Climate averages 1991–2020
Tarija weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Tarija: daytime highs average 19.1°C and nights cool to about 4.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 8.5 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 57 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yacuiba (121 km away). In July its highs average 21.5°C, 2.4°C warmer than Tarija, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Bolivia, Tarija ranks 8th of 14 for the warmest July highs and 3rd of 14 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 14 cities is 19.9°C; Tarija is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 20.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.5 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Tarija climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.8°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 220 | 24.8 | 13.313 h |
| February | 22.0°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 191 | 22.0 | 12.813 h |
| March | 21.7°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 163 | 21.8 | 12.212 h |
| April | 20.7°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 72 | 13.8 | 11.612 h |
| May | 19.2°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 24 | 6.9 | 11.111 h |
| June | 19.5°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 9.2 | 3.2 | 10.811 h |
| July, selected | 19.1°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 8.5 | 2.7 | 11.011 h |
| August | 20.8°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 15 | 4.5 | 11.411 h |
| September | 22.0°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 34 | 8.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 22.9°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 86 | 17.3 | 12.613 h |
| November | 22.5°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 130 | 20.5 | 13.113 h |
| December | 22.9°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 194 | 24.5 | 13.413 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
July in nearby cities
- Yacuiba in JulyBolivia · 121 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 10.9°C · 14 mm rain
- San Ramón de la Nueva Orán in JulyArgentina · 183 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 10.6°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Potosí in JulyBolivia · 242 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low -3.2°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Sucre in JulyBolivia · 284 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 4.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Calama in JulyChile · 444 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 1.3°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra in JulyBolivia · 447 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 16.3°C · 44 mm rain
- Oruro in JulyBolivia · 467 kmHigh 12.8°C · Low -2.4°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Sacaba in JulyBolivia · 480 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 6.9°C · 32 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 Tarija) is explained once on the Tarija year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.