Tarija weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇴 Bolivia · highland city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Tarija is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with July and August close behind. Tarija averages about 2,731 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,731
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 561 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Population
- 159k
- Elevation
- 1,851 m
When is the best time to visit Tarija?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tarija is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (72/100, 126 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tarija?
Tarija gets a lot of sun: around 2,731 hours a year. June (95/100) is noticeably better than January (72). It ranks #6 of 14 destinations in Bolivia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,327 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 61% of the year's 561 mm falls in the three months around January.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 126 mm | 12 |
| February | 76 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 106 mm | 12 |
| March | 80 | 27° / 81°F | 14° / 57°F | 80 mm | 11 |
| April | 91 | 27° / 81°F | 12° / 54°F | 23 mm | 9 |
| May | 94 | 26° / 79°F | 7° / 45°F | 5 mm | 7 |
| June | 95 | 25° / 77°F | 5° / 41°F | 2 mm | 6 |
| July | 95 | 25° / 77°F | 5° / 41°F | 3 mm | 6 |
| August | 95 | 27° / 81°F | 6° / 43°F | 2 mm | 7 |
| September | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 9° / 48°F | 8 mm | 9 |
| October | 88 | 30° / 86°F | 12° / 54°F | 38 mm | 10 |
| November | 85 | 30° / 86°F | 14° / 57°F | 56 mm | 11 |
| December | 75 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 112 mm | 12 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Salta Argentina · 376 km · best in Jun · 3,114 h sun/yr
- Calama Chile · 446 km · best in Apr · 4,353 h sun/yr
- Santa Cruz Bolivia · 465 km · best in Jul · 2,126 h sun/yr
- Cochabamba Bolivia · 485 km · best in May · 3,159 h sun/yr
- Iquique Chile · 580 km · best in Jan · 2,950 h sun/yr
- Antofagasta Chile · 626 km · best in Jan · 3,624 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Quijarro Bolivia · 256 km · 4,090 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Sucre Bolivia · 261 km · 3,604 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- San Salvador de Jujuy Argentina · 318 km · 3,114 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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