Climate averages 1991–2020
La Paz weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in La Paz: daytime highs average 15.0°C and nights cool to about 4.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 55 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 27 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Viacha (23 km away). In October its highs average 15.7°C, 0.7°C warmer than La Paz, with 53 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Bolivia, La Paz ranks 14th of 14 for the warmest October highs and 6th of 14 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 14 cities is 23.2°C; La Paz is 8.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 15.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 55 mm to 57 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
La Paz climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.2°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 132 | 26.4 | 13.013 h |
| February | 14.2°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 116 | 23.4 | 12.613 h |
| March | 14.1°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 89 | 23.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 13.9°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 43 | 13.8 | 11.712 h |
| May | 14.1°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 16 | 5.4 | 11.411 h |
| June | 13.5°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 11 | 3.6 | 11.211 h |
| July | 13.1°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 14 | 4.4 | 11.211 h |
| August | 13.7°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 21 | 6.9 | 11.612 h |
| September | 14.3°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 36 | 12.5 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 15.0°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 55 | 16.1 | 12.512 h |
| November | 15.6°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 57 | 16.2 | 12.913 h |
| December | 14.8°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 112 | 22.8 | 13.113 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Viacha in OctoberBolivia · 23 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 2.4°C · 53 mm rain
- Oruro in OctoberBolivia · 198 kmHigh 16.9°C · Low 2.2°C · 35 mm rain
- Puno in OctoberPeru · 213 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 3.9°C · 81 mm rain
- Quillacollo in OctoberBolivia · 222 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 40 mm rain
- Cochabamba in OctoberBolivia · 233 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.5°C · 40 mm rain
- Juliaca in OctoberPeru · 239 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 2.8°C · 77 mm rain
- Sacaba in OctoberBolivia · 246 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 10.7°C · 78 mm rain
- Tacna in OctoberPeru · 280 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 13.6°C · 1.1 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for La Paz) is explained once on the La Paz year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.