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In La Paz: October to December. No month in La Paz reaches 18 °C by day, so those are simply the warmest three, at 16–16 °C.

Bolivia is not one climate. Each reference city below is answered on its own numbers.

La Paz

  1. January: 15 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 132 mm of rain
  2. February: 15 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 122 mm of rain
  3. March: 15 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 97 mm of rain
  4. April: 15 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 43 mm of rain
  5. May: 15 °C by day, 3 °C at night, 19 mm of rain
  6. June: 14 °C by day, 2 °C at night, 9 mm of rain
  7. July: 14 °C by day, 1 °C at night, 13 mm of rain
  8. August: 14 °C by day, 2 °C at night, 19 mm of rain
  9. September: 15 °C by day, 3 °C at night, 36 mm of rain
  10. October: 16 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 52 mm of rain, recommended
  11. November: 16 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 58 mm of rain, recommended
  12. December: 16 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 110 mm of rain, recommended
Warmest
October, 16 °C
Coolest
June, 14 °C
Driest
June, 9 mm
Wettest
January, 132 mm

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

May to August — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

  1. January: 30 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 183 mm of rain
  2. February: 29 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 151 mm of rain
  3. March: 29 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 130 mm of rain
  4. April: 28 °C by day, 20 °C at night, 80 mm of rain
  5. May: 25 °C by day, 18 °C at night, 68 mm of rain, recommended
  6. June: 24 °C by day, 17 °C at night, 58 mm of rain, recommended
  7. July: 24 °C by day, 17 °C at night, 46 mm of rain, recommended
  8. August: 27 °C by day, 18 °C at night, 50 mm of rain, recommended
  9. September: 29 °C by day, 20 °C at night, 68 mm of rain
  10. October: 30 °C by day, 21 °C at night, 93 mm of rain
  11. November: 30 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 132 mm of rain
  12. December: 30 °C by day, 22 °C at night, 190 mm of rain
Warmest
January, 30 °C
Coolest
June, 24 °C
Driest
July, 46 mm
Wettest
December, 190 mm

Uyuni

October to January — 18–27 °C by day. No other month of the twelve falls inside that band in Uyuni.

  1. January: 18 °C by day, 6 °C at night, 122 mm of rain, recommended
  2. February: 17 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 102 mm of rain
  3. March: 17 °C by day, 4 °C at night, 51 mm of rain
  4. April: 16 °C by day, 2 °C at night, 9 mm of rain
  5. May: 13 °C by day, -1 °C at night, 2 mm of rain
  6. June: 11 °C by day, -2 °C at night, 1 mm of rain
  7. July: 11 °C by day, -3 °C at night, 3 mm of rain
  8. August: 13 °C by day, -2 °C at night, 3 mm of rain
  9. September: 16 °C by day, -1 °C at night, 4 mm of rain
  10. October: 18 °C by day, 1 °C at night, 7 mm of rain, recommended
  11. November: 19 °C by day, 3 °C at night, 13 mm of rain, recommended
  12. December: 19 °C by day, 5 °C at night, 57 mm of rain, recommended
Warmest
November, 19 °C
Coolest
June, 11 °C
Driest
June, 1 mm
Wettest
January, 122 mm

How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.

La Paz

Long-term averages for La Paz: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
05101520°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 15 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 132 mm. February: Day 15 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 122 mm. March: Day 15 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 97 mm. April: Day 15 °C, Night 5 °C, Rain 43 mm. May: Day 15 °C, Night 3 °C, Rain 19 mm. June: Day 14 °C, Night 2 °C, Rain 9 mm. July: Day 14 °C, Night 1 °C, Rain 13 mm. August: Day 14 °C, Night 2 °C, Rain 19 mm. September: Day 15 °C, Night 3 °C, Rain 36 mm. October: Day 16 °C, Night 5 °C, Rain 52 mm. November: Day 16 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 58 mm. December: Day 16 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 110 mm
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La Paz
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January156132
February156122
March15697
April15543
May15319
June1429
July14113
August14219
September15336
October16552
November16658
December166110

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Long-term averages for Santa Cruz de la Sierra: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
15202530°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 30 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 183 mm. February: Day 29 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 151 mm. March: Day 29 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 130 mm. April: Day 28 °C, Night 20 °C, Rain 80 mm. May: Day 25 °C, Night 18 °C, Rain 68 mm. June: Day 24 °C, Night 17 °C, Rain 58 mm. July: Day 24 °C, Night 17 °C, Rain 46 mm. August: Day 27 °C, Night 18 °C, Rain 50 mm. September: Day 29 °C, Night 20 °C, Rain 68 mm. October: Day 30 °C, Night 21 °C, Rain 93 mm. November: Day 30 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 132 mm. December: Day 30 °C, Night 22 °C, Rain 190 mm
Show the monthly table
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January3022183
February2922151
March2922130
April282080
May251868
June241758
July241746
August271850
September292068
October302193
November3022132
December3022190

Uyuni

Long-term averages for Uyuni: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).

DayNight
-505101520°C0200mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: Day 18 °C, Night 6 °C, Rain 122 mm. February: Day 17 °C, Night 5 °C, Rain 102 mm. March: Day 17 °C, Night 4 °C, Rain 51 mm. April: Day 16 °C, Night 2 °C, Rain 9 mm. May: Day 13 °C, Night -1 °C, Rain 2 mm. June: Day 11 °C, Night -2 °C, Rain 1 mm. July: Day 11 °C, Night -3 °C, Rain 3 mm. August: Day 13 °C, Night -2 °C, Rain 3 mm. September: Day 16 °C, Night -1 °C, Rain 4 mm. October: Day 18 °C, Night 1 °C, Rain 7 mm. November: Day 19 °C, Night 3 °C, Rain 13 mm. December: Day 19 °C, Night 5 °C, Rain 57 mm
Show the monthly table
Uyuni
MonthDay (°C)Night (°C)Rain (mm)
January186122
February175102
March17451
April1629
May13-12
June11-21
July11-33
August13-23
September16-14
October1817
November19313
December19557

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