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Monthly climate in Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Uyuni 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 -10 °C (14 °F) or can rise to as high as 25 °C (78 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 426 mm (16.8 inches) and receives 70 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Uyuni enjoys an average of 4090 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 53 minutes to 13 hours 20 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia §

The warmest months in Uyuni are February, 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 4 to 5 °C (39 - 41 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Uyuni experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 119 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Uyuni, 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
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(55°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 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(33°F)
Minimum 0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia §

Uyuni usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 99 mm (3.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Uyuni 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 Uyuni, 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) 104 (4.1) 103 (4.1) 74 (2.9) 11 (0.4) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 8 (0.3) 11 (0.4) 16 (0.6) 90 (3.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 16 14 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia §

The sunniest months in Uyuni are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Uyuni: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Uyuni, 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 293 311 347 334 337 314 330 347 348 375 378 370
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 11m 12h 44m 12h 10m 11h 35m 11h 7m 10h 53m 11h 1m 11h 25m 11h 58m 12h 33m 13h 4m 13h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia §

Uyuni 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 Uyuni UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Uyuni, 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 19 17 15 12 9 10 13 16 19 19 19