La Paz / El Alto weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇴 Bolivia · major city break · highland climate
The best time to visit La Paz / El Alto is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 53/100), with October close behind. La Paz / El Alto averages about 3,332 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 15°C / 59°F and roughly 44 mm of rain in November.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,332
- Sunniest month
- November
- Peak score
- 53/100
- Rain / year
- 647 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.9 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 14 (extreme)
- Population
- 2M
- Elevation
- 4,035 m
When is the best time to visit La Paz / El Alto?
For sunshine, the best time to visit La Paz / El Alto is November, then October. The dullest month is January (31/100, 136 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is La Paz / El Alto?
La Paz / El Alto is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,332 hours of sunshine a year. November (53/100) is noticeably better than January (31). It ranks #4 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 55% of the annual 647 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 136 mm | 13 |
| February | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 114 mm | 13 |
| March | 35 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 79 mm | 13 |
| April | 39 | 13° / 55°F | 1° / 34°F | 35 mm | 12 |
| May | 40 | 13° / 55°F | -2° / 28°F | 13 mm | 11 |
| June | 32 | 12° / 54°F | -3° / 27°F | 9 mm | 9 |
| July | 32 | 12° / 54°F | -4° / 25°F | 16 mm | 9 |
| August | 40 | 13° / 55°F | -3° / 27°F | 22 mm | 11 |
| September | 39 | 13° / 55°F | -1° / 30°F | 24 mm | 12 |
| October | 45 | 14° / 57°F | 1° / 34°F | 48 mm | 13 |
| November | 53 | 15° / 59°F | 2° / 36°F | 44 mm | 14 |
| December | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 2° / 36°F | 107 mm | 13 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Cochabamba Bolivia · 237 km · best in May · 3,159 h sun/yr
- Juliaca Peru · 240 km · best in Nov · 3,736 h sun/yr
- Tacna Peru · 280 km · best in Jun · 2,892 h sun/yr
- Arica Chile · 306 km · best in Mar · 2,893 h sun/yr
- Arequipa Peru · 361 km · best in Apr · 3,879 h sun/yr
- Puerto Maldonado Peru · 447 km · best in Jul · 1,984 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Oruro Bolivia · 200 km · 3,706 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Rurrenabaque Bolivia · 243 km · 2,048 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How La Paz / El Alto compares month by month: La Paz / El Alto vs Santa Cruz · La Paz / El Alto vs Cochabamba · La Paz / El Alto vs Tacna · La Paz / El Alto vs Juliaca · all comparisons
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