Ixiamas

Archaeological site in Bolivia
Town in La Paz Department, Bolivia
13°46′S 68°8′W / 13.767°S 68.133°W / -13.767; -68.133Country BoliviaDepartmentLa Paz DepartmentProvinceAbel Iturralde ProvinceMunicipalityIxiamas MunicipalityTime zoneUTC-4 (BOT)ClimateAf

Ixiamas is a town and municipality in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. It is on the level pampa 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the Cordillera Central foothills.[1][2]

It is served by Ixiamas Airport.

Climate

Ixiamas has a tropical rainforest climate, sitting on the southern edge of the Amazon forest in western Bolivia. Ixiamas receives ample rainfall throughout the year and is generally hot year round, with slightly milder winter temperatures.

Climate data for Ixiamas, Bolivia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 35.0
(95.0)
35.0
(95.0)
36.0
(96.8)
34.6
(94.3)
35.8
(96.4)
33.3
(91.9)
34.2
(93.6)
36.4
(97.5)
38.3
(100.9)
36.5
(97.7)
36.0
(96.8)
36.8
(98.2)
38.3
(100.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.2
(86.4)
30.8
(87.4)
31.5
(88.7)
30.7
(87.3)
29.4
(84.9)
30.1
(86.2)
30.5
(86.9)
32.1
(89.8)
33.3
(91.9)
32.2
(90.0)
31.3
(88.3)
31.3
(88.3)
31.1
(88.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)
27.0
(80.6)
27.1
(80.8)
26.8
(80.2)
26.4
(79.5)
25.6
(78.1)
25.7
(78.3)
27.3
(81.1)
28.2
(82.8)
28.1
(82.6)
27.7
(81.9)
27.3
(81.1)
27.0
(80.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
21.7
(71.1)
21.4
(70.5)
18.7
(65.7)
16.8
(62.2)
17.5
(63.5)
18.4
(65.1)
20.3
(68.5)
21.5
(70.7)
21.6
(70.9)
21.8
(71.2)
20.4
(68.7)
Record low °C (°F) 20.6
(69.1)
20.0
(68.0)
17.2
(63.0)
15.0
(59.0)
10.0
(50.0)
9.9
(49.8)
8.9
(48.0)
10.0
(50.0)
13.8
(56.8)
16.1
(61.0)
16.0
(60.8)
19.0
(66.2)
8.9
(48.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 292.3
(11.51)
382.2
(15.05)
174.2
(6.86)
127.9
(5.04)
128.3
(5.05)
63.3
(2.49)
60.0
(2.36)
94.1
(3.70)
155.3
(6.11)
164.4
(6.47)
217.2
(8.55)
279.1
(10.99)
2,138.3
(84.19)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 17 17 18 13 7 3 2 2 5 10 12 16 122
Average relative humidity (%) 79 80 80 81 78 76 70 68 68 72 76 80 76
Source: SENAMHI[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap - Ixiamas
  2. ^ Google Maps - Ixiamas
  3. ^ . SENAMHI http://www.senamhi.gob.bo/sismet. Retrieved 18 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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