Polar & highland · Bolivia

La Paz weather, year by year

In La Paz, the year averages 10.4 °C, from 0.7 °C on July nights to 18.6 °C on November afternoons. 2024 still holds the title of warmest year since 1940.

YearYear 2025

Mean tempMean temp 10.5 °C

vs normalvs normal +0.1 °C

RankRank 18/86

Tap or slide over the stripes to flip the year

The climate of La Paz

November is the warmest month (highs around 18.6 °C) and July the coldest (lows around 0.7 °C). About 702 mm of precipitation falls each year.

Average low → highPrecipitation (mm)Normal 1991–2020

Every year in La Paz since 1940, ranked

Pick a measure and line up all 86 years against the 1991–2020 normal. 2025 ranks 18 of 86 (+0.1 °C).

194019832025

2025 · 10.5 °C · +0.1 °C vs normal · rank 18 of 86

Warmest years

1202411.5 °C
2201611.4 °C
3201011.2 °C
4202011.2 °C
5202311.2 °C

Coldest years

119568.0 °C
219428.1 °C
319508.2 °C
419548.3 °C
519438.3 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	10.5 °C	16.9 °C	4.9 °C	910 mm	28 days	25 cm	207 days
2024	11.5 °C	18.3 °C	5.5 °C	712 mm	16 days	5 cm	173 days
2023	11.2 °C	18.1 °C	5.2 °C	725 mm	17 days	20 cm	165 days
2022	10.8 °C	17.7 °C	4.7 °C	562 mm	24 days	9 cm	157 days
2021	10.7 °C	16.9 °C	5.2 °C	836 mm	17 days	19 cm	179 days
2020	11.2 °C	17.9 °C	5.4 °C	614 mm	10 days	8 cm	159 days
2019	10.8 °C	17.4 °C	5.1 °C	757 mm	20 days	17 cm	181 days
2018	10.4 °C	16.9 °C	4.9 °C	788 mm	20 days	27 cm	186 days
2017	10.9 °C	17.4 °C	5.2 °C	678 mm	15 days	24 cm	173 days
2016	11.4 °C	18.1 °C	5.2 °C	613 mm	16 days	8 cm	167 days
2015	10.8 °C	17.1 °C	5.2 °C	726 mm	11 days	45 cm	189 days
2014	10.7 °C	17.0 °C	5.0 °C	823 mm	12 days	31 cm	191 days
2013	10.6 °C	17.0 °C	4.7 °C	780 mm	26 days	21 cm	182 days
2012	10.3 °C	16.9 °C	4.4 °C	695 mm	39 days	30 cm	171 days
2011	10.5 °C	16.7 °C	4.8 °C	709 mm	13 days	17 cm	176 days
2010	11.2 °C	17.8 °C	5.1 °C	808 mm	16 days	13 cm	166 days
2009	10.6 °C	17.4 °C	4.5 °C	700 mm	44 days	49 cm	142 days
2008	10.3 °C	17.2 °C	4.1 °C	565 mm	51 days	18 cm	141 days
2007	10.4 °C	16.8 °C	4.7 °C	718 mm	30 days	18 cm	191 days
2006	10.6 °C	17.4 °C	4.5 °C	641 mm	54 days	8 cm	171 days
2005	10.6 °C	17.5 °C	4.5 °C	710 mm	47 days	32 cm	175 days
2004	10.4 °C	17.1 °C	4.5 °C	614 mm	33 days	23 cm	190 days
2003	10.1 °C	16.9 °C	4.5 °C	680 mm	27 days	20 cm	180 days
2002	10.0 °C	16.5 °C	4.7 °C	807 mm	20 days	44 cm	202 days
2001	9.8 °C	16.6 °C	4.3 °C	750 mm	31 days	52 cm	187 days
2000	10.1 °C	16.7 °C	4.4 °C	619 mm	32 days	19 cm	158 days
1999	9.8 °C	16.3 °C	4.4 °C	567 mm	31 days	24 cm	182 days
1998	11.1 °C	17.7 °C	5.2 °C	724 mm	20 days	26 cm	162 days
1997	10.1 °C	16.7 °C	4.4 °C	685 mm	35 days	23 cm	166 days
1996	9.8 °C	16.4 °C	4.3 °C	796 mm	33 days	33 cm	201 days
1995	10.3 °C	17.3 °C	4.3 °C	617 mm	35 days	20 cm	150 days
1994	10.0 °C	16.7 °C	4.5 °C	724 mm	43 days	15 cm	195 days
1993	10.0 °C	16.5 °C	4.6 °C	812 mm	43 days	67 cm	210 days
1992	10.1 °C	16.7 °C	4.2 °C	681 mm	39 days	61 cm	148 days
1991	10.0 °C	16.8 °C	4.2 °C	645 mm	52 days	18 cm	158 days
1990	9.9 °C	16.2 °C	4.5 °C	719 mm	40 days	19 cm	183 days
1989	9.5 °C	15.9 °C	4.2 °C	787 mm	39 days	39 cm	211 days
1988	10.1 °C	16.6 °C	4.7 °C	752 mm	33 days	21 cm	194 days
1987	10.2 °C	16.8 °C	4.6 °C	669 mm	36 days	35 cm	174 days
1986	9.2 °C	15.7 °C	3.7 °C	776 mm	58 days	30 cm	195 days
1985	9.2 °C	15.5 °C	4.0 °C	838 mm	44 days	49 cm	201 days
1984	9.2 °C	15.6 °C	3.9 °C	831 mm	47 days	35 cm	216 days
1983	10.7 °C	17.5 °C	4.7 °C	549 mm	29 days	13 cm	169 days
1982	9.6 °C	16.3 °C	4.0 °C	844 mm	56 days	24 cm	199 days
1981	9.6 °C	16.2 °C	4.1 °C	710 mm	71 days	47 cm	173 days
1980	10.0 °C	16.7 °C	4.3 °C	608 mm	38 days	33 cm	178 days
1979	9.7 °C	16.6 °C	3.9 °C	839 mm	47 days	33 cm	172 days
1978	9.5 °C	16.4 °C	3.7 °C	833 mm	46 days	32 cm	197 days
1977	9.6 °C	16.2 °C	3.9 °C	867 mm	45 days	31 cm	221 days
1976	9.1 °C	15.9 °C	3.4 °C	669 mm	47 days	30 cm	200 days
1975	8.9 °C	15.4 °C	3.4 °C	742 mm	55 days	67 cm	204 days
1974	8.8 °C	15.4 °C	3.1 °C	856 mm	60 days	77 cm	188 days
1973	9.5 °C	16.0 °C	4.1 °C	745 mm	55 days	37 cm	192 days
1972	9.3 °C	15.9 °C	3.6 °C	663 mm	45 days	24 cm	183 days
1971	8.9 °C	15.6 °C	3.2 °C	606 mm	69 days	34 cm	178 days
1970	9.4 °C	15.9 °C	3.9 °C	837 mm	47 days	52 cm	187 days
1969	9.6 °C	16.4 °C	3.9 °C	788 mm	53 days	39 cm	190 days
1968	8.5 °C	15.3 °C	3.0 °C	749 mm	90 days	44 cm	198 days
1967	8.9 °C	15.1 °C	3.8 °C	907 mm	37 days	73 cm	224 days
1966	9.0 °C	15.3 °C	3.5 °C	720 mm	62 days	31 cm	188 days
1965	8.5 °C	14.7 °C	3.1 °C	836 mm	84 days	67 cm	195 days
1964	8.8 °C	15.0 °C	3.2 °C	675 mm	76 days	31 cm	182 days
1963	8.6 °C	14.8 °C	3.3 °C	921 mm	58 days	36 cm	207 days
1962	8.5 °C	14.8 °C	3.0 °C	785 mm	82 days	34 cm	194 days
1961	9.2 °C	15.7 °C	3.8 °C	798 mm	42 days	32 cm	216 days
1960	9.0 °C	15.4 °C	3.5 °C	849 mm	65 days	50 cm	191 days
1959	9.4 °C	16.0 °C	3.4 °C	752 mm	62 days	16 cm	187 days
1958	9.2 °C	15.7 °C	3.7 °C	796 mm	56 days	24 cm	191 days
1957	9.0 °C	15.3 °C	3.2 °C	729 mm	76 days	32 cm	176 days
1956	8.0 °C	13.8 °C	2.7 °C	875 mm	96 days	49 cm	210 days
1955	8.5 °C	14.7 °C	3.3 °C	814 mm	62 days	55 cm	206 days
1954	8.3 °C	14.2 °C	3.4 °C	978 mm	64 days	86 cm	225 days
1953	8.9 °C	15.2 °C	3.8 °C	775 mm	59 days	42 cm	190 days
1952	8.8 °C	15.1 °C	3.5 °C	817 mm	69 days	44 cm	201 days
1951	8.4 °C	14.5 °C	3.0 °C	896 mm	102 days	25 cm	211 days
1950	8.2 °C	13.9 °C	3.2 °C	981 mm	76 days	47 cm	204 days
1949	8.5 °C	14.5 °C	3.4 °C	800 mm	53 days	24 cm	219 days
1948	9.4 °C	16.4 °C	3.4 °C	669 mm	65 days	28 cm	183 days
1947	9.3 °C	16.4 °C	3.3 °C	952 mm	76 days	61 cm	187 days
1946	9.0 °C	16.0 °C	3.2 °C	940 mm	83 days	36 cm	228 days
1945	9.3 °C	16.1 °C	3.6 °C	848 mm	57 days	39 cm	201 days
1944	9.6 °C	16.0 °C	3.8 °C	827 mm	26 days	44 cm	208 days
1943	8.3 °C	15.1 °C	2.4 °C	923 mm	85 days	72 cm	215 days
1942	8.1 °C	15.1 °C	2.5 °C	899 mm	97 days	75 cm	217 days
1941	8.7 °C	15.1 °C	3.5 °C	983 mm	70 days	80 cm	213 days
1940	9.0 °C	15.7 °C	3.2 °C	924 mm	84 days	31 cm	208 days

Year vs year

Pick two years and let them fight it out in La Paz: month by month, point by point.

First year2025

Second year2024

In La Paz, 2024 beats 2025 by 1.0 °C on mean temperature.

20252024Normal 1991–2020

3points2

10.5 °CWarmer11.5 °C
28 daysFrost days16 days
910 mmWetter712 mm
25 cmSnowier5 cm
2,203 kWh/m²Sunnier2,238 kWh/m²

Records in La Paz

The most extreme days and years since 1940.

Hottest day

23.6 °C

December 12, 2018 estimate

Coldest night

-11.0 °C

July 10, 1953 estimate

Wettest day

44 mm

December 30, 1993 estimate

Snowiest day

23 cm

December 30, 1993 estimate

Strongest gust

88 km/h

July 28, 1987 estimate

Year records

Warmest202411.5 °C
Coldest19568.0 °C
Wettest1941983 mm
Driest1983549 mm

The weather on your birthday in La Paz

Any day since 1940: high, low, rain, snow, and how warm it was compared with the same date in every other year.

La Paz vs another city

Compare with

La Paz is warmer than Nuuk by 12.4 °C on average over the year. La Paz gets 76 mm less precipitation per year. In La Paz, 11 months out of 12 are warmer.

La PazNuukBand: average low to average high

Questions & answers

What is the climate like in La Paz?

La Paz averages 10.4 °C over the year. The warmest month is November, with highs around 18.6 °C; the coldest is July, with lows around 0.7 °C. About 702 mm of precipitation falls each year, over some 175 rainy days.

What was the warmest year in La Paz?

2024, at +1.1 °C compared with the 1991–2020 normal. The coldest was 1956. Out of 86 years since 1940, 2025 ranks 18.

What is the wettest month in La Paz?

January gets the most precipitation and June the least. The wettest year was 1941, the driest 1983.

Is La Paz getting warmer?

Compared with its first thirty years on record (from 1940), the last ten years in La Paz show a gap of +2.1 °C in mean temperature.

More cities to explore

NuukGreenland-2.0 °C 2010

LongyearbyenSvalbard & Jan Mayen-4.6 °C 2016

UshuaiaArgentina5.5 °C 2021