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When to go to La Paz

Twelve months of averages for La Paz, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

No month in La Paz averages a high of 18°C or more; the warmest, November, averages 16°C.

The warmest month is November (16°C) and the coolest July (13°C). The wettest is January (136 mm) and the driest June (9 mm); about 647 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

La Paz: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebCool
MarCool
AprCool
MayCool
JunCool
JulCool
AugCool
SeptCool
OctCool
NovCool
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in La Paz

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in La Paz by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	14°C	3°C	136 mm	80%	78%	5.9	23°C	Cool
February	14°C	3°C	114 mm	82%	78%	5.9	24°C	Cool
March	14°C	3°C	79 mm	81%	68%	5.9	27°C	Cool
April	14°C	2°C	35 mm	78%	52%	5.7	31°C	Cool
May	14°C	-1°C	13 mm	72%	41%	5.6	35°C	Cool
June	13°C	-2°C	9 mm	72%	36%	5.3	37°C	Cool
July	13°C	-2°C	16 mm	70%	35%	5.4	39°C	Cool
August	14°C	-2°C	22 mm	69%	35%	6	39°C	Cool
September	14°C	0°C	24 mm	71%	41%	6.3	37°C	Cool
October	15°C	2°C	48 mm	73%	54%	6.7	34°C	Cool
November	16°C	3°C	44 mm	72%	60%	6.9	29°C	Cool
December	15°C	4°C	107 mm	77%	74%	6.3	25°C	Cool

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

14°C

3°C

136 mm

80%

78%

5.9

23°C

Cool

February

14°C

3°C

114 mm

82%

78%

5.9

24°C

Cool

March

14°C

3°C

79 mm

81%

68%

5.9

27°C

Cool

April

14°C

2°C

35 mm

78%

52%

5.7

31°C

Cool

May

14°C

-1°C

13 mm

72%

41%

5.6

35°C

Cool

June

13°C

-2°C

9 mm

72%

36%

5.3

37°C

Cool

July

13°C

-2°C

16 mm

70%

35%

5.4

39°C

Cool

August

14°C

-2°C

22 mm

69%

35%

39°C

Cool

September

14°C

0°C

24 mm

71%

41%

6.3

37°C

Cool

October

15°C

2°C

48 mm

73%

54%

6.7

34°C

Cool

November

16°C

3°C

44 mm

72%

60%

6.9

29°C

Cool

December

15°C

4°C

107 mm

77%

74%

6.3

25°C

Cool