When to go · Samaipata
Samaipata in February
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (rain, landslides on the Santa Cruz road).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 24°C75°F / 15°C59°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- High
- Bolivia overall
- Prices
- High
- Bolivia overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Samaipata
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (rain, landslides on the Santa Cruz road).
Weather in February
- SamaipataHighs around 24 °C, lows around 15 °C, rain on about 13 daysHighs around 75 °F, lows around 59 °F, rain on about 13 days
- Valleys, Bolivia · Sucre, Cochabamba, Tarija, Samaipatarainy
Mild all year (Sucre about 2,800 m); summer rains Dec–Feb.
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.
Carnival (Oruro) big impact
Feb or Mar (check) · Bolivia
UNESCO-listed parade; Oruro rooms and buses sell out; water fights nationwide.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Bolivia overall
- High
- Prices · Bolivia overall
- High
Bolivia overall: Oruro Carnival (lunar, check) packs the Altiplano; mirror at Uyuni; muddy roads.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast