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Monthly climate in Viacha, La Paz, Bolivia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Viacha features a subtropical climate (Cwc).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (44 °F) and 11 °C (52 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (18 °F) or can rise to as high as 23 °C (73 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 831 mm (32.7 inches) and receives 166 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Viacha enjoys an average of 3854 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Viacha, La Paz, Bolivia §

The warmest months in Viacha are January, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 10 to 11 °C (50 - 52 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 7 °C (44 - 46 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Viacha experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 75 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Viacha, La Paz, Bolivia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean maximum 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Average low 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Mean minimum 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Minimum 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Viacha, La Paz, Bolivia §

Viacha usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 25 rainy days and 146 mm (5.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Viacha are June, July and August. On average, 14 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Viacha, La Paz, Bolivia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 105 (4.1) 161 (6.3) 132 (5.2) 56 (2.2) 24 (0.9) 13 (0.5) 14 (0.5) 15 (0.6) 35 (1.4) 65 (2.6) 68 (2.7) 144 (5.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 24 27 14 6 4 4 3 10 14 16 24

Monthly sunshine hours in Viacha, La Paz, Bolivia §

The sunniest months in Viacha are August, October and November, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Viacha: January, February and March receive an average of 9 hours 21 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Viacha, La Paz, Bolivia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 259 278 313 322 334 318 334 344 338 352 341 315
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 58m 12h 36m 12h 9m 11h 41m 11h 18m 11h 8m 11h 13m 11h 33m 12h 0m 12h 28m 12h 52m 13h 5m

Solar UV radiation in Viacha, La Paz, Bolivia §

Viacha experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 19 - 19, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Viacha UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Viacha, La Paz, Bolivia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 19 19 18 16 13 10 11 14 16 18 19 19