Climate averages 1991–2020
Sucre weather
in August.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a mild month in Sucre: daytime highs average 19.3°C and nights cool to about 5.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 28 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Potosí (80 km away). In August its highs average 14.6°C, 4.6°C cooler than Sucre, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Bolivia, Sucre ranks 10th of 14 for the warmest August highs and 9th of 14 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 14 cities is 21.5°C; Sucre is 2.2°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 20.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 26 mm to 43 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Sucre climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.7°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 205 | 24.7 | 13.113 h |
| February | 18.3°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 180 | 22.4 | 12.713 h |
| March | 18.1°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 138 | 20.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 18.1°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 59 | 11.8 | 11.712 h |
| May | 18.3°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 19 | 5.0 | 11.211 h |
| June | 18.4°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 14 | 3.5 | 11.011 h |
| July | 18.3°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 14 | 3.4 | 11.111 h |
| August, selected | 19.3°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 26 | 5.7 | 11.511 h |
| September | 20.1°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 43 | 9.0 | 12.012 h |
| October | 20.5°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 68 | 14.1 | 12.513 h |
| November | 20.2°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 92 | 15.9 | 13.013 h |
| December | 19.6°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 152 | 21.4 | 13.313 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Potosí in AugustBolivia · 80 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low -2.1°C · 10 mm rain
- Sacaba in AugustBolivia · 199 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 7.7°C · 49 mm rain
- Cochabamba in AugustBolivia · 207 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 8.1°C · 19 mm rain
- Quillacollo in AugustBolivia · 212 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.2°C · 19 mm rain
- Oruro in AugustBolivia · 226 kmHigh 14.2°C · Low -1.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra in AugustBolivia · 260 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 17.9°C · 44 mm rain
- Tarija in AugustBolivia · 284 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 5.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Montero in AugustBolivia · 284 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 18.2°C · 50 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Sucre) is explained once on the Sucre year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.