Oruro Weather in August
Oruro in August
The short of it: Oruro in August averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 10 mm (0.39 in) of rain and about 11 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low -2° · rain 10 mm · daylight 11 h 31 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & October
Thirty years of records give Oruro an average August high of 19°, a low of -2° and some 10 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 19°, nights near -2°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 10 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 31 min in mid-August, 22 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and October.
Against its neighbours, Oruro runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Machacamarca, 24 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Oruro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MachacamarcaOruro | 24 km SSE | 18° | -3° | 7.0 mm |
| HuanuniOruro | 45 km SE | 17° | -4° | 6.0 mm |
| PoopóOruro | 47 km SSE | 18° | -3° | 4.0 mm |
| EucaliptusLa Paz Department | 62 km NW | 18° | -2° | 9.0 mm |
| TotoralOruro | 63 km SSE | 16° | -5° | 4.0 mm |
| Campamento ColquiriLa Paz Department | 65 km N | 16° | -5° | 15 mm |
| LlallaguaPotosí Department | 74 km SE | 18° | -3° | 3.0 mm |
| UncíaPotosí Department | 78 km SE | 18° | -3° | 3.0 mm |