Colquechaca, Potosí, Bolivia §

The sunniest months in Colquechaca are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Colquechaca: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Colquechaca, 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 272 281 313 318 329 316 330 341 332 350 345 324
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 5m 12h 40m 12h 9m 11h 38m 11h 12m 11h 0m 11h 7m 11h 29m 11h 59m 12h 31m 12h 59m 13h 13m

Solar UV radiation in Colquechaca, Potosí, Bolivia §

Colquechaca experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in October, 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 Colquechaca UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Colquechaca, 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) 18 18 17 15 12 10 11 13 16 19 19 19