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

Yearly averages
Yearly climate averages for cities in Bolivia
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
La Paz14°C4°C702
Santa Cruz de la Sierra28°C20°C1,131
Cochabamba21°C11°C845
Sucre19°C8°C1,009
Oruro15°C2°C613
Sacaba20°C10°C1,243
Quillacollo22°C11°C845
Tarija21°C10°C1,147
Potosí14°C1°C772
Riberalta30°C23°C1,864
Montero28°C20°C1,575
Viacha14°C2°C712
Trinidad29°C22°C2,024
Yacuiba26°C17°C1,293

Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.