Colchane
Colchane · Chile
This remote Andean altiplano village on Chile's Bolivian border, where a whitewashed colonial bell tower rises above sparse highland grassland with snow-capped volcanic peaks filling the horizon behind it.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population1,728
- Nearest water from center 0.6 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 0.9 km0.6 mi
Nearest airports
Climate · monthly averages
J
10°50°
120mm4.8in
F
10°50°
105mm4.2in
M
10°49°
55mm2.2in
A
9°48°
15mm0.6in
M
7°45°
5mm0.1in
J
6°43°
0mm0.1in
J
6°42°
5mm0.2in
A
7°44°
5mm0.3in
S
8°47°
5mm0.2in
O
10°49°
10mm0.4in
N
11°51°
15mm0.5in
D
11°52°
60mm2.4in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗
Colchane: quick answers
Where is Colchane?
Colchane is in Chile.
How do you get to Colchane?
The nearest airport is Oruro (ORU), about 3 hr 51 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Colchane?
The warmest month is December, averaging 11°C52°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 6°C42°F. The wettest month is January, with about 122 mm4.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Colchane?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.