Riding weather · Bolivia
La Paz and the Altiplano motorcycle weather by month
On our rules, the best months to ride in the La Paz and the Altiplano area are April and November.
The driest months are June to August; the wettest is December, with about 121 mm of rain over 25 rain days.
Days are warmest in November (average high 16 °C) and nights coldest in July (average low 2 °C).
Month by month
La Paz and the high plain, at about 3,600 m.
- JanMixed15°/7°115 mm
- FebMixed15°/7°118 mm
- MarMixed15°/6°97 mm
- AprGood15°/5°49 mm
- MayMixed15°/4°19 mm
- JunMixed14°/3°9 mm
- JulMixed14°/2°11 mm
- AugMixed14°/2°15 mm
- SeptMixed15°/4°30 mm
- OctMixed16°/5°57 mm
- NovGood16°/6°59 mm
- DecMixed16°/7°121 mm
Average high/low in °C and monthly rain. How we rate months
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| Month | Riding | High | Low | Rain | Rain days | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Mixed | 15 °C 59 °F | 7 °C 44 °F | 115 mm | 26 | wet |
| February | Mixed | 15 °C 59 °F | 7 °C 44 °F | 118 mm | 24 | wet |
| March | Mixed | 15 °C 59 °F | 6 °C 43 °F | 97 mm | 24 | wet |
| April | Good | 15 °C 59 °F | 5 °C 42 °F | 49 mm | 14 | |
| May | Mixed | 15 °C 58 °F | 4 °C 39 °F | 19 mm | 6 | cold |
| June | Mixed | 14 °C 58 °F | 3 °C 37 °F | 9 mm | 3 | cold |
| July | Mixed | 14 °C 57 °F | 2 °C 36 °F | 11 mm | 3 | cold |
| August | Mixed | 14 °C 58 °F | 2 °C 36 °F | 15 mm | 4 | cold |
| September | Mixed | 15 °C 58 °F | 4 °C 39 °F | 30 mm | 12 | cold |
| October | Mixed | 16 °C 60 °F | 5 °C 41 °F | 57 mm | 16 | cold |
| November | Good | 16 °C 61 °F | 6 °C 43 °F | 59 mm | 17 | |
| December | Mixed | 16 °C 60 °F | 7 °C 44 °F | 121 mm | 25 | wet |
Rain days: days with at least 1 mm. Averages of daily values, 2015 to 2024, for La Paz, corrected to riding elevation. Reanalysis smooths mountains and local showers, so read these as a regional picture rather than a forecast.
Climate data: Open-Meteo / ERA5, 2015 to 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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