Cotoca climate — normals and trends
Cotoca (Bolivia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,187 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is June (20.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Cotoca averages 0 frost days, 152 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Cotoca has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 22 October 2023) and the coldest 2.4 °C (on 19 July 1975).
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
CotocaSanta Cruz Department
- coords
- -17.82°, -63.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.8°C
Average daily high
28.6°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,187mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
152 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.8 °C
Average feels-like low
20.8 °C
Average peak gust
47.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
226 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
41.3 °C
22 October 2023
Coldest day
2.4 °C
19 July 1975
Wettest day
237 mm
21 April 1950
Windiest day
46.2 km/h
21 July 1994
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
29 August 1961
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
26 November 1947
Coldest feels-like
-2.2 °C
19 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.9 h
7 December 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 255 mm | +79 mm |
| Feb | 32.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 85 mm | -68 mm |
| Mar | 29.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 194 mm | +73 mm |
| Apr | 27.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 62 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 70 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 35 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 5 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 38 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 34.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 47 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 132 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 30.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 112 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 156 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cotoca?
Cotoca has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,187 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cotoca?
The hottest day measured in Cotoca between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2023, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cotoca?
The coldest day measured in Cotoca between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1975, at 2.4 °C.
Does it snow in Cotoca?
Almost never: Cotoca sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cotoca warmed?
Yes: Cotoca warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cotoca?
The wettest day measured in Cotoca between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 1950, with 237 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cotoca?
The windiest day measured in Cotoca between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1994, with winds reaching 46.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cotoca?
The warmest month in Cotoca is December (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is June (20.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Cotoca?
Cotoca receives on average 1,187 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cotoca?
Cotoca gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cotoca?
Yes: Cotoca has on average 226 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cotoca?
In Cotoca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 26 November 1947, and the lowest was -2.2 °C on 19 July 1975.
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