La Paz weather by month & the best time to visit

🇲🇽 Mexico · regional city · hot desert climate

The best time to visit La Paz is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with April and May close behind. La Paz averages about 3,353 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in March.

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Sun hours / year

3,353

Sunniest month

March

Peak score

99/100

Rain / year

241 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

250k

Elevation

15 m

When is the best time to visit La Paz?

For sunshine, the best time to visit La Paz is March, then April and May. The dullest month is August (63/100, 51 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is La Paz?

La Paz is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,353 hours of sunshine a year. March (99/100) is noticeably better than August (63). It ranks #23 of 62 destinations in Mexico for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,138 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 73% of the year's 241 mm falls in the three months around September.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• San José del Cabo Mexico · 121 km · best in Mar · 3,362 h sun/yr
• Los Mochis Mexico · 221 km · best in Mar · 3,511 h sun/yr
• Culiacán Mexico · 302 km · best in Mar · 3,419 h sun/yr
• Ciudad Obregón Mexico · 373 km · best in Apr · 3,623 h sun/yr
• Mazatlàn Mexico · 430 km · best in Mar · 3,372 h sun/yr
• Hermosillo Mexico · 562 km · best in Apr · 3,844 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Cabo San Lucas Mexico · 132 km · 3,445 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Ciudad Constitución Mexico · 167 km · 3,727 h sun/yr · best in Apr
• Loreto Mexico · 235 km · 3,728 h sun/yr · best in Apr

Head-to-head

How La Paz compares month by month: La Paz vs Culiacán · La Paz vs Ciudad Obregón · La Paz vs Los Mochis · La Paz vs San José del Cabo · all comparisons