Quillacollo climate
Quillacollo is warmest in October, with average highs of 24 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 7.7 °C. January is the wettest month (193 mm) and June the driest (6.4 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Quillacollo averages 845 mm of rain, 34 days above 25 °C and 0 days below freezing.
Bolivia · population 172,405 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month October 24 °C
- Coldest month July 7.7 °C
- Driest month June 6 mm
- Wettest month January 193 mm
- Least cloud July 30 % cloud
- Hottest on record November 32 °C
- Coldest on record July -0.9 °C
What to expectQuillacollo through the year
Quillacollo has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 21 °C in July to 24 °C in October, a swing of 3.7 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 34 days a year reach 25 °C, 0 of them reach 30 °C, 0 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 32 °C, in November.
Rain is strongly seasonal. January averages 193 mm against 6 mm in June — 30 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0 °C | 193 mm | 87 % |
| February | 20.9 °C | 179 mm | 86 % |
| March | 20.8 °C | 121 mm | 77 % |
| April | 21.4 °C | 44 mm | 62 % |
| May | 21.9 °C | 11 mm | 41 % |
| June | 21.6 °C | 6 mm | 33 % |
| July | 21.3 °C | 11 mm | 30 % |
| August | 22.2 °C | 18 mm | 33 % |
| September | 22.8 °C | 22 mm | 44 % |
| October | 23.6 °C | 39 mm | 63 % |
| November | 23.6 °C | 67 mm | 74 % |
| December | 22.4 °C | 134 mm | 85 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0 °C | 12.8 °C | 16.5 °C | 27.5 °C | 5.6 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 20.9 °C | 12.8 °C | 16.4 °C | 28.5 °C | 7.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 20.8 °C | 12.4 °C | 16.2 °C | 27.1 °C | 5.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 21.4 °C | 11.2 °C | 16.1 °C | 26.4 °C | 4.2 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 21.9 °C | 9.5 °C | 15.5 °C | 27.5 °C | 2.6 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 21.6 °C | 8.1 °C | 14.6 °C | 26.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 21.3 °C | 7.7 °C | 14.2 °C | 26.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 22.2 °C | 8.6 °C | 15.0 °C | 28.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 22.8 °C | 10.0 °C | 16.0 °C | 29.6 °C | 3.3 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 23.6 °C | 11.9 °C | 17.3 °C | 31.1 °C | 5.9 °C | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 23.6 °C | 12.9 °C | 17.8 °C | 32.0 °C | 6.7 °C | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 22.4 °C | 13.1 °C | 17.3 °C | 30.7 °C | 5.8 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 193 mm | 23 | 13 h/day | 87 % | 75 % | 8.4 km/h |
| February | 179 mm | 22 | 13 h/day | 86 % | 76 % | 8.0 km/h |
| March | 121 mm | 18 | 12 h/day | 77 % | 74 % | 7.9 km/h |
| April | 44 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 62 % | 67 % | 8.3 km/h |
| May | 11 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 41 % | 57 % | 9.2 km/h |
| June | 6 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 33 % | 53 % | 9.7 km/h |
| July | 11 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 30 % | 53 % | 10.0 km/h |
| August | 18 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 33 % | 54 % | 10 km/h |
| September | 22 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 44 % | 57 % | 11 km/h |
| October | 39 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 63 % | 59 % | 11 km/h |
| November | 67 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 74 % | 62 % | 11 km/h |
| December | 134 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 85 % | 70 % | 9.6 km/h |
How Quillacollo compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quillacollo | 24 °C | 7.7 °C | 845 mm | 34 |
| Cochabamba · Bolivia | 23 °C | 7.5 °C | 845 mm | 19 |
| Sacaba · Bolivia | 22 °C | 7.3 °C | 1,190 mm | 8 |
| Oruro · Bolivia | 19 °C | -1.4 °C | 601 mm | 0 |
| Sucre · Bolivia | 21 °C | 4.6 °C | 1,003 mm | 9 |
| La Paz · Bolivia | 15 °C | 0.6 °C | 714 mm | 0 |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra · Bolivia | 30 °C | 17 °C | 1,212 mm | 289 |
Where Quillacollo ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in South America in May | 2nd of 50 | 96/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in September | 4th of 50 | 97/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in August | 10th of 50 | 95/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America year-round | 11th of 50 | 88/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in October | 12th of 50 | 92/100 |
| Places with the best weather in the world in September | 16th of 50 | 97/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Quillacollo.
QuestionsCommon questions about Quillacollo’s climate
When is the best time to visit Quillacollo?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. October, November, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, October is the warmest month and June the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Quillacollo get?
In October, the warmest month, daily highs average 24 °C. About 0 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 32 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 7.7 °C in July, the coldest month. A normal year has 0 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Quillacollo?
January, averaging 193 mm over 23 days with rain. The driest month is June with 6 mm. The year as a whole averages 845 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Quillacollo rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- -17.392°, -66.278° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.