Jorge Wilsterman International Airport

SLCB · Cochabamba, Bolivia

Climate Jorge Wilsterman International Airport 2020-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Jorge Wilsterman International Airport (SLCB) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 92.0 97 92 96 86 90
February 87.7 93 85 86 94 89
March 91.7 97 94 89 91 95
April 97.0 99 99 98 99
May 95.3 99 96 98 99
June 93.4 94 98 99 95
July 93.4 96 97 100 97
August 93.8 94 98 94 97
September 93.9 100 95 95 92
October 94.3 90 97 96 92
November 92.4 84 97 92 96
December 88.0 96 92 75 90
Average 92.9 95.4 93.4 95.0 92.5 93.9

3rd best VFR conditions of Bolivia

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 8 km or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 98.3 100 98 100 97 99
February 97.6 100 98 99 99 98
March 98.9 100 100 99 100 100
April 99.7 100 100 100 100
May 99.3 100 100 100 100
June 98.6 98 100 100 99
July 99.0 100 100 100 100
August 99.6 100 100 100 100
September 99.7 100 100 99 100
October 99.5 100 100 100 99
November 98.8 99 100 98 100
December 97.5 100 97 94 98
Average 98.9 99.6 99.3 99.5 98.6 99.2

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 km or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 25.8 29 27 25 23 26
February 24.9 25 26 25 25 25
March 25.6 27 26 26 25 26
April 26.8 28 28 25 27
May 26.1 26 26 25 27
June 25.5 26 25 25 27
July 26.4 28 27 26 27
August 26.8 28 27 27 27
September 27.6 29 28 28 27
October 28.7 31 28 29 28
November 28.8 30 29 28 29
December 26.3 29 26 24 27
Average 26.6 26.7 27.7 26.6 25.9 26.9

20th highest temperature of Bolivia

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 13.5 16 14 13 13 14
February 13.2 14 13 13 13 14
March 12.9 14 13 13 12 14
April 10.7 11 10 12 10
May 7.7 8 7 9 7
June 4.9 3 5 5 5
July 4.6 5 5 5 3
August 6.8 6 6 8 7
September 10.4 12 10 11 10
October 12.2 15 12 13 12
November 13.4 15 12 14 13
December 13.6 16 14 13 14
Average 10.8 14.8 10.8 9.7 10.4 10.3

4th lowest temperature of Bolivia

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 4.9 1 6 3 9 6
February 7.1 8 5 7 5 10
March 4.0 3 2 7 5 4
April 0.6 0 0 1 2
May 0.4 1 0 0 0
June 0.3 0 0 0 1
July 0.3 0 0 0 0
August 0.1 0 0 0 0
September 0.7 0 1 0 1
October 1.1 1 0 2 1
November 2.3 4 0 3 0
December 7.2 3 6 18 9
Average 2.7 3.8 1.8 1.9 3.8 2.8

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 5.0 6 6 5 4 4
February 4.4 5 5 5 4 4
March 4.5 5 6 4 5 4
April 3.9 4 4 4 3
May 3.3 4 4 3 3
June 3.0 3 3 3 3
July 3.0 3 3 3 3
August 4.2 4 4 4 5
September 5.3 5 6 6 5
October 5.8 6 6 6 6
November 5.7 6 6 5 6
December 4.9 6 5 4 6
Average 4.5 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.3 4.2

20th highest wind speed of Bolivia

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 166° 149° 197° 258° 220°
February 242° 238° 207° 167° 260°
March 200° 224° 250° 263° 216°
April 250° 259° 254° 281°
May 258° 249° 249° 256°
June 270° 262° 262° 267°
July 262° 251° 260° 263°
August 291° 250° 266° 275°
September 342° 277° 321° 262°
October 300° 320° 346° 310°
November 348° 119° 194° 119°
December 222° 114° 231° 098°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.