Caracollo
Caracollo (Hispanicized spelling), Q'araqullu or Q'ara Qullu (Aymara q'ara bald, qullu mountain, "bald mountain") is a small town in Bolivia. It is situated in the Cercado Province of the Oruro Department. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 5,429. Located at the place where the highway from La Paz splits into two roads towards Cochabamba and Oruro, the town is a frequent starting point for long marches intended to influence the Bolivian government.
Climate
| Climate data for Caracollo, elevation 3,770 m (12,370 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
1.2 (34.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
0.2 (32.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 94.2 (3.71) |
72.0 (2.83) |
56.5 (2.22) |
18.9 (0.74) |
1.6 (0.06) |
3.1 (0.12) |
4.2 (0.17) |
9.0 (0.35) |
27.3 (1.07) |
19.6 (0.77) |
31.3 (1.23) |
65.1 (2.56) |
402.8 (15.83) |
| Average precipitation days | 16 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 87 |
| Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia | |||||||||||||