Location & Surroundings

Cheka is a settlement in La Paz Department, Bolivia, at 3,155 m elevation. The nearest larger town is Achacachi, 25 km to the south. The national capital Sucre is about 505 km to the southeast. The nearest airport is Copacabana, 60 km away.

Basic Data

  • Type populated place (PPL)
  • a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work

Geography

  • Coordinates
    15° 49' 34" S, 68° 39' 28" W
  • Elevation DEM: 3155 m
  • Timezone America/La_Paz
  • Time Shift GMT -4 (DST -4)

Statistics & Country

  • Pop. Density 232 p/km²
  • Built-up 1.4%
  • Settlement Low density rural
  • Currency Boliviano (BOB)
  • Phone Prefix +591

Sun & Local Time

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Weather in Cheka

Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Cheka, updated from the NOAA GFS model.

Now 10.5 C with mostly cloudy skies and a 5.2 m/s northerly wind. Next 24h: 5.3 to 10.5 C, max wind 5.2 m/s. Precip around 0.5 mm. Solar peaks near 537 W/m2.

Temperature
10.5 C
Wind
5.2 m/s N (352 deg)
Humidity
59 %
Pressure
1,016.4 hPa
Clouds
59 %
Precip
0.54 mm
Solar
0.0 W/m2
UV-B
n/a

Hour Temp (C) Wind (m/s) Dir (deg) RH (%) Pressure (hPa) Precip (step/total mm) Clouds (%) Solar (W/m2) UV-B (W/m2)
NOW 10.5 5.2 352 59 1,016.4 - / 0.00 59 0.0 n/a
6h 6.1 2.4 21 84 1,019.9 0.76 / 0.76 81 292.2 n/a
12h 5.3 2.5 352 92 1,020.8 1.04 / 1.80 68 0.0 n/a
18h 5.3 3.3 13 89 1,022.5 0.00 / 0.66 74 14.4 n/a
Tomorrow 9.0 3.6 340 71 1,017.9 0.00 / 0.54 46 537.2 n/a
30h 5.2 2.5 3 86 1,019.5 0.00 / 0.15 53 272.7 n/a
36h 3.7 0.5 177 71 1,019.7 0.00 / 0.00 9 0.0 n/a
42h 6.2 0.2 260 50 1,021.1 0.00 / 0.00 0 39.6 n/a
Monday 12.1 3.8 347 50 1,014.4 0.06 / 0.06 17 879.0 n/a
54h 5.9 2.2 20 83 1,018.4 0.07 / 0.13 47 323.5 n/a
60h 4.5 0.6 216 73 1,018.2 0.00 / 0.00 4 0.0 n/a
66h 6.3 1.4 16 65 1,021.2 0.00 / 0.00 14 38.8 n/a
Tuesday 11.5 4.8 4 57 1,015.7 0.16 / 0.16 16 848.4 n/a
Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° (run 2026-09-12 18:00 UTC).

FAQ

What is the current weather and next 24-hour outlook in Cheka?
Now 10.5 C with mostly cloudy skies and a 5.2 m/s northerly wind. Next 24h: 5.3 to 10.5 C, max wind 5.2 m/s. Precip around 0.5 mm. Solar peaks near 537 W/m2.
Is precipitation expected in the next 24 hours?
Around 0.5 mm of precipitation is expected in the next 24 hours.
When are sunrise and sunset in Cheka today?
Sunrise around 06:30 and sunset around 18:30 (local time). Day length about 12h 00m.
What is the local time in Cheka?
Local time is 20:19. Time zone: America/La_Paz (UTC-04:00).
What type of place is Cheka?
Cheka is a populated place.
What is the elevation of Cheka?
DEM 3,155 m.
Where is Cheka located?
It is at -15.82621, -68.65783 (latitude, longitude).
Which country is Cheka in?
It is in Bolivia.

Sources

Last updated 2017-11-10
geonames https://www.geonames.org/11751672