When to go · Bolivia
Bolivia in October
Great month. Warmer days; flamingo season at the lagoons.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Bolivia
- Prices
- Medium
- Bolivia
Verdict
Warmer days; flamingo season at the lagoons.
Weather in October
- Altiplano and La Paz · La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Orurofine
Dry, sunny and freezing at night May–Sep; afternoon rain and hail Dec–Mar.
- Uyuni and the southwest · Salar de Uyuni, Eduardo Avaroa reservebest weather
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, Madidifine
Hot and humid; floods Dec–Mar; smoke from forest burning in Aug–Sep some years.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Bolivia
- Medium
- Prices · Bolivia
- Medium
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in October
Rated best or good this month
Uyuni and the southwest
Best weather of the year (Salar de Uyuni, Eduardo Avaroa reserve)
Valleys
Best weather of the year (Sucre, Cochabamba, Tarija, Samaipata)
Dry; rains start late.