Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Paz features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 193 mm (7.6 inches) and receives 20 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Paz enjoys an average of 3647 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 39 minutes to 13 hours 35 minutes per day.
The warmest months in La Paz are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 20 °C (66 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Paz experiences 182 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 25°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average high | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Daily mean | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average low | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean minimum | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Minimum | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in La Paz, Mexico with other places around the world.
La Paz usually has the most precipitation in August, September and November, with an average of 4 rainy days and 45 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Paz are March, April and May. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7 (0.3) | 11 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 25 (1.0) | 85 (3.3) | 7 (0.3) | 25 (1.0) | 16 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The sunniest months in La Paz are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Paz: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222 | 256 | 304 | 325 | 358 | 351 | 351 | 329 | 301 | 305 | 273 | 268 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 49m | 11h 20m | 12h 1m | 12h 43m | 13h 18m | 13h 35m | 13h 26m | 12h 55m | 12h 14m | 11h 33m | 10h 57m | 10h 39m |
La Paz experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly La Paz UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |