Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Rurrenabaque BoliviaIn Rurrenabaque, the summers are short, hot, and mostly cloudy; the winters are warm and partly cloudy; and it is muggy and wet year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 66°F to 92°F and is rarely below 58°F or above 100°F. Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Rurrenabaque for warm-weather activities is from late May to mid August. Average Temperature in RurrenabaqueThe hot season lasts for 2.2 months, from August 27 to November 2, with an average daily high temperature above 90°F. The hottest month of the year in Rurrenabaque is October, with an average high of 91°F and low of 73°F. The cool season lasts for 3.2 months, from April 15 to July 21, with an average daily high temperature below 83°F. The coldest month of the year in Rurrenabaque is June, with an average low of 67°F and high of 82°F.
The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Bantay, Philippines (11,862 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Rurrenabaque (view comparison). CloudsIn Rurrenabaque, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year. The clearer part of the year in Rurrenabaque begins around May 4 and lasts for 4.9 months, ending around October 1. The clearest month of the year in Rurrenabaque is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 67% of the time. The cloudier part of the year begins around October 1 and lasts for 7.1 months, ending around May 4. The cloudiest month of the year in Rurrenabaque is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 84% of the time.
PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Rurrenabaque varies significantly throughout the year. The wetter season lasts 5.8 months, from October 25 to April 19, with a greater than 40% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Rurrenabaque is February, with an average of 17.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation. The drier season lasts 6.2 months, from April 19 to October 25. The month with the fewest wet days in Rurrenabaque is August, with an average of 5.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation. Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Rurrenabaque is February, with an average of 17.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 62% on February 15.
RainfallTo show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Rurrenabaque experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall. Rain falls throughout the year in Rurrenabaque. The month with the most rain in Rurrenabaque is February, with an average rainfall of 9.8 inches. The month with the least rain in Rurrenabaque is August, with an average rainfall of 2.0 inches.
SunThe length of the day in Rurrenabaque varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 11 hours, 16 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 59 minutes of daylight.
The earliest sunrise is at 5:50 AM on November 22, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 5 minutes later at 6:55 AM on July 8. The earliest sunset is at 6:07 PM on May 31, and the latest sunset is 59 minutes later at 7:06 PM on January 21. Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Rurrenabaque during 2024. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. Rurrenabaque experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity. The muggier period of the year lasts for 9.5 months, from September 22 to July 5, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 58% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Rurrenabaque is January, with 30.9 days that are muggy or worse. The month with the fewest muggy days in Rurrenabaque is August, with 13.8 days that are muggy or worse.
WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Rurrenabaque does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 2.4 miles per hour throughout.
The predominant average hourly wind direction in Rurrenabaque is from the north throughout the year. Best Time of Year to VisitTo characterize how pleasant the weather is in Rurrenabaque throughout the year, we compute two travel scores. The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Rurrenabaque for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to mid August, with a peak score in the third week of July. Tourism Score in RurrenabaqueThe beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Rurrenabaque for hot-weather activities are from early to mid May and from mid June to mid September, with a peak score in the second week of August. Beach/Pool Score in RurrenabaqueMethodologyFor each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed. Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies. Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more. Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter. Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). Temperatures in Rurrenabaque are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year. The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from September 23 to December 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Rurrenabaque is November, with an average of 5.8 kWh. The darker period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from May 14 to July 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Rurrenabaque is June, with an average of 4.6 kWh.
TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Rurrenabaque are -14.441 deg latitude, -67.528 deg longitude, and 686 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Rurrenabaque contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,572 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 911 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,081 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,776 feet). The area within 2 miles of Rurrenabaque is covered by trees (59%), cropland (16%), and water (15%), within 10 miles by trees (83%) and cropland (11%), and within 50 miles by trees (89%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Rurrenabaque, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Rurrenabaque is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Rurrenabaque, according to the International Standard Atmosphere . All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |