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]

Ixiamas
Town
Ixiamas as seen from the air
Ixiamas as seen from the air
Ixiamas is located in Bolivia
Ixiamas
Ixiamas
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 13°46′S 68°8′W / 13.767°S 68.133°W / -13.767; -68.133
Country Bolivia
DepartmentLa Paz Department
ProvinceAbel Iturralde Province
MunicipalityIxiamas Municipality
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)
ClimateAf

It is served by Ixiamas Airport.

Climate

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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

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap - Ixiamas
  2. ^ Google Maps - Ixiamas
  3. ^ "Archived copy". SENAMHI. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

13°45′S 68°09′W / 13.750°S 68.150°W / -13.750; -68.150