Sucre climate — normals and trends
Sucre (Bolivia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 1,082 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 (15.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Sucre averages 9 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.
Sucre has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 18 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 18 November 2023) and the coldest -7.4 °C (on 14 August 1959).
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
SucreChuquisaca Department
- coords
- -19.03°, -65.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.8°C
Average daily high
20.4°C
Average daily low
8.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,082mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
9 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
169 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.7 °C
Average feels-like low
6.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
33.0 °C
18 November 2023
Coldest day
-7.4 °C
14 August 1959
Wettest day
59 mm
15 December 1979
Windiest day
29.4 km/h
15 September 2003
Strongest gust
67.3 km/h
11 September 1940
Hottest feels-like
31.4 °C
27 December 1997
Coldest feels-like
-11.8 °C
14 August 1959
Snowiest day
1.5 cm
12 July 1979
Sunniest day
13.0 h
7 January 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 | 20.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 223 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 22.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 106 mm | -76 mm |
| Mar | 20.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 248 mm | +98 mm |
| Apr | 19.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 122 mm | +52 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 41 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 19.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 20.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 15 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 28 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 23.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 38 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 21.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 83 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 85 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 22.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 191 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sucre?
Sucre has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.8 °C and it receives 1,082 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sucre?
The hottest day measured in Sucre between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 2023, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sucre?
The coldest day measured in Sucre between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1959, at -7.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sucre?
Almost never: Sucre sees virtually no snow, with about 9 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sucre warmed?
Yes: Sucre warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sucre?
The wettest day measured in Sucre between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1979, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sucre?
The windiest day measured in Sucre between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 2003, with winds reaching 29.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sucre?
The warmest month in Sucre is November (15.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Sucre?
Sucre receives on average 1,082 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sucre?
Sucre gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sucre?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sucre between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1979, with 1.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sucre?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sucre.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sucre?
In Sucre, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.4 °C on 27 December 1997, and the lowest was -11.8 °C on 14 August 1959.
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