Puerto Acosta
Waychu | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Eliodoro Camacho Province |
| Municipality | Puerto Acosta Municipality |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Freddy Surco Toledo (2007) |
| • President | Braulio Quispe Condori (2007) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,123 |
| • Ethnicities | Aymara |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| Climate | Cwc |
Puerto Acosta or Waychu (Aymara) is a town in the La Paz Department, Bolivia.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Puerto Acosta, elevation 3,880 m (12,730 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
2.2 (35.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 140.3 (5.52) |
100.1 (3.94) |
71.4 (2.81) |
42.3 (1.67) |
17.6 (0.69) |
14.8 (0.58) |
6.9 (0.27) |
16.8 (0.66) |
35.1 (1.38) |
50.4 (1.98) |
57.0 (2.24) |
96.4 (3.80) |
649.1 (25.54) |
| Average precipitation days | 12.6 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 10.0 | 71.6 |
| Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[1][2] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
15°32′S 69°15′W / 15.533°S 69.250°W
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