Chivay has a
subtropical highland climate (
Köppen:
Cwb) characterized by mild days, cold nights, and distinct wet and dry seasons. The total annual precipitation is around . Chivay receives the majority of its precipitation during the
wet season, which spans from December to March. The
dry season, from May to November, sees significantly reduced precipitation. Daytime temperatures are relatively constant throughout the year, with all months having average high temperatures close to . The dry season has significantly colder nights than the wet season, with average low temperatures below freezing from May to August. Low temperatures average above during the wet season. {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Chivay (1991–2020) | Jan high C = 19.0 | Feb high C = 18.6 | Mar high C = 19.1 | Apr high C = 19.8 | May high C = 19.6 | Jun high C = 19.1 | Jul high C = 19.0 | Aug high C = 20.1 | Sep high C = 21.0 | Oct high C = 21.5 | Nov high C = 21.6 | Dec high C = 20.6 | year high C = 19.9 | Jan low C = 4.5 | Feb low C = 4.7 | Mar low C = 4.0 | Apr low C = 2.6 | May low C = -0.2 | Jun low C = -1.7 | Jul low C = -1.8 | Aug low C = -0.8 | Sep low C = 0.9 | Oct low C = 1.9 | Nov low C = 2.4 | Dec low C = 3.7 | year low C = 1.7 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 115.0 | Feb precipitation mm = 116.9 | Mar precipitation mm = 86.2 | Apr precipitation mm = 29.8 | May precipitation mm = 2.9 | Jun precipitation mm = 2.3 | Jul precipitation mm = 3.5 | Aug precipitation mm = 3.0 | Sep precipitation mm = 7.6 | Oct precipitation mm = 10.4 | Nov precipitation mm = 13.9 | Dec precipitation mm = 54.2 | year precipitation mm = 445.7 | source 1 =
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