When to go · Bolivia
Bolivia in June
Great month. Clear skies, very cold nights; Aymara New Year (21 Jun) at Tiwanaku.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Bolivia
- Prices
- Medium
- Bolivia
Verdict
Clear skies, very cold nights; Aymara New Year (21 Jun) at Tiwanaku.
Weather in June
- 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.
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.
Gran Poder, La Paz
May or Jun (check)
Huge folk-dance parade; streets closed.
Corpus Christi
May or Jun (check)
Public holiday.
Aymara New Year (Willkakuti)
21 Jun
Sunrise ceremony at Tiwanaku.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Bolivia
- Medium
- Prices · Bolivia
- Medium
What to pack
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket
Where to go in June
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)
Dry; nights near freezing.