Climate averages 1991–2020
Viacha 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 Viacha: daytime highs average 15.7°C and nights cool to about 2.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 53 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 28 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is La Paz (23 km away). In October its highs average 15.0°C, 0.7°C cooler than Viacha, with 55 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Bolivia, Viacha ranks 13th of 14 for the warmest October highs and 5th of 14 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 14 cities is 23.2°C; Viacha is 7.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 16.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 53 mm to 58 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
Viacha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.8°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 143 | 24.8 | 13.013 h |
| February | 13.8°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 124 | 22.7 | 12.613 h |
| March | 13.7°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 96 | 22.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 13.8°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 46 | 13.5 | 11.712 h |
| May | 14.1°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 14 | 4.7 | 11.311 h |
| June | 13.7°C-1.2°C | -1.2°C | 8.2 | 2.5 | 11.211 h |
| July | 13.5°C-1.6°C | -1.6°C | 10 | 3.0 | 11.211 h |
| August | 14.5°C-0.7°C | -0.7°C | 16 | 4.5 | 11.612 h |
| September | 15.2°C0.7°C | 0.7°C | 32 | 9.6 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 15.7°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 53 | 13.2 | 12.512 h |
| November | 16.1°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 58 | 13.9 | 12.913 h |
| December | 14.8°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 110 | 20.8 | 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
- La Paz in OctoberBolivia · 23 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 4.0°C · 55 mm rain
- Oruro in OctoberBolivia · 195 kmHigh 16.9°C · Low 2.2°C · 35 mm rain
- Puno in OctoberPeru · 205 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 3.9°C · 81 mm rain
- Quillacollo in OctoberBolivia · 230 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 40 mm rain
- Juliaca in OctoberPeru · 234 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 2.8°C · 77 mm rain
- Cochabamba in OctoberBolivia · 242 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.5°C · 40 mm rain
- Sacaba in OctoberBolivia · 254 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 10.7°C · 78 mm rain
- Tacna in OctoberPeru · 257 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 Viacha) is explained once on the Viacha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.