Climate averages 1991–2020
Weather in Bolivia.
ClimaNote covers 14 cities in Bolivia, starting with La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Cochabamba. Open a city for charts and a table of all 12 months, or open a month for a side-by-side comparison of cities in the atlas.
Across these cities the yearly average high ranges from 14.2°C in La Paz to 30.0°C in Riberalta, and yearly rainfall from 613 mm in Oruro to 2,024 mm in Trinidad. The hottest city-month is September in Riberalta, with an average high of 32.2°C, and the coolest is July in Oruro, at 12.8°C. By single month, the most rain falls in January in Trinidad, with 330 mm, and the least in June in Potosí, with 2.2 mm.
November is the warmest month in 5 cities, October in 4, September in 2 and December in 1 (in 2 other cities two or more months tie); July is the coolest in 6 cities, June in 4 and May in 1 (in 3 other cities two or more months tie). January is the wettest month in 13 cities and December in 1; June is the driest in 7 cities, July in 4 and August in 1 (in 2 other cities two or more months tie). Of these cities, 1 has a month with more than 300 mm of rain; none has a month with an average high below 2.0°C or a month with under 1 mm of rain.
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Cities in Bolivia
| City | Average high | Average low | Rain mm/year |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 14°C | 4°C | 702 |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 28°C | 20°C | 1,131 |
| Cochabamba | 21°C | 11°C | 845 |
| Sucre | 19°C | 8°C | 1,009 |
| Oruro | 15°C | 2°C | 613 |
| Sacaba | 20°C | 10°C | 1,243 |
| Quillacollo | 22°C | 11°C | 845 |
| Tarija | 21°C | 10°C | 1,147 |
| Potosí | 14°C | 1°C | 772 |
| Riberalta | 30°C | 23°C | 1,864 |
| Montero | 28°C | 20°C | 1,575 |
| Viacha | 14°C | 2°C | 712 |
| Trinidad | 29°C | 22°C | 2,024 |
| Yacuiba | 26°C | 17°C | 1,293 |
Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.