Yacuiba climate — normals and trends
Yacuiba (Bolivia) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 1,430 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 January (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Yacuiba averages 1 frost days, 88 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Yacuiba has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 22 October 2023) and the coldest -3.5 °C (on 15 June 1961).
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
YacuibaTarija Department
- coords
- -22.02°, -63.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.1°C
Average daily high
25.7°C
Average daily low
15.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,430mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
9.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
88 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.3 °C
Average feels-like low
15.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
50 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
41.9 °C
22 October 2023
Coldest day
-3.5 °C
15 June 1961
Wettest day
195 mm
9 December 1975
Windiest day
29.1 km/h
24 October 2009
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
30 December 1979
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
11 December 2010
Coldest feels-like
-7.1 °C
15 June 1961
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
18 July 2010
Sunniest day
13.3 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 | 32.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 203 mm | -56 mm |
| Feb | 34.4 °C | +6.2 °C | 120 mm | -107 mm |
| Mar | 26.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 296 mm | +100 mm |
| Apr | 23.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 46 mm | -61 mm |
| May | 23.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 29 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 19.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 19 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 8 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 25.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 10 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 22 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 103 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 31.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 52 mm | -111 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 219 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yacuiba?
Yacuiba has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 1,430 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yacuiba?
The hottest day measured in Yacuiba between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2023, reaching 41.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yacuiba?
The coldest day measured in Yacuiba between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1961, at -3.5 °C.
Does it snow in Yacuiba?
Almost never: Yacuiba sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Yacuiba warmed?
Yes: Yacuiba warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yacuiba?
The wettest day measured in Yacuiba between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1975, with 195 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yacuiba?
The windiest day measured in Yacuiba between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2009, with winds reaching 29.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yacuiba?
The warmest month in Yacuiba is January (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Yacuiba?
Yacuiba receives on average 1,430 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yacuiba?
Yacuiba gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yacuiba?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yacuiba between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2010, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yacuiba?
Yes: Yacuiba has on average 50 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yacuiba?
In Yacuiba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 11 December 2010, and the lowest was -7.1 °C on 15 June 1961.
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