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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Colchani Bolivia

In Colchani, the summers are long, comfortable, and partly cloudy and the winters are short, very cold, snowy, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 27°F to 69°F and is rarely below 23°F or above 74°F.

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

Climate in Colchani

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Colchani weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 5.1 months, from October 19 to March 21, with an average daily high temperature above 66°F. The hottest month of the year in Colchani is January, with an average high of 68°F and low of 41°F.

The cold season lasts for 2.5 months, from May 23 to August 8, with an average daily high temperature below 56°F. The coldest month of the year in Colchani is July, with an average low of 27°F and high of 54°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Colchani

Average High and Low Temperature in ColchaniwarmwarmcoldJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 1954°FJul 1954°FDec 869°FDec 869°F27°F27°F39°F39°FOct 1966°FOct 1966°FMar 2166°FMar 2166°FMay 2356°FMay 2356°F33°F33°F38°F38°F28°F28°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 68°F68°F67°F63°F57°F54°F54°F57°F62°F66°F68°F69°F
Temp. 54°F53°F52°F47°F41°F37°F37°F40°F43°F48°F52°F54°F
Low 41°F40°F39°F34°F29°F27°F27°F27°F29°F33°F36°F40°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 Colchani

Average Hourly Temperature in ColchaniJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 (4,012 miles away) and Cerro La Calera, Mexico (3,525 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Colchani (view comparison).

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In Colchani, 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 Colchani begins around March 30 and lasts for 7.2 months, ending around November 5.

The clearest month of the year in Colchani is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 79% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 5 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around March 30.

The cloudiest month of the year in Colchani is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 61% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Colchani

Cloud Cover Categories in ColchaniclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 380%Aug 380%Jan 1538%Jan 1538%Mar 3059%Mar 3059%Nov 559%Nov 559%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly 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 61%58%47%37%28%26%22%21%27%38%42%52%
Clearer 39%42%53%63%72%74%78%79%73%62%58%48%

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

The wetter season lasts 3.2 months, from December 12 to March 17, with a greater than 20% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Colchani is January, with an average of 11.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.8 months, from March 17 to December 12. The month with the fewest wet days in Colchani is July, with an average of 0.8 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 Colchani changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 8.2 months, from September 2 to May 11. The month with the most days of rain alone in Colchani is January, with an average of 11.3 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.7 months, from May 11 to September 2. The month with the most days of snow alone in Colchani is August, with an average of 0.8 days.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Colchani

Daily Chance of Precipitation in ColchanirainsnowrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 1138%Jan 1138%Jul 212%Jul 212%May 114%May 114%Sep 25%Sep 25%Dec 1220%Dec 1220%Mar 1720%Mar 1720%NowNowrain
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 11.3d8.9d6.1d2.2d0.5d0.2d0.2d0.3d1.3d2.9d3.9d7.5d
Mixed 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.1d0.2d0.1d0.2d0.3d0.1d0.1d0.0d
Snow 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.4d0.7d0.6d0.8d0.3d0.1d0.0d0.0d
Any 11.3d8.9d6.1d2.4d1.0d1.0d0.8d1.4d1.8d3.2d4.0d7.5d

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. Colchani experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from November 1 to April 7, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Colchani is January, with an average rainfall of 2.2 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from April 7 to November 1. The month with the least rain in Colchani is June, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Colchani

Average Monthly Rainfall in ColchanirainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 inJan 152.2 inJan 152.2 inJun 120.0 inJun 120.0 inNov 10.5 inNov 10.5 inApr 70.5 inApr 70.5 inNowNow
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 2.2″1.7″1.0″0.3″0.1″0.0″0.0″0.1″0.2″0.4″0.6″1.4″

The length of the day in Colchani varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 54 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 22 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Colchani

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in ColchaniJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2213 hr, 22 minDec 2113 hr, 22 minDec 2112 hr, 7 minMar 1912 hr, 7 minMar 1910 hr, 54 minJun 2010 hr, 54 minJun 20daydaynightNowNow
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 13.2h12.8h12.2h11.6h11.1h10.9h11.0h11.5h12.0h12.6h13.1h13.3h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:38 AM on November 26, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 26 minutes later at 7:04 AM on July 5. The earliest sunset is at 5:54 PM on June 5, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 19 minutes later at 7:13 PM on January 16.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Colchani

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in ColchaniJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 265:38 AMNov 265:38 AM7:13 PMJan 167:13 PMJan 16Jun 55:54 PMJun 55:54 PM7:04 AMJul 57:04 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 Colchani

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in ColchaniJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505060607070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050506060607070804690NowNow
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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 Colchani

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 Colchani, 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 Colchani

Humidity Comfort Levels in ColchaniJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 Colchani experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.2 months, from May 21 to October 28, with average wind speeds of more than 7.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Colchani is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.8 months, from October 28 to May 21. The calmest month of the year in Colchani is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Colchani

Average Wind Speed in ColchaniwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphSep 169.0 mphSep 169.0 mphApr 26.4 mphApr 26.4 mphMay 217.7 mphMay 217.7 mphOct 287.7 mphOct 287.7 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) 6.96.86.46.67.58.18.68.58.88.17.37.0

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

The wind is most often from the north for 1.0 weeks, from March 21 to March 28, with a peak percentage of 34% on March 27. The wind is most often from the west for 8.5 months, from March 28 to December 14, with a peak percentage of 59% on May 31. The wind is most often from the east for 3.2 months, from December 14 to March 21, with a peak percentage of 42% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Colchani

Wind Direction in ColchaniEWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
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 Colchani 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 Colchani for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid October to early January, with a peak score in the first week of December.

Tourism Score in Colchani

Tourism Score in Colchanibest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.54.50.90.94.14.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism 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 Colchani for hot-weather activities is for the entire month of December, with a peak score in the second week of December.

Beach/Pool Score in Colchani

Beach/Pool Score in ColchaniJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810101.21.20.00.0NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
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 Colchani typically lasts for 2.6 months (76 days), from around December 14 to around March 1, rarely starting before November 15, or ending after April 17.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in ColchaniJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 1450%Dec 1450%Mar 150%Mar 150%Nov 1510%Nov 1510%Apr 1710%Apr 1710%0%Aug 10%Aug 1Jan 1883%Jan 1883%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 Colchani should appear around September 10, only rarely appearing before September 1 or after September 23.

Growing Degree Days in Colchani

Growing Degree Days in ColchaniJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F200°F200°F400°F400°F600°F600°F800°F800°F1,000°F1,000°F1,200°F1,200°F1,400°F1,400°FSep 1090°FSep 1090°FJun 301,400°FJun 301,400°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 2.9 months, from October 5 to January 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 8.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Colchani is November, with an average of 8.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from May 6 to August 1, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 6.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Colchani is June, with an average of 5.5 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Colchani

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in ColchanibrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWh11 kWh11 kWhNov 168.9 kWhNov 168.9 kWhJun 215.4 kWhJun 215.4 kWhOct 58.2 kWhOct 58.2 kWhJan 28.2 kWhJan 28.2 kWhMay 66.1 kWhMay 66.1 kWhAug 16.1 kWhAug 16.1 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) 8.17.97.36.65.95.55.76.67.68.48.88.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Colchani are -20.300 deg latitude, -66.933 deg longitude, and 12,034 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Colchani contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 184 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 12,062 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,362 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,660 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Colchani is covered by bare soil (100%), within 10 miles by bare soil (89%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (67%) and sparse vegetation (14%).

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

Colchani 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 Colchani, 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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