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When to go · Bolivia

Bolivia, month by month

The best months for Bolivia: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryMixedRainy season: Uyuni mirror starts; lowland floods; Alasitas fair in La Paz (24 Jan).Altiplano and La Paz: rainy · Uyuni and the southwest: rainy · Valleys: rainyCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
  2. FebruaryMixedOruro Carnival (lunar, check) packs the Altiplano; mirror at Uyuni; muddy roads.Altiplano and La Paz: rainy · Uyuni and the southwest: rainy · Valleys: rainyCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchMixedMirror on the Salar; some island-hotel routes closed by water.Altiplano and La Paz: rainy · Uyuni and the southwest: rainy · Valleys: fineCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  4. AprilGoodRains ending; fewer visitors; good value.Altiplano and La Paz: fine · Uyuni and the southwest: fine · Valleys: best weatherCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  5. MayGreatDry season starts; Gran Poder festival in La Paz (May or June, check).Altiplano and La Paz: best weather · Uyuni and the southwest: best weather · Valleys: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
  6. JuneGreatClear skies, very cold nights; Aymara New Year (21 Jun) at Tiwanaku.Altiplano and La Paz: best weather · Uyuni and the southwest: cool · Valleys: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
  7. JulyGreatPeak season; freezing lagoon nights on the Uyuni tour.Altiplano and La Paz: best weather · Uyuni and the southwest: cool · Valleys: best weatherCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatDry and busy; Independence Day (6 Aug); windy.Altiplano and La Paz: best weather · Uyuni and the southwest: cool · Valleys: best weatherCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberGreatGood all round; lowland smoke some years.Altiplano and La Paz: best weather · Uyuni and the southwest: best weather · Valleys: best weatherCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberGreatWarmer days; flamingo season at the lagoons.Altiplano and La Paz: fine · Uyuni and the southwest: best weather · Valleys: best weatherCrowds: Medium
  11. NovemberGoodTodos Santos (1–2 Nov); first rains late in the month.Altiplano and La Paz: fine · Uyuni and the southwest: best weather · Valleys: fineCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  12. DecemberMixedRains begin; Christmas travel; lowland roads muddy.Altiplano and La Paz: rainy · Uyuni and the southwest: fine · Valleys: rainyCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Altiplano and La PazLa Paz, Lake Titicaca, OruroWetWetWetOKBestBestBestBestBestOKOKWet
Uyuni and the southwestSalar de Uyuni, Eduardo Avaroa reserveWetWetWetOKBestCoolCoolCoolBestBestBestOK
ValleysSucre, Cochabamba, Tarija, SamaipataWetWetOKBestBestBestBestBestBestBestOKWet
Lowlands and AmazonSanta Cruz, Rurrenabaque, MadidiWetWetWetOKOKBestBestBestHazeOKWetWet