Cochabamba weather by month & the best time to visit

🇧🇴 Bolivia · highland city · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Cochabamba is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with July and August close behind. Cochabamba averages about 3,159 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in May.

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Sun hours / year

3,159

Sunniest month

May

Peak score

97/100

Rain / year

498 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

1M

Elevation

2,544 m

When is the best time to visit Cochabamba?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Cochabamba is May, then July and August. The dullest month is January (79/100, 104 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Cochabamba?

Cochabamba is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,159 hours of sunshine a year. May (97/100) is noticeably better than January (79). It ranks #5 of 14 destinations in Bolivia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,327 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 58% of the annual 498 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• La Paz / El Alto Bolivia · 237 km · best in Nov · 3,332 h sun/yr
• Santa Cruz Bolivia · 323 km · best in Jul · 2,126 h sun/yr
• Tacna Peru · 440 km · best in Jun · 2,892 h sun/yr
• Arica Chile · 452 km · best in Mar · 2,893 h sun/yr
• Juliaca Peru · 477 km · best in Nov · 3,736 h sun/yr
• Iquique Chile · 545 km · best in Jan · 2,950 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Oruro Bolivia · 112 km · 3,706 h sun/yr · best in Nov
• Chimore Bolivia · 120 km · 1,849 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Sucre Bolivia · 230 km · 3,604 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Quijarro Bolivia · 343 km · 4,090 h sun/yr · best in Nov

Head-to-head

How Cochabamba compares month by month: Cochabamba vs Santa Cruz · Cochabamba vs La Paz / El Alto · Cochabamba vs Tacna · all comparisons