Santa Cruz de la Sierra climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

Santa Cruz de la Sierra has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,172 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

The hottest day measured in Santa Cruz de la Sierra between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2023, reaching 40.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

The coldest day measured in Santa Cruz de la Sierra between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1975, at 2.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

Almost never: Santa Cruz de la Sierra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Santa Cruz de la Sierra warmed?

Yes: Santa Cruz de la Sierra warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

The wettest day measured in Santa Cruz de la Sierra between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1953, with 216 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

The windiest day measured in Santa Cruz de la Sierra between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1994, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

The warmest month in Santa Cruz de la Sierra is December (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is June (19.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

Santa Cruz de la Sierra receives on average 1,172 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

Santa Cruz de la Sierra gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,172 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is June (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Santa Cruz de la Sierra averages 0 frost days, 123 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.

Santa Cruz de la Sierra 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 40.2 °C (on 22 October 2023) and the coldest 2.5 °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

Santa Cruz de la SierraSanta Cruz Department

coords: -17.79°, -63.18°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthDecemberColdest monthJuneWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

23.2°C

Average daily high

28.0°C

Average daily low

19.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,172mm

Sunshine / day

9.1h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

20.1km/h

Seasonal range

5.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

123 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

150 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.0 °C

Average feels-like low

20.2 °C

Average peak gust

48.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

213 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.2 °C

22 October 2023

Coldest day

2.5 °C

19 July 1975

Wettest day

216 mm

13 March 1953

Windiest day

44.1 km/h

21 July 1994

Strongest gust

100.8 km/h

21 July 1994

Hottest feels-like

44.4 °C

26 November 1947

Coldest feels-like

-2.5 °C

19 July 1975

Sunniest day

12.9 h

16 December 2016

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.6 °C11 September 2025	8.0 °C1 July 2025	24.0 °C	1,141 mm	153
2024	37.9 °C5 October 2024	8.2 °C11 August 2024	25.0 °C	1,059 mm	220
2023	40.2 °C22 October 2023	8.1 °C15 June 2023	25.1 °C	960 mm	188
2022	39.7 °C29 November 2022	8.0 °C20 May 2022	24.3 °C	972 mm	196
2021	36.2 °C1 October 2021	4.7 °C1 July 2021	24.0 °C	1,017 mm	158
2020	38.9 °C7 November 2020	8.8 °C20 August 2020	24.8 °C	967 mm	206
2019	37.2 °C19 November 2019	7.9 °C6 August 2019	24.1 °C	944 mm	161
2018	36.3 °C10 September 2018	7.7 °C10 July 2018	23.7 °C	1,039 mm	150
2017	36.4 °C20 September 2017	6.7 °C19 July 2017	24.2 °C	1,233 mm	165
2016	37.5 °C23 January 2016	9.2 °C13 June 2016	24.0 °C	1,068 mm	178
2015	36.2 °C24 October 2015	10.2 °C20 June 2015	24.3 °C	1,195 mm	151
2014	38.8 °C15 October 2014	9.0 °C24 May 2014	24.0 °C	1,319 mm	144
2013	36.7 °C29 January 2013	6.1 °C16 August 2013	23.7 °C	1,026 mm	162
2012	36.5 °C19 November 2012	6.4 °C19 July 2012	24.1 °C	1,301 mm	167
2011	38.3 °C27 September 2011	7.3 °C2 August 2011	24.5 °C	909 mm	196
2010	38.0 °C13 November 2010	4.7 °C19 July 2010	24.1 °C	975 mm	172
2009	37.0 °C29 October 2009	7.4 °C24 July 2009	24.0 °C	937 mm	163
2008	37.9 °C24 November 2008	8.8 °C30 May 2008	23.8 °C	1,000 mm	154
2007	38.2 °C1 October 2007	6.6 °C10 July 2007	23.6 °C	1,191 mm	145
2006	35.8 °C22 November 2006	9.6 °C15 May 2006	23.9 °C	1,159 mm	156
2005	35.3 °C5 March 2005	7.9 °C20 July 2005	23.6 °C	1,073 mm	166
2004	36.4 °C28 January 2004	9.2 °C14 June 2004	23.5 °C	1,071 mm	159
2003	36.7 °C9 November 2003	9.9 °C29 August 2003	23.5 °C	1,111 mm	135
2002	35.5 °C21 January 2002	8.7 °C13 June 2002	23.7 °C	858 mm	163
2001	35.5 °C26 December 2001	6.4 °C21 June 2001	23.4 °C	1,064 mm	144
2000	35.6 °C7 January 2000	6.0 °C13 July 2000	23.0 °C	1,227 mm	130
1999	37.5 °C20 October 1999	7.2 °C16 August 1999	23.4 °C	838 mm	150
1998	34.6 °C21 October 1998	10.0 °C20 May 1998	22.9 °C	1,378 mm	95
1997	35.7 °C18 September 1997	9.6 °C30 June 1997	23.5 °C	1,255 mm	142
1996	35.8 °C22 November 1996	5.4 °C29 June 1996	22.8 °C	1,334 mm	113
1995	36.5 °C5 September 1995	8.1 °C22 July 1995	23.5 °C	1,495 mm	149
1994	36.6 °C13 January 1994	5.5 °C26 June 1994	23.9 °C	902 mm	162
1993	36.0 °C22 November 1993	6.4 °C1 August 1993	23.2 °C	1,003 mm	154
1992	34.5 °C23 January 1992	7.4 °C18 July 1992	22.5 °C	1,470 mm	94
1991	35.4 °C4 February 1991	8.7 °C4 August 1991	23.0 °C	1,378 mm	106
1990	34.7 °C18 December 1990	6.7 °C23 May 1990	23.1 °C	1,225 mm	145
1989	36.3 °C17 November 1989	5.6 °C7 July 1989	23.3 °C	1,047 mm	136
1988	37.3 °C8 November 1988	6.7 °C5 June 1988	23.4 °C	1,077 mm	153
1987	37.3 °C28 September 1987	7.7 °C14 June 1987	23.4 °C	1,190 mm	133
1986	36.3 °C29 December 1986	8.6 °C3 June 1986	23.3 °C	977 mm	134
1985	36.8 °C3 December 1985	6.3 °C7 July 1985	23.3 °C	877 mm	138
1984	34.2 °C13 October 1984	8.5 °C4 June 1984	22.9 °C	1,120 mm	103
1983	36.0 °C10 December 1983	8.2 °C15 June 1983	22.5 °C	1,277 mm	115
1982	33.1 °C1 December 1982	8.6 °C21 June 1982	22.9 °C	1,202 mm	73
1981	33.6 °C10 September 1981	6.0 °C21 July 1981	22.8 °C	1,630 mm	94
1980	34.6 °C15 December 1980	9.4 °C3 July 1980	23.0 °C	1,583 mm	105
1979	34.2 °C20 October 1979	7.0 °C1 June 1979	22.8 °C	1,099 mm	112
1978	36.0 °C12 February 1978	5.0 °C16 August 1978	23.7 °C	999 mm	149
1977	37.1 °C20 October 1977	7.2 °C18 May 1977	23.2 °C	1,058 mm	109
1976	34.9 °C21 November 1976	7.3 °C3 July 1976	22.4 °C	1,088 mm	105
1975	33.4 °C25 December 1975	2.5 °C19 July 1975	22.5 °C	963 mm	103
1974	34.4 °C17 January 1974	9.5 °C24 July 1974	22.3 °C	1,377 mm	81
1973	34.4 °C28 October 1973	8.0 °C24 July 1973	23.2 °C	1,010 mm	135
1972	35.2 °C5 February 1972	10.6 °C6 August 1972	23.4 °C	863 mm	142
1971	35.0 °C6 February 1971	7.3 °C13 June 1971	22.3 °C	1,014 mm	100
1970	35.6 °C21 November 1970	8.7 °C22 May 1970	23.1 °C	1,111 mm	123
1969	36.4 °C29 January 1969	5.4 °C11 July 1969	23.5 °C	987 mm	156
1968	37.3 °C4 December 1968	8.5 °C17 May 1968	23.3 °C	1,213 mm	140
1967	35.8 °C30 November 1967	4.6 °C14 June 1967	23.2 °C	1,243 mm	135
1966	35.5 °C25 January 1966	6.4 °C2 September 1966	22.8 °C	1,086 mm	92
1965	33.5 °C26 October 1965	6.8 °C19 August 1965	22.8 °C	1,247 mm	91
1964	36.2 °C24 January 1964	9.1 °C5 July 1964	22.3 °C	1,054 mm	59
1963	38.5 °C17 October 1963	8.8 °C25 July 1963	23.8 °C	1,257 mm	107
1962	37.3 °C14 November 1962	7.4 °C16 July 1962	22.5 °C	1,252 mm	102
1961	38.6 °C6 October 1961	5.6 °C14 June 1961	24.2 °C	919 mm	135
1960	33.6 °C23 September 1960	7.3 °C22 May 1960	22.4 °C	1,330 mm	79
1959	34.5 °C6 October 1959	8.6 °C22 May 1959	22.7 °C	1,296 mm	86
1958	33.7 °C24 November 1958	8.0 °C8 August 1958	22.3 °C	1,513 mm	70
1957	31.5 °C16 October 1957	6.4 °C21 July 1957	22.0 °C	1,420 mm	25
1956	32.4 °C27 September 1956	9.6 °C20 September 1956	21.5 °C	1,345 mm	18
1955	35.3 °C20 September 1955	5.9 °C3 August 1955	22.3 °C	1,478 mm	55
1954	34.2 °C30 November 1954	11.5 °C14 June 1954	22.4 °C	1,540 mm	63
1953	32.7 °C7 August 1953	9.3 °C24 July 1953	22.7 °C	1,711 mm	27
1952	34.2 °C21 December 1952	5.1 °C20 June 1952	22.2 °C	1,430 mm	52
1951	32.3 °C25 September 1951	8.2 °C27 June 1951	22.7 °C	1,081 mm	48
1950	34.1 °C25 August 1950	8.7 °C25 June 1950	22.2 °C	1,790 mm	31
1949	35.1 °C21 March 1949	5.3 °C11 August 1949	22.5 °C	1,135 mm	103
1948	37.7 °C20 September 1948	8.8 °C8 August 1948	23.7 °C	820 mm	132
1947	35.0 °C29 November 1947	5.7 °C14 July 1947	22.6 °C	1,594 mm	89
1946	36.7 °C11 November 1946	7.0 °C21 July 1946	23.1 °C	1,134 mm	130
1945	37.3 °C13 January 1945	9.3 °C25 June 1945	23.7 °C	1,567 mm	140
1944	35.9 °C28 December 1944	11.2 °C28 June 1944	24.2 °C	1,194 mm	154
1943	35.3 °C1 January 1943	10.0 °C7 August 1943	23.0 °C	731 mm	123
1942	35.6 °C30 December 1942	6.6 °C12 July 1942	22.2 °C	831 mm	115
1941	33.4 °C1 November 1941	7.0 °C6 July 1941	22.7 °C	1,171 mm	67
1940	32.0 °C29 September 1940	9.3 °C16 June 1940	22.2 °C	1,796 mm	15

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.8 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

153 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1141 mm

-31 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.1 °C	+1.5 °C	244 mm	+65 mm
Feb	31.6 °C	+2.3 °C	86 mm	-68 mm
Mar	28.9 °C	-0.4 °C	176 mm	+59 mm
Apr	27.1 °C	-0.8 °C	64 mm	-9 mm
May	27.2 °C	+1.9 °C	71 mm	+7 mm
Jun	23.0 °C	-0.8 °C	45 mm	-14 mm
Jul	26.3 °C	+1.8 °C	6 mm	-37 mm
Aug	28.1 °C	+1.0 °C	37 mm	-8 mm
Sep	33.2 °C	+4.2 °C	45 mm	-18 mm
Oct	29.2 °C	-0.7 °C	123 mm	+30 mm
Nov	30.2 °C	+0.2 °C	112 mm	-7 mm
Dec	29.9 °C	+0.1 °C	135 mm	-31 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.6 °C

11 Sep 2025

Coldest day

8.0 °C

1 Jul 2025

Wettest day

107.3 mm

20 Jan 2025

Windiest day

41.2 km/h

21 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

94.7 km/h

21 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

17 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.7 °C

1 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

28 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

Santa Cruz de la Sierra has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,172 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

The hottest day measured in Santa Cruz de la Sierra between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2023, reaching 40.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

The coldest day measured in Santa Cruz de la Sierra between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1975, at 2.5 °C.

Does it snow in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

Almost never: Santa Cruz de la Sierra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Santa Cruz de la Sierra warmed?

Yes: Santa Cruz de la Sierra warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

The wettest day measured in Santa Cruz de la Sierra between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1953, with 216 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

The windiest day measured in Santa Cruz de la Sierra between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1994, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

The warmest month in Santa Cruz de la Sierra is December (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is June (19.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

Santa Cruz de la Sierra receives on average 1,172 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

Santa Cruz de la Sierra gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

Yes: Santa Cruz de la Sierra has on average 213 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

In Santa Cruz de la Sierra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 26 November 1947, and the lowest was -2.5 °C on 19 July 1975.

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