climigo

Bolivia

When to go?

The best months are May–August.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

ParaguayBrazilArgentinaChilePeruLa PazLa PazLa PazSanta Cruz de la SierraSanta Cruz de la SierraSanta Cruz de la SierraSucreSucreSucreCochabambaCochabambaCochabambaTiwanakuTiwanaku

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 28°18°
February 27°18°
March 27°17°
April 27°16°
May 25°13°
June 24°12°
July 25°11°
August 27°12°
September 28°14°
October 29°16°
November 28°17°
December 28°18°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec17.9 · 27.5 °CJanuary: 17.9 · 27.5 °C17.8 · 27.2 °CFebruary: 17.8 · 27.2 °C17.4 · 27.2 °CMarch: 17.4 · 27.2 °C15.9 · 26.8 °CApril: 15.9 · 26.8 °C13.3 · 25.1 °CMay: 13.3 · 25.1 °C11.6 · 24.3 °CJune: 11.6 · 24.3 °C10.8 · 24.6 °CJuly: 10.8 · 24.6 °C12.1 · 26.5 °CAugust: 12.1 · 26.5 °C14.3 · 28.1 °CSeptember: 14.3 · 28.1 °C16.2 · 28.6 °COctober: 16.2 · 28.6 °C16.8 · 28.2 °CNovember: 16.8 · 28.2 °C17.7 · 27.9 °CDecember: 17.7 · 27.9 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 17.9 – 27.5 °C
Feb 17.8 – 27.2 °C
Mar 17.4 – 27.2 °C
Apr 15.9 – 26.8 °C
May 13.3 – 25.1 °C
Jun 11.6 – 24.3 °C
Jul 10.8 – 24.6 °C
Aug 12.1 – 26.5 °C
Sep 14.3 – 28.1 °C
Oct 16.2 – 28.6 °C
Nov 16.8 – 28.2 °C
Dec 17.7 – 27.9 °C

How much it rains

January 188 mm16 d
February 181 mm14 d
March 157 mm12 d
April 87 mm7 d
May 50 mm4 d
June 29 mm2 d
July 22 mm2 d
August 27 mm2 d
September 45 mm4 d
October 83 mm7 d
November 116 mm9 d
December 161 mm13 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec188 mm · 16 rain days · 12 mm a dayJanuary: 188 mm · 16 rain days · 12 mm a day181 mm · 14 rain days · 13 mm a dayFebruary: 181 mm · 14 rain days · 13 mm a day157 mm · 12 rain days · 13 mm a dayMarch: 157 mm · 12 rain days · 13 mm a day87 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a dayApril: 87 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a day50 mm · 4 rain days · 13 mm a dayMay: 50 mm · 4 rain days · 13 mm a day29 mm · 2 rain days · 15 mm a dayJune: 29 mm · 2 rain days · 15 mm a day22 mm · 2 rain days · 11 mm a dayJuly: 22 mm · 2 rain days · 11 mm a day27 mm · 2 rain days · 14 mm a dayAugust: 27 mm · 2 rain days · 14 mm a day45 mm · 4 rain days · 11 mm a daySeptember: 45 mm · 4 rain days · 11 mm a day83 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a dayOctober: 83 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a day116 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a dayNovember: 116 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a day161 mm · 13 rain days · 12 mm a dayDecember: 161 mm · 13 rain days · 12 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 188 mm16 d
Feb 181 mm14 d
Mar 157 mm12 d
Apr 87 mm7 d
May 50 mm4 d
Jun 29 mm2 d
Jul 22 mm2 d
Aug 27 mm2 d
Sep 45 mm4 d
Oct 83 mm7 d
Nov 116 mm9 d
Dec 161 mm13 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 13 h 02
February 12 h 39
March 12 h 12
April 11 h 43
May 11 h 20
June 11 h 07
July 11 h 12
August 11 h 32
September 12 h 00
October 12 h 28
November 12 h 54
December 13 h 08

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

La Paz

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Sucre

Cities