fiogf49gjkf0d GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
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BOLIVIA IS DIVIDED INTO TWO VERY CONTRASTING PHYSICAL REGIONS
WHICH HAVE VERY DIFFERENT WEATHER & CLIMATE. ANDES & ANDEAN
PLATEAU EXPERIENCE AN EXTREME TYPE OF TROPICAL HIGHLAND CLIMATE.
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION IS LOW & MOST OF IT FALLS BETWEEN DEC & MAR.
THERE IS LITTLE VARIATION IN ANNUAL TEMPERATURE ALTHOUGH THERE
ARE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DAY & NIGHT TEMPERATURES DUE
TO HIGH ELEVATION. THE LOWLANDS WHICH COMPRISE MORE THAN HALF OF
THE COUNTRY HAVE AN EQUATORIAL CLIMATE. TEMPERATURES ARE WARM TO
HOT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH A SINGLE RAINY SEASON FROM OCTOBER
TO MARCH AVERAGING 1000 - 1500MM OF RAINFALL.
CLOTHING: WARM CLOTHING FOR WINTER AT HIGH ALTITUDE IS ESSENTIAL.
MEDIUM WEIGHT WITH OVER-COAT FOR THE ALTIPLANO AND TROPICAL TO
LIGHT FOR THE LOWLANDS. RAINWEAR IMPORTANT DURING RAINY SEASON.
ACCLIMATIZATION IS NECESSARY IN HIGH ELEVATIONS.
CLIMATE TABLE:
CONCEPTION ALT 490M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 29 30 29 28 27 27 28 28 32 32 31 31
MIN C 19 18 17 16 13 13 13 13 16 18 18 20
RAIN MM 193 155 117 61 79 23 28 15 58 76 206 132
HUMIDITY AM 93 93 91 91 88 93 87 81 80 77 81 87
% PM 63 74 71 65 61 61 55 47 49 58 61 69
LA PAZ ALT 3658M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 14 15 14
MIN C 3 3 3 2 0 -2 -2 -1 0 2 3 3
RAIN MM 114 107 66 33 13 8 10 13 28 41 48 94
HUMIDITY AM 92 92 92 89 76 72 71 76 81 84 86 89
% PM 63 60 58 50 35 32 30 33 38 43 45 53
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