When to go · Bolivia
Bolivia in December
Mixed month. Rains begin; Christmas travel; lowland roads muddy.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
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- Prices
- Medium
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Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Bolivia
Rains begin; Christmas travel; lowland roads muddy.
Weather in December
- Altiplano and La Paz · La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Orurorainy
Dry, sunny and freezing at night May–Sep; afternoon rain and hail Dec–Mar.
- Uyuni and the southwest · Salar de Uyuni, Eduardo Avaroa reservefine
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, Samaipatarainy
Mild all year (Sucre about 2,800 m); summer rains Dec–Feb.
- Lowlands and Amazon · Santa Cruz, Rurrenabaque, Madidirainy
Hot and humid; floods Dec–Mar; smoke from forest burning in Aug–Sep some years.
Festivals and holidays
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.
Christmas
25 Dec
Family holiday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Bolivia
- Low
- Prices · Bolivia
- Medium
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast