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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Potolo Bolivia

The climate in Potolo is comfortable and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 34°F to 72°F and is rarely below 29°F or above 78°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Potolo for warm-weather activities are from mid April to mid May and from late July to mid December.

Climate in Potolo

comfortableJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow73%73%21%21%clearovercastprecipitation: 3.3 inprecipitation: 3.3 in0.0 in0.0 inmuggy: 0%muggy: 0%drydrytourism score: 4.8tourism score: 4.83.53.5
Potolo weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The temperature in Potolo varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

Average High and Low Temperature in Potolo

Average High and Low Temperature in PotoloJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 2066°FJul 2066°FNov 372°FNov 372°F34°F34°F44°F44°FSep 2571°FSep 2571°FDec 1771°FDec 1771°FJun 167°FJun 167°F41°F41°F47°F47°F36°F36°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°F68°F68°F67°F66°F66°F68°F70°F71°F72°F71°F
Temp. 56°F55°F55°F54°F50°F48°F48°F50°F53°F56°F57°F57°F
Low 47°F46°F45°F43°F38°F35°F34°F36°F39°F43°F45°F47°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 Potolo

Average Hourly Temperature in PotoloJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortable
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.

Toluca, Mexico (3,518 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Potolo (view comparison).

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In Potolo, 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 Potolo begins around April 12 and lasts for 5.9 months, ending around October 8.

The clearest month of the year in Potolo is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 70% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 8 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around April 12.

The cloudiest month of the year in Potolo is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 79% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Potolo

Cloud Cover Categories in PotoloclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 2173%Jul 2173%Jan 1221%Jan 1221%Apr 1246%Apr 1246%Oct 847%Oct 847%NowNowclearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudymostly clear
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 79%78%68%51%39%36%30%30%39%56%64%73%
Clearer 21%22%32%49%61%64%70%70%61%44%36%27%

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

The wetter season lasts 3.8 months, from November 28 to March 23, with a greater than 24% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Potolo is January, with an average of 14.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.2 months, from March 23 to November 28. The month with the fewest wet days in Potolo is June, with an average of 0.3 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 Potolo is January, with an average of 14.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 48% on January 11.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Potolo

Daily Chance of Precipitation in PotolowetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 1148%Jan 1148%Jun 111%Jun 111%Nov 2824%Nov 2824%Mar 2324%Mar 2324%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 14.4d11.2d8.2d3.2d0.7d0.3d0.4d0.7d2.1d4.9d6.4d10.2d

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. Potolo experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.1 months, from September 17 to April 20, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Potolo is January, with an average rainfall of 3.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.9 months, from April 20 to September 17. The month with the least rain in Potolo is June, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Potolo

Average Monthly Rainfall in PotolorainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 in6 in6 inJan 163.3 inJan 163.3 inJun 50.0 inJun 50.0 inSep 170.5 inSep 170.5 inApr 200.5 inApr 200.5 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 3.3″2.7″1.8″0.6″0.1″0.0″0.1″0.1″0.5″0.9″1.2″2.3″

The length of the day in Potolo varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 59 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 17 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Potolo

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 13.1h12.7h12.2h11.6h11.2h11.0h11.1h11.5h12.0h12.5h13.0h13.3h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:35 AM on November 25, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 21 minutes later at 6:56 AM on July 5. The earliest sunset is at 5:51 PM on June 3, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 14 minutes later at 7:05 PM on January 17.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Potolo

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in PotoloJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 255:35 AMNov 255:35 AM7:05 PMJan 177:05 PMJan 17Jun 35:51 PMJun 35:51 PM6:56 AMJul 56:56 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 Potolo

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in PotoloJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505060607070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050506060607070808048NowNow
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 Potolo

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 Potolo, 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 Potolo

Humidity Comfort Levels in PotoloJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 Potolo experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.4 months, from July 25 to January 7, with average wind speeds of more than 7.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Potolo is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.6 months, from January 7 to July 25. The calmest month of the year in Potolo is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Potolo

Average Wind Speed in PotolowindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphSep 228.4 mphSep 228.4 mphMay 86.6 mphMay 86.6 mphJul 257.5 mphJul 257.5 mphJan 77.5 mphJan 77.5 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) 7.47.26.86.76.77.07.47.78.38.38.27.8

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

The wind is most often from the north for 2.0 months, from March 15 to May 16 and for 4.0 months, from August 5 to December 4, with a peak percentage of 55% on September 25. The wind is most often from the west for 2.6 months, from May 16 to August 5, with a peak percentage of 50% on June 27. The wind is most often from the east for 3.4 months, from December 4 to March 15, with a peak percentage of 46% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Potolo

Wind Direction in PotoloENWNEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 Potolo 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 times of year to visit Potolo for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid April to mid May and from late July to mid December, with a peak score in the first week of September.

Tourism Score in Potolo

Tourism Score in Potolobest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.84.83.53.5NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Potolo for hot-weather activities is from late September to late November, with a peak score in the first week of November.

Beach/Pool Score in Potolo

Beach/Pool Score in Potolobest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810101.81.80.40.4NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Potolo typically lasts for 7.7 months (233 days), from around September 18 to around May 9, rarely starting before August 18 or after October 14, and rarely ending before April 17 or after May 27.

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

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Potologrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Sep 1850%Sep 1850%May 950%May 990%Oct 1490%Oct 1490%Apr 1790%Apr 1710%Aug 1810%Aug 1810%May 2710%May 270%Jun 280%Jun 28Jan 10100%Jan 10100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmfreezing
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 Potolo should appear around July 22, only rarely appearing before July 19 or after July 26.

Growing Degree Days in Potolo

Growing Degree Days in PotoloJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°FJul 2290°FJul 2290°FNov 24900°FNov 24900°FJun 302,216°FJun 302,216°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 some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from October 5 to December 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Potolo is November, with an average of 7.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.1 months, from May 17 to July 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Potolo is June, with an average of 5.3 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Potolo

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in PotolobrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhNov 87.4 kWhNov 87.4 kWhJun 205.2 kWhJun 205.2 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) 6.96.86.56.05.65.35.56.26.87.17.47.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Potolo are -19.006 deg latitude, -65.529 deg longitude, and 9,961 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Potolo contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,093 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 10,342 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,279 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (12,546 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Potolo is covered by shrubs (46%), grassland (20%), and trees (16%), within 10 miles by shrubs (56%) and grassland (16%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (42%) and grassland (20%).

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

Potolo 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 Potolo, 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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