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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Atocha Bolivia

In Atocha, the summers are comfortable and mostly cloudy and the winters are short, very cold, snowy, windy, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 26°F to 69°F and is rarely below 22°F or above 74°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Atocha for warm-weather activities is from mid October to mid December.

Climate in Atocha

comfortablecoolcoldcoolcomfortableJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow79%79%33%33%clearovercastprecipitation: 3.0 inprecipitation: 3.0 in0.4 in0.4 inmuggy: 0%muggy: 0%drydrytourism score: 4.4tourism score: 4.41.11.1
Atocha weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.8 months, from October 11 to February 6, with an average daily high temperature above 66°F. The hottest month of the year in Atocha is December, with an average high of 68°F and low of 41°F.

The cold season lasts for 2.4 months, from May 24 to August 6, with an average daily high temperature below 57°F. The coldest month of the year in Atocha is July, with an average low of 26°F and high of 54°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Atocha

Average High and Low Temperature in AtochawarmwarmcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 1154°FJul 1154°FDec 569°FDec 569°F26°F26°F41°F41°FOct 1166°FOct 1166°FFeb 666°FFeb 666°FMay 2457°FMay 2457°F33°F33°F42°F42°F27°F27°F26°F26°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 67°F66°F65°F63°F58°F54°F54°F58°F62°F67°F69°F68°F
Temp. 53°F52°F51°F48°F40°F37°F37°F40°F44°F49°F52°F54°F
Low 42°F42°F40°F34°F28°F26°F26°F27°F29°F34°F38°F41°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.

Average Hourly Temperature in Atocha

Average Hourly Temperature in AtochaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowfreezingfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablecold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

La Ciudad, Mexico (4,075 miles away) and Cerro La Calera, Mexico (3,588 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Atocha (view comparison).

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In Atocha, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Atocha begins around April 2 and lasts for 7.1 months, ending around November 5.

The clearest month of the year in Atocha is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 77% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 5 and lasts for 4.9 months, ending around April 2.

The cloudiest month of the year in Atocha is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 66% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Atocha

Cloud Cover Categories in AtochaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 379%Aug 379%Jan 1033%Jan 1033%Apr 256%Apr 256%Nov 556%Nov 556%NowNowclearpartly cloudyovercastmostly clearmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 66%63%53%40%31%28%24%23%29%40%46%57%
Clearer 34%37%47%60%69%72%76%77%71%60%54%43%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Atocha varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.0 months, from December 11 to March 11, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Atocha is January, with an average of 14.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.0 months, from March 11 to December 11. The month with the fewest wet days in Atocha is June, with an average of 2.9 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. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation in Atocha changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 7.9 months, from September 7 to May 6. The month with the most days of rain alone in Atocha is January, with an average of 14.7 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 4.1 months, from May 6 to September 7. The month with the most days of snow alone in Atocha is July, with an average of 3.0 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Atocha

Daily Chance of Precipitation in AtocharainsnowrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 1050%Jan 1050%Jun 169%Jun 169%May 612%May 612%Sep 712%Sep 712%Dec 1129%Dec 1129%Mar 1129%Mar 1129%NowNowsnowrainmixed
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 14.7d11.5d8.3d3.2d0.9d0.2d0.3d0.8d1.7d4.1d6.5d10.8d
Mixed 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.3d0.5d0.4d0.5d0.9d0.7d0.3d0.1d0.0d
Snow 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.4d2.1d2.4d3.0d2.3d1.1d0.5d0.1d0.0d
Any 14.7d11.5d8.3d4.0d3.5d2.9d3.8d4.0d3.6d4.8d6.7d10.8d

To 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. Atocha experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from September 23 to April 18, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Atocha is January, with an average rainfall of 3.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from April 18 to September 23. The month with the least rain in Atocha is June, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Atocha

Average Monthly Rainfall in AtocharainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 inJan 143.0 inJan 143.0 inJun 200.1 inJun 200.1 inSep 230.5 inSep 230.5 inApr 180.5 inApr 180.5 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 3.0″2.3″1.4″0.5″0.2″0.1″0.1″0.2″0.4″0.7″1.1″2.2″

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Atocha experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 5.9 months, from April 18 to October 15, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Atocha is August, with an average snowfall of 3.5 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from October 15 to April 18. The least snow falls around January 2, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in Atocha

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Snowfall 0.0″0.0″0.0″0.9″3.0″3.5″3.4″3.5″2.0″1.0″0.2″0.0″

The length of the day in Atocha varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 52 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 25 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Atocha

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 13.2h12.8h12.2h11.6h11.1h10.9h11.0h11.4h12.0h12.6h13.1h13.4h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:34 AM on November 27, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 28 minutes later at 7:02 AM on July 5. The earliest sunset is at 5:50 PM on June 5, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 21 minutes later at 7:12 PM on January 16.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Atocha during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Atocha

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in AtochaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 275:34 AMNov 275:34 AM7:12 PMJan 167:12 PMJan 16Jun 55:50 PMJun 55:50 PM7:02 AMJul 57:02 AMJul 5daySolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Atocha

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in AtochaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505060606070708046NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Atocha

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We 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.

The perceived humidity level in Atocha, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Atocha

Humidity Comfort Levels in AtochaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 20%Jul 20%NowNowdrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This 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 Atocha experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from May 10 to October 13, with average wind speeds of more than 10.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Atocha is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.9 months, from October 13 to May 10. The calmest month of the year in Atocha is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Atocha

Average Wind Speed in AtochawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mph22 mph22 mphJul 813.1 mphJul 813.1 mphMar 277.7 mphMar 277.7 mphMay 1010.4 mphMay 1010.4 mphOct 1310.4 mphOct 1310.4 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 8.68.27.88.410.912.512.912.011.710.39.28.9

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Atocha varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 7.5 months, from April 1 to November 15, with a peak percentage of 91% on June 25. The wind is most often from the east for 4.5 months, from November 15 to April 1, with a peak percentage of 63% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Atocha

Wind Direction in AtochaEWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Atocha 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 Atocha for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid October to mid December, with a peak score in the third week of November.

Tourism Score in Atocha

Tourism Score in Atochabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.44.41.11.13.73.73.43.4NowNowtemperaturetemperaturecloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Atocha for hot-weather activities is from mid November to mid December, with a peak score in the first week of December.

Beach/Pool Score in Atocha

Beach/Pool Score in AtochaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810101.11.10.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitation
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For 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.

Definitions 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).

The growing season in Atocha typically lasts for 3.8 months (113 days), from around November 30 to around March 23, rarely starting before November 2 or after December 25, and rarely ending before February 1 or after April 19.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Atocha

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in AtochaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Nov 3050%Nov 3050%Mar 2350%Mar 2350%Dec 2590%Dec 2590%Feb 190%Feb 190%Nov 210%Nov 210%Apr 1910%Apr 1910%0%Jul 180%Jul 18Jan 1398%Jan 1398%NowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Atocha should appear around September 4, only rarely appearing before August 23 or after September 23.

Growing Degree Days in Atocha

Growing Degree Days in AtochaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F200°F200°F400°F400°F600°F600°F800°F800°F1,000°F1,000°F1,200°F1,200°F1,400°F1,400°FSep 490°FSep 490°FJun 301,344°FJun 301,344°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This 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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from October 3 to December 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 8.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Atocha is November, with an average of 8.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from May 6 to July 30, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 6.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Atocha is June, with an average of 5.4 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Atocha

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in AtochabrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWh11 kWh11 kWhNov 168.7 kWhNov 168.7 kWhJun 215.3 kWhJun 215.3 kWhOct 38.0 kWhOct 38.0 kWhMay 66.0 kWhMay 66.0 kWhJul 306.0 kWhJul 306.0 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 7.87.67.16.55.85.45.76.57.58.38.68.3

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Atocha are -20.935 deg latitude, -66.221 deg longitude, and 12,057 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Atocha contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 938 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 12,271 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,285 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,856 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Atocha is covered by bare soil (71%) and sparse vegetation (25%), within 10 miles by bare soil (42%) and sparse vegetation (30%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (37%) and sparse vegetation (31%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Atocha, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Atocha 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 Atocha, 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.

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