Riding weather · Bolivia
Santa Cruz and Samaipata motorcycle weather by month
On our rules, the best months to ride in the Santa Cruz and Samaipata area are March to November.
The driest months are June, July and September; the wettest is December, with about 182 mm of rain over 16 rain days.
Days are warmest in November (average high 27 °C) and nights coldest in July (average low 14 °C).
Month by month
Santa Cruz de la Sierra and the road up to Samaipata.
- JanMixed27°/19°167 mm
- FebMixed27°/19°164 mm
- MarGood26°/19°117 mm
- AprGood25°/17°71 mm
- MayGood22°/15°66 mm
- JunGood21°/14°44 mm
- JulGood22°/14°43 mm
- AugGood24°/14°55 mm
- SeptGood27°/17°49 mm
- OctGood27°/18°84 mm
- NovGood27°/18°108 mm
- DecMixed27°/19°182 mm
Average high/low in °C and monthly rain. How we rate months
Show the numbers
| Month | Riding | High | Low | Rain | Rain days | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Mixed | 27 °C 81 °F | 19 °C 66 °F | 167 mm | 17 | wet |
| February | Mixed | 27 °C 80 °F | 19 °C 66 °F | 164 mm | 16 | wet |
| March | Good | 26 °C 79 °F | 19 °C 65 °F | 117 mm | 16 | |
| April | Good | 25 °C 77 °F | 17 °C 63 °F | 71 mm | 11 | |
| May | Good | 22 °C 72 °F | 15 °C 59 °F | 66 mm | 12 | |
| June | Good | 21 °C 71 °F | 14 °C 57 °F | 44 mm | 9 | |
| July | Good | 22 °C 71 °F | 14 °C 56 °F | 43 mm | 6 | |
| August | Good | 24 °C 75 °F | 14 °C 58 °F | 55 mm | 7 | |
| September | Good | 27 °C 80 °F | 17 °C 62 °F | 49 mm | 7 | |
| October | Good | 27 °C 81 °F | 18 °C 64 °F | 84 mm | 11 | |
| November | Good | 27 °C 81 °F | 18 °C 65 °F | 108 mm | 13 | |
| December | Mixed | 27 °C 80 °F | 19 °C 66 °F | 182 mm | 16 | wet |
Rain days: days with at least 1 mm. Averages of daily values, 2015 to 2024, for Santa Cruz and Samaipata, 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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