Weather Score #

Best time to visit:Santa Cruz de la Sierra La Paz Santa Cruz El Alto Cochabamba Oruro Sucre Tarija Potosi

Cochabamba

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Best months

July 42%June 38%August 37%

Months to avoid

February 14%January 15%March 16%

El Alto

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June 39%July 39%August 37%

Months to avoid

February 11%March 11%January 12%

La Paz

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June 39%July 39%August 37%

Months to avoid

February 11%March 11%January 12%

Oruro

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July 47%August 47%June 46%

Months to avoid

January 18%February 18%March 18%

Potosi

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June 47%July 47%August 46%

Months to avoid

February 14%January 15%March 16%

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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September 87%October 75%August 72%

Months to avoid

May 45%June 49%March 52%

Santa Cruz

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September 87%October 75%August 72%

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May 45%June 49%March 52%

Sucre

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June 44%July 44%August 44%

Months to avoid

February 16%March 17%January 18%

Tarija

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August 51%September 50%June 44%

Months to avoid

March 20%April 20%February 22%

Heat Seeker Score

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Use the detailed page for charts, component scores, and weather inputs behind every monthly ranking.

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures #

Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra share identical temperature ranges, with discomfort high temperatures from September to November and comfortable temperatures in May and June
El Alto, La Paz and Potosi experience discomfort low temperatures throughout the year
Cochabamba, Sucre and Tarija offer generally comfortable temperatures year-round, with Tarija experiencing the lowest temperatures of this group
Oruro sees discomfort low temperatures in June, July and August.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	89.1°F	54.9°F	89.1°F	54.9°F	68.2°F	61.0°F	68.7°F	72.5°F	57.0°F
Feb	88.9°F	54.3°F	88.9°F	54.3°F	67.5°F	60.4°F	67.5°F	71.1°F	56.3°F
Mar	86.7°F	53.6°F	86.7°F	53.6°F	67.3°F	60.3°F	67.1°F	70.0°F	56.7°F
Apr	83.8°F	54.9°F	83.8°F	54.9°F	68.7°F	61.5°F	66.7°F	68.0°F	58.3°F
May	79.3°F	54.7°F	79.3°F	54.7°F	68.7°F	59.5°F	66.9°F	67.5°F	57.6°F
Jun	78.3°F	53.6°F	78.3°F	53.6°F	67.6°F	57.2°F	66.7°F	68.2°F	55.6°F
Jul	80.6°F	54.1°F	80.6°F	54.1°F	68.2°F	57.9°F	66.7°F	68.2°F	56.5°F
Aug	85.6°F	54.7°F	85.6°F	54.7°F	68.0°F	59.4°F	68.2°F	70.5°F	57.6°F
Sep	93.4°F	55.4°F	93.4°F	55.4°F	69.4°F	62.6°F	71.1°F	74.7°F	60.1°F
Oct	91.9°F	56.8°F	91.9°F	56.8°F	71.1°F	64.2°F	71.4°F	73.6°F	61.2°F
Nov	91.4°F	57.6°F	91.4°F	57.6°F	71.2°F	64.6°F	71.2°F	73.4°F	60.6°F
Dec	88.5°F	55.9°F	88.5°F	55.9°F	68.9°F	61.9°F	68.7°F	71.6°F	58.1°F
Average	68.7°F	55.0°F	55.0°F	60.9°F	58.0°F	86.5°F	86.5°F	68.4°F	70.8°F

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	72.1°F	40.8°F	72.1°F	40.8°F	52.9°F	45.1°F	53.8°F	56.5°F	43.0°F
Feb	71.6°F	40.5°F	71.6°F	40.5°F	52.3°F	45.1°F	53.1°F	55.6°F	42.4°F
Mar	70.9°F	39.7°F	70.9°F	39.7°F	51.4°F	45.0°F	52.3°F	54.5°F	42.1°F
Apr	68.7°F	38.1°F	68.7°F	38.1°F	50.2°F	42.1°F	50.4°F	51.3°F	39.7°F
May	64.8°F	36.1°F	64.8°F	36.1°F	47.3°F	38.1°F	47.3°F	46.2°F	36.0°F
Jun	62.8°F	33.4°F	62.8°F	33.4°F	44.4°F	34.2°F	44.1°F	42.4°F	32.2°F
Jul	62.8°F	33.6°F	62.8°F	33.6°F	43.5°F	34.3°F	44.1°F	41.4°F	32.0°F
Aug	65.5°F	34.5°F	65.5°F	34.5°F	45.1°F	34.9°F	45.3°F	42.3°F	32.9°F
Sep	71.2°F	37.6°F	71.2°F	37.6°F	49.3°F	39.6°F	50.7°F	48.4°F	37.9°F
Oct	72.0°F	39.7°F	72.0°F	39.7°F	52.5°F	42.8°F	53.1°F	52.3°F	41.0°F
Nov	72.1°F	41.2°F	72.1°F	41.2°F	54.3°F	45.0°F	54.1°F	55.0°F	42.8°F
Dec	71.8°F	41.5°F	71.8°F	41.5°F	54.1°F	45.7°F	54.3°F	55.9°F	43.3°F
Average	49.8°F	38.1°F	38.1°F	41.0°F	38.8°F	68.9°F	68.9°F	50.2°F	50.1°F

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Across all cities, sun hours (sh) peak during the months of June, July, and August, while precipitation (prec) is generally lowest during these months
Cities like Potosi and Oruro experience the highest number of sun hours, often exceeding 10 hours per day in the peak months
Tarija tends to have the highest precipitation levels, particularly in January, February, March and December
Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra have virtually identical weather patterns, indicating they may refer to the same location.

Sunny Weather

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	4.8 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	2.4 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	3.2 hours/day
Feb	4.5 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	1.8 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	2.7 hours/day
Mar	3.2 hours/day	2.0 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	2.0 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.5 hours/day
Apr	3.4 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	8.3 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	7.6 hours/day
May	3.5 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	10.1 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	9.6 hours/day
Jun	4.9 hours/day	9.0 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	9.0 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	9.4 hours/day	9.6 hours/day	10.5 hours/day
Jul	7.1 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	10.5 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	10.7 hours/day
Aug	8.7 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	11.1 hours/day	10.1 hours/day	10.6 hours/day	10.9 hours/day
Sep	9.6 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	9.6 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	9.0 hours/day	8.5 hours/day	9.4 hours/day	8.8 hours/day
Oct	6.9 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	8.9 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	8.1 hours/day
Nov	5.8 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	7.0 hours/day
Dec	4.1 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	4.3 hours/day
Average	5.6 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	7.2 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	6.5 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.3in	0.2in	0.2in	0.4in	0.3in
Feb	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.3in	0.2in	0.2in	0.4in	0.2in
Mar	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.1in	0.3in	0.4in	0.3in
Apr	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in
May	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Jun	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Jul	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Aug	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Sep	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in
Oct	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in
Nov	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.2in	0.2in
Dec	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.2in	0.1in	0.2in	0.4in	0.3in
Average	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.2in

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	12.4mph	9.6mph	12.4mph	9.6mph	7.7mph	13.9mph	10.9mph	8.6mph	10.6mph
Feb	11.7mph	9.2mph	11.7mph	9.2mph	7.3mph	13.2mph	10.4mph	8.4mph	10.4mph
Mar	11.2mph	8.5mph	11.2mph	8.5mph	7.2mph	12.3mph	9.8mph	8.8mph	9.5mph
Apr	11.2mph	8.0mph	11.2mph	8.0mph	6.9mph	11.3mph	9.2mph	8.6mph	9.5mph
May	12.7mph	8.0mph	12.7mph	8.0mph	6.6mph	11.1mph	8.8mph	8.4mph	10.9mph
Jun	14.3mph	8.5mph	14.3mph	8.5mph	6.4mph	11.6mph	8.4mph	8.9mph	12.3mph
Jul	14.4mph	8.0mph	14.4mph	8.0mph	6.9mph	10.6mph	8.9mph	8.8mph	10.8mph
Aug	14.8mph	10.0mph	14.8mph	10.0mph	8.9mph	13.0mph	11.6mph	10.7mph	13.1mph
Sep	15.1mph	11.1mph	15.1mph	11.1mph	11.1mph	14.3mph	13.9mph	12.1mph	13.9mph
Oct	13.9mph	11.1mph	13.9mph	11.1mph	11.2mph	14.9mph	14.1mph	11.3mph	13.2mph
Nov	12.4mph	10.8mph	12.4mph	10.8mph	10.1mph	15.5mph	13.6mph	10.8mph	12.6mph
Dec	12.3mph	10.0mph	12.3mph	10.0mph	8.4mph	14.3mph	11.3mph	9.1mph	10.8mph
Average	8.2mph	9.4mph	9.4mph	13.0mph	11.5mph	13.0mph	13.0mph	10.9mph	9.5mph

Humidity

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	69.2%	71.8%	69.2%	71.8%	63.5%	56.4%	67.8%	72.8%	67.1%
Feb	69.3%	75.2%	69.3%	75.2%	67.0%	59.3%	71.3%	75.2%	70.0%
Mar	72.2%	75.8%	72.2%	75.8%	66.6%	58.6%	73.7%	78.6%	70.0%
Apr	70.6%	68.7%	70.6%	68.7%	61.9%	47.9%	71.0%	77.1%	57.6%
May	68.5%	58.9%	68.5%	58.9%	55.8%	38.6%	61.6%	65.2%	38.6%
Jun	62.2%	53.8%	62.2%	53.8%	51.8%	34.3%	50.6%	47.9%	29.2%
Jul	50.4%	54.5%	50.4%	54.5%	52.2%	34.2%	52.3%	50.9%	31.4%
Aug	41.4%	55.2%	41.4%	55.2%	52.6%	33.6%	49.2%	45.8%	32.8%
Sep	37.9%	61.9%	37.9%	61.9%	54.3%	42.6%	53.5%	51.7%	44.1%
Oct	50.1%	60.0%	50.1%	60.0%	54.3%	40.9%	58.8%	61.3%	49.3%
Nov	56.6%	62.5%	56.6%	62.5%	55.4%	41.4%	60.9%	66.1%	55.1%
Dec	68.3%	68.1%	68.3%	68.1%	61.2%	50.8%	68.0%	73.1%	64.3%
Average	58.1%	63.9%	63.9%	44.9%	50.8%	59.7%	59.7%	61.6%	63.8%

Daylight Hours #

In comparing sunrise and sunset times across the cities, Sucre experiences the earliest sunrise at 5:36 AM in November, while Tarija has the latest sunrise at 6:55 AM in July, creating a significant variance in starting daylight.
When analyzing day length, Potosi has the shortest day at 10 hours and 58 minutes in June, contrasting with Tarija's longest day of 13 hours and 25 minutes in December, showcasing the substantial differences in seasonal daylight experienced throughout Bolivia.
Interestingly, cities like Cochabamba and Sucre have closely matching sunset times during summer months, while daylight duration differs by as much as 17 minutes, indicating geographic factors play an important role in local light exposure.

Sunrise Time

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	5:50	6:12	5:50	6:12	6:03	6:06	5:56	5:50	5:58
Feb	6:07	6:28	6:07	6:28	6:19	6:22	6:13	6:08	6:14
Mar	6:16	6:35	6:16	6:35	6:28	6:31	6:23	6:21	6:25
Apr	6:22	6:41	6:22	6:41	6:34	6:38	6:31	6:31	6:34
May	6:31	6:49	6:31	6:49	6:42	6:47	6:41	6:43	6:44
Jun	6:41	6:59	6:41	6:59	6:52	6:57	6:52	6:55	6:55
Jul	6:43	7:01	6:43	7:01	6:55	6:59	6:53	6:56	6:56
Aug	6:31	6:49	6:31	6:49	6:42	6:47	6:40	6:41	6:43
Sep	6:08	6:27	6:08	6:27	6:19	6:23	6:16	6:14	6:18
Oct	5:44	6:04	5:44	6:04	5:56	5:59	5:51	5:47	5:53
Nov	5:29	5:52	5:29	5:52	5:43	5:46	5:36	5:31	5:37
Dec	5:34	5:56	5:34	5:56	5:46	5:49	5:40	5:32	5:40
Average	6:24	6:30	6:30	6:24	6:18	6:12	6:12	6:18	6:18

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	18:53	19:11	18:53	19:11	19:05	19:10	19:04	19:07	19:07
Feb	18:46	19:05	18:46	19:05	18:58	19:02	18:56	18:56	18:58
Mar	18:26	18:46	18:26	18:46	18:38	18:42	18:35	18:33	18:37
Apr	18:03	18:24	18:03	18:24	18:15	18:19	18:10	18:07	18:12
May	17:48	18:10	17:48	18:10	18:01	18:04	17:55	17:49	17:55
Jun	17:46	18:08	17:46	18:08	17:59	18:01	17:52	17:45	17:53
Jul	17:54	18:16	17:54	18:16	18:07	18:10	18:00	17:54	18:01
Aug	18:02	18:23	18:02	18:23	18:15	18:18	18:10	18:05	18:11
Sep	18:08	18:28	18:08	18:28	18:20	18:23	18:16	18:13	18:17
Oct	18:14	18:32	18:14	18:32	18:25	18:30	18:23	18:23	18:25
Nov	18:26	18:44	18:26	18:44	18:38	18:43	18:37	18:38	18:40
Dec	18:44	19:01	18:44	19:01	18:55	19:00	18:55	18:58	18:58
Average	18:30	18:36	18:36	18:30	18:24	18:18	18:18	18:24	18:24

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	11:53 hours	12:11 hours	11:53 hours	12:11 hours	12:05 hours	12:10 hours	12:04 hours	12:07 hours	12:07 hours
Feb	11:46 hours	12:05 hours	11:46 hours	12:05 hours	11:58 hours	12:02 hours	11:56 hours	11:56 hours	11:58 hours
Mar	11:26 hours	11:46 hours	11:26 hours	11:46 hours	11:38 hours	11:42 hours	11:35 hours	11:33 hours	11:37 hours
Apr	11:03 hours	11:24 hours	11:03 hours	11:24 hours	11:15 hours	11:19 hours	11:10 hours	11:07 hours	11:12 hours
May	10:48 hours	11:10 hours	10:48 hours	11:10 hours	11:01 hours	11:04 hours	10:55 hours	10:49 hours	10:55 hours
Jun	10:46 hours	11:08 hours	10:46 hours	11:08 hours	10:59 hours	11:01 hours	10:52 hours	10:45 hours	10:53 hours
Jul	10:54 hours	11:14 hours	10:54 hours	11:14 hours	11:07 hours	11:10 hours	11:00 hours	10:54 hours	11:01 hours
Aug	11:02 hours	11:23 hours	11:02 hours	11:23 hours	11:15 hours	11:18 hours	11:10 hours	11:05 hours	11:11 hours
Sep	11:08 hours	11:28 hours	11:08 hours	11:28 hours	11:20 hours	11:23 hours	11:16 hours	11:13 hours	11:17 hours
Oct	11:14 hours	11:32 hours	11:14 hours	11:32 hours	11:25 hours	11:30 hours	11:23 hours	11:23 hours	11:25 hours
Nov	11:26 hours	11:44 hours	11:26 hours	11:44 hours	11:38 hours	11:43 hours	11:37 hours	11:38 hours	11:40 hours
Dec	11:44 hours	12:01 hours	11:44 hours	12:01 hours	11:55 hours	12:00 hours	11:55 hours	11:58 hours	11:58 hours
Average	11:30 hours	11:36 hours	11:36 hours	11:30 hours	11:24 hours	11:18 hours	11:18 hours	11:24 hours	11:24 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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