The climate of El Alto (Bolivia)
El Alto is one of the highest cities in the world located at an
altitude of 4,150 meters above sea level. The city of La Paz is
located nearby. The city was founded in the beginning of the 20th
century. It started to grow in 1950 when the city was connected the
water supply system. El Alto can be reached by plane and is connected
by a railroad to La Paz. El Alto is an important center in Bolivia’s
industry. El Alto has a cold steppe climate. This type of climate is a
transitional climate between a tropical rainforest climate and a
desert climate. The difference is in the amount of precipitation which
is much less than a tropical climate gets. However, summers are still
reasonably wet. Temperatures are below 18 degrees Celsius on average
all year round.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for El Alto
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
15
3
6
21
n/a
February
15
3
5
18
n/a
March
15
3
5
16
n/a
April
14
2
6
9
n/a
May
14
0
8
5
n/a
June
14
-2
9
2
n/a
July
14
-2
9
2
n/a
August
14
-1
8
4
n/a
September
15
0
7
9
n/a
October
15
2
6
9
n/a
November
16
3
6
11
n/a
December
15
3
6
18
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
