When to go · Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz in May
Great month. Inside Santa Cruz's best window: May–Sep (dry, cooler).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27°C80°F / 17°C63°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Bolivia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Bolivia overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Santa Cruz
Inside Santa Cruz's best window: May–Sep (dry, cooler).
Weather in May
- Santa CruzHighs around 26.7 °C, lows around 17.1 °C, rain on about 8 daysHighs around 80 °F, lows around 63 °F, rain on about 8 days
- Lowlands and Amazon, Bolivia · Santa Cruz, Rurrenabaque, Madidifine
Hot and humid; floods Dec–Mar; smoke from forest burning in Aug–Sep some years.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Bolivia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Bolivia overall
- Medium
Bolivia overall: Dry season starts; Gran Poder festival in La Paz (May or June, check).
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.