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Cochabamba, Bolivia climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Cochabamba has a mildly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is November with an average daily high near 85°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 37°F at night. Precipitation totals about 16 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 4.4 inches while May barely receives 0.06 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsCochabamba climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 81 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 66 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 69 |
| Avg low (°F) | 52 | 51 | 53 | 49 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 55 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 81 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 80 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 66 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 58 |
| Avg low (°F) | 52 | 51 | 53 | 49 | 41 | 37 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 79 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 58 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 69 |
| Avg low (°F) | 37 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 54 | 55 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 0.6 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | 0.6 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 3 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 78 | 69 | 51 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 64 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 23 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 63 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 78 | 69 | 51 | 33 | 29 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 23 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 52 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 29 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 64 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 19 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 63 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 19 years of daily observations at Cochabamba, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.