The climate of Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia)
Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world. The salt flat is
situated at an altitude of 3,600 meters and is about 10 square
kilometres. The crust is several meters thick and lies over a salty
lake. This lake contains about 50% of the world’s lithium reserves.
The climate is the same all year round. During the summer temperatures
rise to 20 degrees Celsius. During the night it is cold here all year
round with temperatures between -5 to 5 degrees Celsius. Rainfall is
uncommon. However, the plane may get flooded with water from other
lakes. Salar de Uyuni has a cold desert climate. Hardly any rain falls
here. The only supply of water comes from other lakes that are in the
vicinity. Because temperatures are below 18 degrees Celsius on average
the climate is classified as a cold desert climate.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Salar de Uyuni
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
21
0
6
5
n/a
February
21
1
5
4
n/a
March
20
-1
5
3
n/a
April
19
-7
6
1
n/a
May
17
-13
8
0
n/a
June
13
--13
9
0
n/a
July
14
--11
9
0
n/a
August
14
-12
8
0
n/a
September
15
-10
7
0
n/a
October
16
-8
6
3
n/a
November
18
-3
6
4
n/a
December
20
-1
6
5
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
