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Highest Cities on Earth

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Twelve of the pool’s highest-elevation cities, from Johannesburg at 1,753m up to Potosí at 4,067m. Thinner air and a different relationship with cold and UV reshape daily life here as much as latitude does.

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Mean Annual Temp
9.1°C
Annual PM2.5ModerateBottom 50% of 255
19µg/m³
Moderate
Cryptic Clue

A mountain of silver made this the wealthiest city on Earth by the early 1600s, so renowned for riches that a centuries-old Spanish saying still invokes its name to mean a fortune. Miners are still hollowing that same mountain out today.

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Climate Baseline & Air Quality

Annual Rainfall
430.1mm/yr
ElevationHigh AltitudeTop 5% of 255
4,067m
Peak Smog Season
Dry-season mineral dust from mining operations and thin-air combustion inefficiency
12-Month Annual Cycle
Baseline Temp (°C) Rain (mm)
0°30°0°105.1mm0mmJFMAMJJASOND