La Paz climate

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La Paz is warmest in November, with average highs of 15 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 0.6 °C. January is the wettest month (137 mm) and June the driest (11 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year La Paz averages 714 mm of rain and 34 days below freezing.

Bolivia · population 2,004,652 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month November 15 °C
Coldest month July 0.6 °C
Driest month June 11 mm
Wettest month January 137 mm
Least cloud July 36 % cloud
Hottest on record November 24 °C
Coldest on record July -7.4 °C

What to expectLa Paz through the year

La Paz has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 12 °C in July to 15 °C in November, a swing of 3.3 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 34 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 24 °C, in November.

Rain is strongly seasonal. January averages 137 mm against 11 mm in June — 12 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	14.1 °C	137 mm	91 %
February	14.1 °C	120 mm	90 %
March	13.9 °C	92 mm	85 %
April	13.7 °C	43 mm	71 %
May	13.8 °C	16 mm	45 %
June	13.0 °C	11 mm	38 %
July	12.5 °C	14 mm	36 %
August	12.9 °C	22 mm	41 %
September	13.6 °C	39 mm	53 %
October	14.5 °C	55 mm	69 %
November	15.2 °C	56 mm	78 %
December	14.7 °C	110 mm	89 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days below 0 °C
January	14.1 °C	5.8 °C	9.2 °C	18.8 °C	1.6 °C	0
February	14.1 °C	5.6 °C	9.1 °C	19.9 °C	0.5 °C	0
March	13.9 °C	5.3 °C	8.9 °C	19.6 °C	1.0 °C	0
April	13.7 °C	4.3 °C	8.5 °C	18.4 °C	-2.0 °C	0
May	13.8 °C	2.7 °C	7.8 °C	18.7 °C	-5.5 °C	3
June	13.0 °C	1.3 °C	6.8 °C	18.1 °C	-4.4 °C	7
July	12.5 °C	0.6 °C	6.2 °C	18.1 °C	-7.4 °C	11
August	12.9 °C	1.1 °C	6.6 °C	19.3 °C	-6.8 °C	9
September	13.6 °C	2.4 °C	7.4 °C	19.8 °C	-5.1 °C	3
October	14.5 °C	3.9 °C	8.6 °C	22.0 °C	-5.2 °C	0
November	15.2 °C	5.0 °C	9.5 °C	23.6 °C	-1.1 °C	0
December	14.7 °C	5.7 °C	9.5 °C	20.9 °C	-0.7 °C	0

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind
January	137 mm	26	13 h/day	91 %	84 %	11 km/h
February	120 mm	22	13 h/day	90 %	85 %	11 km/h
March	92 mm	22	12 h/day	85 %	84 %	10 km/h
April	43 mm	13	12 h/day	71 %	79 %	10 km/h
May	16 mm	5	11 h/day	45 %	67 %	12 km/h
June	11 mm	3	11 h/day	38 %	63 %	13 km/h
July	14 mm	4	11 h/day	36 %	65 %	14 km/h
August	22 mm	6	12 h/day	41 %	69 %	14 km/h
September	39 mm	12	12 h/day	53 %	74 %	15 km/h
October	55 mm	15	12 h/day	69 %	76 %	14 km/h
November	56 mm	15	13 h/day	78 %	76 %	13 km/h
December	110 mm	21	13 h/day	89 %	80 %	12 km/h

How La Paz compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination	Summer high	Winter low	Rain per year	Days above 25 °C
La Paz	15 °C	0.6 °C	714 mm	0
Oruro · Bolivia	19 °C	-1.4 °C	601 mm	0
Quillacollo · Bolivia	24 °C	7.7 °C	845 mm	34
Cochabamba · Bolivia	23 °C	7.5 °C	845 mm	19
Juliaca · Peru	17 °C	-1.9 °C	987 mm	0
Sacaba · Bolivia	22 °C	7.3 °C	1,190 mm	8
Tacna · Peru	27 °C	13 °C	82 mm	115

Where La Paz ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The coolest places in South America in April	2nd of 50	14 °C
The coolest places in South America in December	2nd of 50	15 °C
The coolest places in South America in November	2nd of 50	15 °C
The coolest places in South America year-round	2nd of 50	14 °C
The coolest places in South America in February	3rd of 50	14 °C
The coolest places in South America in January	3rd of 50	14 °C

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit La Paz.

QuestionsCommon questions about La Paz’s climate

When is the best time to visit La Paz?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, November, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, November is the warmest month and June the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does La Paz get?

In November, the warmest month, daily highs average 15 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 24 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 0.6 °C in July, the coldest month. A normal year has 34 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in La Paz?

January, averaging 137 mm over 26 days with rain. The driest month is June with 11 mm. The year as a whole averages 714 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in La Paz rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Data point: -16.500°, -68.150° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.