Santiago de Huata Municipality

Santiago de Huata
Municipality
Santiago de Huata
Coordinates: 16°05′00″S 68°50′00″W
Country	Bolivia
Department	La Paz
Province	Omasuyos
Government
• Mayor	Roberto Huaycho Villca
Area
• Total	125 km^2 (48 sq mi)
Elevation	3,911 m (12,831 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,158
• Density	73/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Language
• Official	Spanish
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

Santiago de Huata is a town and municipality in Omasuyos Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. It is located in the eastern shore of Lake Titicaca, at an average elevation of 3911 meters above the sea level.^[1] The municipality has a population of 9,158 in 2020.^[2]

Climate

Santiago de Huata has a Tundra Climate (ET) under the Köppen Climate Classification. It receives the most rainfall in January, with an average precipitation of 222 mm; and the least rainfall in July, with an average precipitation of 17 mm.

Climate data for Santiago de Huata
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.7 (53.1)	11.8 (53.2)	11.8 (53.2)	11.5 (52.7)	11.6 (52.9)	11.5 (52.7)	11.3 (52.3)	12.3 (54.1)	13.0 (55.4)	13.3 (55.9)	13.7 (56.7)	12.4 (54.3)	12.2 (53.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	8.7 (47.7)	8.7 (47.7)	8.7 (47.7)	8.4 (47.1)	8.0 (46.4)	7.6 (45.7)	7.1 (44.8)	7.7 (45.9)	8.5 (47.3)	9.2 (48.6)	9.8 (49.6)	9.2 (48.6)	8.5 (47.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	6.2 (43.2)	6.3 (43.3)	6.2 (43.2)	5.7 (42.3)	4.8 (40.6)	4.1 (39.4)	3.4 (38.1)	3.8 (38.8)	4.6 (40.3)	5.6 (42.1)	6.5 (43.7)	6.5 (43.7)	5.3 (41.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	222 (8.7)	185 (7.3)	145 (5.7)	74 (2.9)	26 (1.0)	18 (0.7)	17 (0.7)	23 (0.9)	41 (1.6)	76 (3.0)	98 (3.9)	176 (6.9)	1,101 (43.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

References

1. "Santiago de Huata topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
2. "Santiago de Huata (Municipality, Bolivia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
3. "Santiago de Huata climate: Temperature Santiago de Huata & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2023.