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Monthly climate in San Carlos, Bolivia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Carlos features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1486 mm (58.5 inches) and receives 173 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. San Carlos enjoys an average of 3293 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 5 minutes to 13 hours 8 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in San Carlos, Bolivia

The warmest months in San Carlos are January, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Carlos experiences 271 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in San Carlos. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum36°C
(96°F)		34°C
(94°F)		35°C
(96°F)		34°C
(93°F)		31°C
(87°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(87°F)		33°C
(91°F)		36°C
(97°F)		37°C
(99°F)		38°C
(100°F)		35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum34°C
(93°F)		33°C
(92°F)		33°C
(91°F)		32°C
(89°F)		30°C
(86°F)		26°C
(79°F)		29°C
(85°F)		32°C
(91°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(95°F)		35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(93°F)
Average high30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(85°F)		28°C
(83°F)		26°C
(78°F)		24°C
(75°F)		25°C
(76°F)		27°C
(81°F)		30°C
(87°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(85°F)
Daily mean25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		21°C
(71°F)		20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(68°F)		22°C
(71°F)		25°C
(77°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)
Average low22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(71°F)		20°C
(69°F)		18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(61°F)		17°C
(63°F)		20°C
(68°F)		21°C
(71°F)		21°C
(71°F)		22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum19°C
(67°F)		20°C
(67°F)		18°C
(65°F)		16°C
(60°F)		11°C
(52°F)		11°C
(52°F)		8°C
(46°F)		10°C
(50°F)		15°C
(59°F)		17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(67°F)
Minimum18°C
(64°F)		19°C
(66°F)		17°C
(62°F)		14°C
(58°F)		6°C
(44°F)		8°C
(47°F)		4°C
(40°F)		6°C
(42°F)		9°C
(49°F)		15°C
(60°F)		17°C
(63°F)		19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in San Carlos, Bolivia

San Carlos usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 20 rainy days and 215 mm (8.5 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in San Carlos are July, August and September. On average, 51 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in San Carlos. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)215 (8.4)185 (7.3)118 (4.6)105 (4.1)96 (3.8)75 (3.0)58 (2.3)57 (2.3)37 (1.5)112 (4.4)184 (7.2)245 (9.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)201820141215966131822

Monthly sunshine hours in San Carlos, Bolivia

The sunniest months in San Carlos are March, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 46 minutes a day. Least sunny months in San Carlos: January, May and June receive an average of 7 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in San Carlos. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours241261303277253230272291296299288277
Mean daily daylight hours13h 1m12h 38m12h 9m11h 40m11h 16m11h 5m11h 11m11h 32m11h 59m12h 29m12h 55m13h 8m

Solar UV radiation in San Carlos, Bolivia

San Carlos experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly San Carlos UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Carlos. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)1515141310891013151616