Caranavi climate — normals and trends
Caranavi (Bolivia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 2,408 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 December (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Caranavi averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 263 rainy days per year.
Caranavi has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 8 November 2020) and the coldest 3.1 °C (on 1 August 1955).
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
CaranaviLa Paz Department
- coords
- -15.83°, -67.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.3°C
Average daily high
24.2°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,408mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
6.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
263 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.5 °C
Average feels-like low
16.8 °C
Average peak gust
25.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
34.3 °C
8 November 2020
Coldest day
3.1 °C
1 August 1955
Wettest day
150 mm
7 January 1993
Windiest day
13.7 km/h
24 October 2021
Strongest gust
58.3 km/h
5 January 1956
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
8 November 2020
Coldest feels-like
0.9 °C
1 August 1955
Sunniest day
12.9 h
29 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 321 mm | -42 mm |
| Feb | 26.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 324 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 25.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 304 mm | +56 mm |
| Apr | 24.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 203 mm | +38 mm |
| May | 24.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 78 mm | -54 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 104 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 53 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 102 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 107 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 24.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 288 mm | +81 mm |
| Nov | 25.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 205 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 303 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Caranavi?
Caranavi has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 2,408 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Caranavi?
The hottest day measured in Caranavi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2020, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Caranavi?
The coldest day measured in Caranavi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1955, at 3.1 °C.
Does it snow in Caranavi?
Almost never: Caranavi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Caranavi warmed?
Yes: Caranavi warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Caranavi?
The wettest day measured in Caranavi between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1993, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Caranavi?
The windiest day measured in Caranavi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2021, with winds reaching 13.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Caranavi?
The warmest month in Caranavi is December (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Caranavi?
Caranavi receives on average 2,408 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 263 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Caranavi?
Caranavi gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Caranavi?
Yes: Caranavi has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Caranavi?
In Caranavi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 8 November 2020, and the lowest was 0.9 °C on 1 August 1955.
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