Potosí weather in August

In August, Potosí sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 2.6 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Potosí's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Potosí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
10 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:47 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
27%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Potosí is city in Bolivia.

Density
1,195/km²
people per km²
Founded
1545

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical August day in Potosí reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
116-2
216-2
316-2
416-2
516-2
616-2
716-1
816-1
916-1
1016-1
1116-1
1216-1
1316-1
1416-1
1516-1
1616-1
1716-1
1816-1
1916-1
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26170
27170
28170
29170
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31170

How August really feels in Potosí

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Potosí weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 17125.80.213.12.7
Feb15° / 14723.40.112.72.7
Mar15° / 10821.40.212.13.3
Apr16° / 359.6011.65.1
May16° / -0°61.80.111.16.4
Jun15° / -2°20.50.110.86.3
Jul15° / -3°410.310.96.1
Aug16° / -1°102.60.611.36.5
Sep17° / 266.50.211.96.2
Oct18° / 5111.80.212.55.6
Nov17° / 7715.60.212.94.7
Dec16° / 13322.50.113.23.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48416
58416
68317
78317
88218
98218
108218
118119
128119
138119
148119
158218
168218
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318218

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Potosí gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 2.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
161
261
361
471
572
672
782
882
982
1092
1192
1292
13102
14102
15102
16102
17102
18102
19102
20102
21102
2292
2392
2492
2592
2691
2791
28101
29101
30101
31101

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
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7100
8100
9100
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23100
24100
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26100
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30100
31100

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:566:02
211.16:566:03
311.16:556:03
411.16:556:03
511.26:546:04
611.26:536:04
711.26:536:04
811.26:526:05
911.26:526:05
1011.26:516:05
1111.26:516:05
1211.36:506:06
1311.36:496:06
1411.36:496:06
1511.36:486:07
1611.36:476:07
1711.36:476:07
1811.46:466:08
1911.46:456:08
2011.46:446:08
2111.46:446:08
2211.46:436:09
2311.46:426:09
2411.56:416:09
2511.56:406:09
2611.56:406:10
2711.56:396:10
2811.56:386:10
2911.66:376:10
3011.66:366:11
3111.66:356:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 6.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Potosí

In seasonPeak

None of Potosí's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Potosí's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Potosí?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Potosí for sightseeing.

What to pack for Potosí in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Potosí sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near -1°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Potosí in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Potosí peaks around January 21 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 18Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Potosí?

Potosí sits at 19.6°S, 65.8°W, 3,967 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Sucre, 80 km away.

UyuniLlallaguaHuanuniMizqueTupizaPunataOruro

Topography around Potosí

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Potosí.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Potosí has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m around an average of 4,008 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,712 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,305 m.

The land around Potosí is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and bare terrain (29%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
695 m
16 km
1,712 m
80 km
3,305 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Sucre 80 km · Uyuni 148 km · Llallagua 155 km · Huanuni 184 km · Mizque 188 km · Tupiza 207 km · Punata 227 km · Oruro 228 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Potosí (-19.5836°, -65.7531°, elevation 3,967 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).