San Ignacio de Velasco climate — normals and trends
San Ignacio de Velasco (Bolivia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 1,112 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 October (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is June (21.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
San Ignacio de Velasco averages 0 frost days, 162 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
San Ignacio de Velasco has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 17 October 1963) and the coldest 2.8 °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
San Ignacio de VelascoSanta Cruz Department
- coords
- -16.38°, -60.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,112mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
162 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
220 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
40.6 °C
17 October 1963
Coldest day
2.8 °C
19 July 1975
Wettest day
114 mm
5 February 1977
Windiest day
35.3 km/h
24 June 1995
Strongest gust
81.4 km/h
3 July 1965
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
24 November 2008
Coldest feels-like
-1.6 °C
18 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.9 h
15 December 2010
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 | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 269 mm | +90 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 143 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 29.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 170 mm | +29 mm |
| Apr | 27.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 81 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 26 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 17 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 18 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 33.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 29 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 105 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 109 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 28.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 243 mm | +80 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of San Ignacio de Velasco?
San Ignacio de Velasco has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 1,112 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Ignacio de Velasco?
The hottest day measured in San Ignacio de Velasco between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1963, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in San Ignacio de Velasco?
The coldest day measured in San Ignacio de Velasco between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1975, at 2.8 °C.
Does it snow in San Ignacio de Velasco?
Almost never: San Ignacio de Velasco sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of San Ignacio de Velasco warmed?
Yes: San Ignacio de Velasco warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in San Ignacio de Velasco?
The wettest day measured in San Ignacio de Velasco between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1977, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in San Ignacio de Velasco?
The windiest day measured in San Ignacio de Velasco between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1995, with winds reaching 35.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in San Ignacio de Velasco?
The warmest month in San Ignacio de Velasco is October (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is June (21.1 °C).
How much does it rain in San Ignacio de Velasco?
San Ignacio de Velasco receives on average 1,112 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in San Ignacio de Velasco?
San Ignacio de Velasco gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in San Ignacio de Velasco?
Yes: San Ignacio de Velasco has on average 220 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San Ignacio de Velasco?
In San Ignacio de Velasco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 24 November 2008, and the lowest was -1.6 °C on 18 July 1975.
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