Oruro climate — normals and trends
Oruro (Bolivia) has a subpolar oceanic, dry winter climate (Cwc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 657 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 (10.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (4.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Oruro averages 108 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Oruro has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 149 to 67 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.5 °C (on 24 November 2001) and the coldest -11.0 °C (on 19 June 1973).
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
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- coords
- -17.97°, -67.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.9°C
Average daily high
14.9°C
Average daily low
2.0°C
Annual rainfall
657mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
108 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.8 cm
Average feels-like high
12.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
24.5 °C
24 November 2001
Coldest day
-11.0 °C
19 June 1973
Wettest day
56 mm
28 December 1994
Windiest day
48.0 km/h
28 July 1987
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
11 September 1940
Hottest feels-like
23.1 °C
29 December 1997
Coldest feels-like
-15.6 °C
18 June 1972
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
4 September 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
23 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 172 mm | +25 mm |
| Feb | 15.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 123 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 200 mm | +104 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 85 mm | +53 mm |
| May | 15.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 18 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 14.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 15.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 6 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 15.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 17.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 29 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 17.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 49 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 58 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 17.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 82 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Oruro?
Oruro has a subpolar oceanic, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 657 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oruro?
The hottest day measured in Oruro between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 2001, reaching 24.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Oruro?
The coldest day measured in Oruro between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1973, at -11.0 °C.
Does it snow in Oruro?
Yes. Oruro gets on average 14.8 cm of snow per year and has around 108 frost days.
Has the climate of Oruro warmed?
Yes: Oruro warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Oruro?
The wettest day measured in Oruro between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1994, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Oruro?
The windiest day measured in Oruro between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1987, with winds reaching 48.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Oruro?
The warmest month in Oruro is November (10.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (4.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Oruro?
Oruro receives on average 657 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Oruro?
Oruro gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Oruro?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Oruro between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1981, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Oruro?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Oruro.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Oruro?
In Oruro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 23.1 °C on 29 December 1997, and the lowest was -15.6 °C on 18 June 1972.
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