La Paz weather in December
In December, La Paz has daytime highs averaging 15 °C, nights around 5.7 °C, with 21 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 14.7°C Average high
- 5.7°C Average low
- 21days Wet days
- 110mm Rainfall
- 13h Daylight
Daily temperatures through December
How December develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 December | 15.0 °C | 5.5 °C | 65 % |
| 11–20 December | 14.9 °C | 5.8 °C | 59 % |
| 21–31 December | 14.3 °C | 5.8 °C | 81 % |
- Rain is most likely over days 21–31 of December (81 % of days) and least likely over days 11–20 (59 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical December | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0.07 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 21 of 31 | 69 % |
Conditions in December
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 9.5 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 21 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | -0.7 °C |
| Relative humidity | 80 % |
| Wind speed | 12 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 89 % |
Where La Paz ranks in December
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in South America in December | 2nd of 50 | 15 °C |
December compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.1 °C | 137 mm | 91 % |
| February | 14.1 °C | 120 mm | 90 % |
| October | 14.5 °C | 55 mm | 69 % |
| November | 15.2 °C | 56 mm | 78 % |
| December | 14.7 °C | 110 mm | 89 % |
See all twelve months for La Paz
- December is the 2nd warmest month here.
- It is the 10th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 10th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 13 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 21 of 31 days — 69 % of the month.
- Nights are about 9.0 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest December day on record since 1991 reached 21 °C, 6.2 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsDecember in La Paz, answered
How warm is La Paz in December?
Daily highs average 15 °C and nights fall to about 5.7 °C, a spread of 9.0 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes December the 1st warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in La Paz in December?
December averages 110 mm of rain, spread over about 21 of the 31 days — 69 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 89 % of the sky.
How long are the days in December?
La Paz averages 13 hours between sunrise and sunset in December. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
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
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. 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.