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Chacaltaya at 5395 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 am (local time) / 04 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
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clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -3 |
min °C | -4 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -1 | -2 | -3 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -4 |
chill °C | -9 | -6 | -10 | -12 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -10 | -11 | -8 | -12 |
Humid % | 14 | 13 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 33 | 60 | 49 |
Freeze m | 5100 | 5300 | 4800 | 5100 | 5300 | 5100 | 5400 | 5550 | 5150 | 5500 | 5450 | 5000 | 5400 | 5450 | 5000 | 5250 | 5200 | 4900 |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
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Chacaltaya Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 4 Jul 2026 |
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Other resorts in Bolivia are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Snow History
Week 1 of August has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
4.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Photos of Chacaltaya
charkini campeonato de ski 2011 by soroush lavaie
campeonato de ski 2011 by soroush lavaie
campeonato de ski 2011 by soroush lavaie
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Chacaltaya at the specific elevation of 5395 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Chacaltaya. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Bolivia.
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Visitor Reviews of Chacaltaya
- soroush lavaie from Bolivia writes:
Bozorgzadegan Amir man da bolivia hastam baraye ski mitavane ba man tamas bigere [email protected]
Visitor Reviews of Chacaltaya
soroush lavaie from Bolivia writes:
Bozorgzadegan Amir man da bolivia hastam baraye ski mitavane ba man tamas bigere [email protected]
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