Tupiza climate — normals and trends
Tupiza (Bolivia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 481 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 (13.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Tupiza averages 70 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Tupiza has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 94 to 46 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.1 °C (on 8 December 2003) and the coldest -13.1 °C (on 27 June 1960).
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
TupizaPotosí Department
- coords
- -21.44°, -65.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
19.0°C
Average daily low
4.4°C
Annual rainfall
481mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
42%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
70 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.9 cm
Average feels-like high
16.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.6 °C
Average peak gust
43.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
31.1 °C
8 December 2003
Coldest day
-13.1 °C
27 June 1960
Wettest day
51 mm
28 February 1954
Windiest day
31.4 km/h
11 September 1940
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
18 July 2010
Hottest feels-like
28.9 °C
16 January 2024
Coldest feels-like
-17.6 °C
27 June 1960
Snowiest day
8.3 cm
24 July 2019
Sunniest day
13.2 h
9 December 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 143 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | 21.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 65 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 19.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 136 mm | +63 mm |
| Apr | 21.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 22 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 9 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 16.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 18.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 18.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 21.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 12 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 23.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 13 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 23.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 32 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 22.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 93 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tupiza?
Tupiza has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 481 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tupiza?
The hottest day measured in Tupiza between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 2003, reaching 31.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tupiza?
The coldest day measured in Tupiza between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1960, at -13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tupiza?
Yes. Tupiza gets on average 1.9 cm of snow per year and has around 70 frost days.
Has the climate of Tupiza warmed?
Yes: Tupiza warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tupiza?
The wettest day measured in Tupiza between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1954, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tupiza?
The windiest day measured in Tupiza between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1940, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tupiza?
The warmest month in Tupiza is November (13.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Tupiza?
Tupiza receives on average 481 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tupiza?
Tupiza gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tupiza?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tupiza between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2019, with 8.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tupiza?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Tupiza.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tupiza?
In Tupiza, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.9 °C on 16 January 2024, and the lowest was -17.6 °C on 27 June 1960.
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