Tarija
City in Bolivia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Tarija Photomontage: Russland345, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Tarija is a city in Bolivia, in Tarija Department. About 159,269 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Bolivia in our atlas.
It lies at 21.54° S, 64.73° W, about 1,870 m (6,135 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/La_Paz time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Tarija. Green dots: other major cities of Bolivia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Tarija has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 22°C (72°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about -3°C (27°F). Around 561 mm (22 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in BoliviaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Potosí · 241 km
- Sucre · 283 km
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra · 446 km
- Oruro · 465 km
- Sacaba · 479 km
- Cochabamba · 484 km
- Quillacollo · 487 km
- La Paz · 661 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3903320 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q35004 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Tarija Photomontage: Russland345, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)