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Monthly climate in La Paz, Argentina

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Paz features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (49 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -5 °C (24 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 403 mm (15.9 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. La Paz enjoys an average of 3719 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 57 minutes to 14 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in La Paz, Argentina

The warmest months in La Paz are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 13 °C (49 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Paz experiences 181 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 7 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in La Paz. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum44°C
(111°F)		42°C
(108°F)		38°C
(101°F)		34°C
(94°F)		30°C
(87°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		33°C
(91°F)		37°C
(98°F)		40°C
(103°F)		41°C
(106°F)		42°C
(109°F)
Mean maximum40°C
(104°F)		39°C
(103°F)		36°C
(98°F)		31°C
(89°F)		26°C
(80°F)		21°C
(71°F)		23°C
(73°F)		29°C
(84°F)		34°C
(94°F)		37°C
(98°F)		39°C
(102°F)		42°C
(107°F)
Average high34°C
(93°F)		32°C
(90°F)		29°C
(85°F)		26°C
(78°F)		20°C
(69°F)		17°C
(62°F)		16°C
(62°F)		21°C
(70°F)		24°C
(76°F)		27°C
(81°F)		31°C
(88°F)		34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean27°C
(81°F)		25°C
(78°F)		23°C
(73°F)		19°C
(66°F)		14°C
(57°F)		10°C
(50°F)		9°C
(49°F)		13°C
(55°F)		17°C
(62°F)		20°C
(68°F)		24°C
(75°F)		26°C
(80°F)
Average low21°C
(69°F)		19°C
(67°F)		17°C
(62°F)		13°C
(56°F)		9°C
(48°F)		4°C
(40°F)		3°C
(39°F)		6°C
(43°F)		10°C
(50°F)		13°C
(56°F)		17°C
(63°F)		19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum13°C
(56°F)		12°C
(54°F)		8°C
(46°F)		7°C
(45°F)		2°C
(35°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		-3°C
(27°F)		-2°C
(29°F)		2°C
(35°F)		3°C
(38°F)		9°C
(49°F)		12°C
(55°F)
Minimum9°C
(48°F)		10°C
(51°F)		4°C
(40°F)		3°C
(38°F)		-2°C
(29°F)		-5°C
(24°F)		-4°C
(24°F)		-4°C
(25°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		0°C
(33°F)		7°C
(44°F)		11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Paz, Argentina

La Paz usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 6 rainy days and 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in La Paz are June, July and August. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in La Paz. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)58 (2.3)55 (2.2)63 (2.5)38 (1.5)30 (1.2)12 (0.5)9 (0.4)4 (0.1)14 (0.5)33 (1.3)53 (2.1)35 (1.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)776542213587

Monthly sunshine hours in La Paz, Argentina

The sunniest months in La Paz are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 58 minutes a day. Least sunny months in La Paz: April, May and June receive an average of 8 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in La Paz. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours310330324263248252269303314349361390
Mean daily daylight hours14h 3m13h 15m12h 14m11h 12m10h 21m9h 57m10h 10m10h 55m11h 54m12h 56m13h 51m14h 19m

Solar UV radiation in La Paz, Argentina

La Paz experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. May, June and July are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly La Paz UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Paz. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)151311854468111415