Achocalla climate — normals and trends
Achocalla (Bolivia) has a tundra climate (ET) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.0 °C and it receives 760 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is November (8.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Achocalla averages 116 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 188 rainy days per year.
Achocalla has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 151 to 81 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 21.0 °C (on 12 December 2018) and the coldest -13.7 °C (on 10 July 1953).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AchocallaLa Paz Department
- coords
- -16.57°, -68.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.0°C
Average daily high
13.6°C
Average daily low
1.4°C
Annual rainfall
760mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
116 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
188 d/yr
Annual snowfall
34.7 cm
Average feels-like high
12.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
21.0 °C
12 December 2018
Coldest day
-13.7 °C
10 July 1953
Wettest day
44 mm
30 December 1993
Windiest day
43.6 km/h
28 July 1987
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
28 July 1987
Hottest feels-like
21.6 °C
22 November 1973
Coldest feels-like
-19.1 °C
10 July 1953
Snowiest day
22.8 cm
30 December 1993
Sunniest day
13.0 h
23 December 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 148 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 14.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 118 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 13.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 154 mm | +54 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 90 mm | +39 mm |
| May | 13.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 30 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 13.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 10 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 14.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 16 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 14.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 29 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 14.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 45 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 14.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 74 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 15.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 90 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | 15.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 101 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Achocalla?
Achocalla has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.0 °C and it receives 760 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Achocalla?
The hottest day measured in Achocalla between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 2018, reaching 21.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Achocalla?
The coldest day measured in Achocalla between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1953, at -13.7 °C.
Does it snow in Achocalla?
Yes. Achocalla gets on average 34.7 cm of snow per year and has around 116 frost days.
Has the climate of Achocalla warmed?
Yes: Achocalla warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Achocalla?
The wettest day measured in Achocalla between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1993, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Achocalla?
The windiest day measured in Achocalla between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1987, with winds reaching 43.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Achocalla?
The warmest month in Achocalla is November (8.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Achocalla?
Achocalla receives on average 760 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 188 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Achocalla?
Achocalla gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Achocalla?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Achocalla between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1993, with 22.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Achocalla?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Achocalla.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Achocalla?
In Achocalla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 21.6 °C on 22 November 1973, and the lowest was -19.1 °C on 10 July 1953.
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