Bolivia in August

Dry and busy; Independence Day (6 Aug); windy.

• Altiplano and La Paz · La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Orurobest weather

  Dry, sunny and freezing at night May–Sep; afternoon rain and hail Dec–Mar.

• Uyuni and the southwest · Salar de Uyuni, Eduardo Avaroa reservecool

  Mirror effect in the rains (roughly Jan–Mar) but some routes flood; Jun–Aug nights reach −20 °C at the lagoons.

• Valleys · Sucre, Cochabamba, Tarija, Samaipatabest weather

  Mild all year (Sucre about 2,800 m); summer rains Dec–Feb.

• Lowlands and Amazon · Santa Cruz, Rurrenabaque, Madidibest weather

  Hot and humid; floods Dec–Mar; smoke from forest burning in Aug–Sep some years.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Independence Day

  6 Aug

  Parades; travel peak around the date.

Crowds · Bolivia

High

Prices · Bolivia

High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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Rated best or good this month

• Altiplano and La Paz

  Best weather of the year (La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Oruro)

• Valleys

  Best weather of the year (Sucre, Cochabamba, Tarija, Samaipata)

• Lowlands and Amazon

  Best weather of the year (Santa Cruz, Rurrenabaque, Madidi)

• La Paz

  Dry; Independence Day on Aug 6.