Potosí climate

Name: Potosí
Address: Altiplano, Bolivia

Bolivia · Altiplano · 19.584° S, 65.753° W

Köppen ETalpine tundraPolar & alpine

One of the world's highest cities at 4,000 m: cold, thin air, sunny dry winters.

Cold enough that no month is truly warm — tundra, ice cap, or high mountain.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

October, 61°F / 16°C

Coldest month

June, 34°F / 1°C

Annual swing

27°F / 15°C

Wettest month

January

Driest month

June

Rain per year

27.1" / 687 mm

Snow per year

29.9" / 759 mm

Elevation

12999 ft / 3962 m

Time zone

America/La_Paz

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	55 / 13	40 / 4	5.89 / 150	4.3 / 110	79%	4.5 / 7.2	78%
February	54 / 12	40 / 5	5.38 / 137	3.0 / 75	82%	4.3 / 6.9	77%
March	54 / 12	39 / 4	4.24 / 108	3.8 / 95	80%	4.1 / 6.6	69%
April	56 / 13	38 / 3	1.06 / 27	1.4 / 35	61%	4.1 / 6.6	45%
May	56 / 13	35 / 2	0.10 / 3	0.4 / 10	38%	4.8 / 7.7	36%
June	54 / 12	34 / 1	0.03 / 1	0.1 / 4	26%	5.1 / 8.2	23%
July	56 / 13	36 / 2	0.01 / 0	1.3 / 33	25%	4.9 / 7.9	25%
August	57 / 14	35 / 2	0.09 / 2	2.1 / 53	30%	5.3 / 8.5	23%
September	60 / 15	37 / 3	0.79 / 20	2.3 / 59	45%	5.3 / 8.5	43%
October	61 / 16	38 / 3	1.31 / 33	3.0 / 76	50%	5.6 / 9.0	48%
November	60 / 15	39 / 4	2.47 / 63	3.1 / 80	61%	5.2 / 8.4	59%
December	56 / 13	41 / 5	5.68 / 144	5.1 / 129	78%	4.7 / 7.6	78%

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