La Paz · Bolivia

La Paz in December: every year compared

In December, La Paz averages highs of 17.3 °C and lows of 7.3 °C, with 112 mm of precipitation. The warmest December was 1997 (12.9 °C), the coldest 1967 (9.3 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 17.3 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 7.3 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 112 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 23

Day by day through December

Normal high and low for each day of December in La Paz.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every December in La Paz, ranked

86 months of December since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 14 of 86 (+0.2 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 12.1 °C · +0.2 °C vs normal · rank 14 of 86

Warmest years

1199712.9 °C
2200412.9 °C
3200612.8 °C
4202312.8 °C
5198712.6 °C

Coldest years

119679.3 °C
219649.4 °C
319629.4 °C
419719.5 °C
519499.5 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	12.1 °C	17.9 °C	7.1 °C	107 mm	1 cm	22 days
2024	12.5 °C	18.2 °C	7.6 °C	132 mm	3 cm	25 days
2023	12.8 °C	18.4 °C	8.2 °C	185 mm	6 cm	25 days
2022	12.0 °C	18.0 °C	6.8 °C	62 mm	0 cm	24 days
2021	11.4 °C	15.7 °C	8.0 °C	220 mm	2 cm	28 days
2020	12.3 °C	17.6 °C	7.9 °C	90 mm	0 cm	28 days
2019	12.4 °C	17.6 °C	8.1 °C	124 mm	0 cm	25 days
2018	12.0 °C	17.5 °C	7.0 °C	106 mm	2 cm	19 days
2017	12.1 °C	17.6 °C	7.5 °C	88 mm	7 cm	23 days
2016	12.4 °C	17.7 °C	7.8 °C	101 mm	0 cm	24 days
2015	12.6 °C	18.1 °C	7.7 °C	101 mm	0 cm	24 days
2014	12.2 °C	17.3 °C	8.0 °C	129 mm	2 cm	25 days
2013	11.7 °C	16.8 °C	7.4 °C	157 mm	0 cm	24 days
2012	11.5 °C	16.4 °C	7.5 °C	170 mm	12 cm	24 days
2011	11.3 °C	16.5 °C	7.2 °C	119 mm	1 cm	26 days
2010	12.0 °C	17.3 °C	7.5 °C	148 mm	2 cm	27 days
2009	12.2 °C	17.4 °C	7.8 °C	152 mm	14 cm	20 days
2008	11.6 °C	17.1 °C	7.0 °C	81 mm	0 cm	23 days
2007	11.1 °C	16.5 °C	6.9 °C	112 mm	1 cm	26 days
2006	12.8 °C	18.5 °C	8.4 °C	83 mm	1 cm	20 days
2005	12.4 °C	18.5 °C	7.5 °C	92 mm	1 cm	22 days
2004	12.9 °C	19.0 °C	7.8 °C	46 mm	0 cm	15 days
2003	11.7 °C	17.4 °C	7.4 °C	141 mm	2 cm	26 days
2002	12.0 °C	17.6 °C	7.5 °C	111 mm	2 cm	23 days
2001	11.5 °C	17.5 °C	6.7 °C	93 mm	2 cm	24 days
2000	11.5 °C	16.9 °C	7.1 °C	101 mm	4 cm	22 days
1999	12.0 °C	17.8 °C	7.5 °C	73 mm	0 cm	22 days
1998	10.8 °C	16.2 °C	6.3 °C	76 mm	1 cm	20 days
1997	12.9 °C	18.6 °C	8.2 °C	98 mm	1 cm	21 days
1996	10.2 °C	15.2 °C	6.4 °C	178 mm	10 cm	30 days
1995	11.2 °C	17.0 °C	6.5 °C	70 mm	2 cm	17 days
1994	11.7 °C	17.2 °C	6.9 °C	110 mm	1 cm	21 days
1993	11.6 °C	16.9 °C	7.7 °C	201 mm	23 cm	28 days
1992	11.6 °C	17.3 °C	6.6 °C	96 mm	6 cm	17 days
1991	11.4 °C	17.0 °C	6.5 °C	108 mm	1 cm	19 days
1990	11.0 °C	16.4 °C	6.6 °C	109 mm	1 cm	17 days
1989	11.4 °C	16.8 °C	7.2 °C	122 mm	6 cm	27 days
1988	10.9 °C	15.9 °C	6.9 °C	90 mm	4 cm	24 days
1987	12.6 °C	18.4 °C	8.3 °C	74 mm	0 cm	20 days
1986	10.5 °C	15.7 °C	6.2 °C	152 mm	8 cm	28 days
1985	10.0 °C	15.2 °C	6.1 °C	142 mm	3 cm	28 days
1984	10.6 °C	16.1 °C	5.8 °C	121 mm	7 cm	26 days
1983	11.2 °C	17.2 °C	6.1 °C	71 mm	0 cm	25 days
1982	11.4 °C	17.3 °C	6.7 °C	78 mm	1 cm	24 days
1981	11.9 °C	17.4 °C	7.8 °C	100 mm	0 cm	22 days
1980	11.4 °C	17.0 °C	6.1 °C	95 mm	6 cm	21 days
1979	10.6 °C	15.9 °C	6.2 °C	176 mm	13 cm	27 days
1978	10.7 °C	15.9 °C	6.5 °C	169 mm	5 cm	27 days
1977	10.7 °C	16.3 °C	6.3 °C	120 mm	3 cm	26 days
1976	11.1 °C	17.3 °C	6.4 °C	92 mm	1 cm	24 days
1975	9.6 °C	15.0 °C	5.2 °C	101 mm	9 cm	28 days
1974	10.0 °C	15.4 °C	5.8 °C	171 mm	12 cm	30 days
1973	10.3 °C	15.8 °C	6.2 °C	110 mm	3 cm	27 days
1972	10.7 °C	16.0 °C	6.3 °C	138 mm	2 cm	26 days
1971	9.5 °C	14.4 °C	5.6 °C	112 mm	9 cm	30 days
1970	10.0 °C	14.9 °C	6.5 °C	131 mm	5 cm	27 days
1969	10.6 °C	16.3 °C	6.2 °C	113 mm	5 cm	29 days
1968	10.8 °C	16.4 °C	6.4 °C	118 mm	1 cm	23 days
1967	9.3 °C	14.4 °C	5.4 °C	138 mm	12 cm	29 days
1966	10.0 °C	15.0 °C	6.1 °C	109 mm	3 cm	25 days
1965	10.2 °C	15.6 °C	6.1 °C	131 mm	2 cm	28 days
1964	9.4 °C	14.5 °C	4.9 °C	114 mm	12 cm	26 days
1963	10.1 °C	15.3 °C	6.1 °C	138 mm	0 cm	24 days
1962	9.4 °C	14.4 °C	5.8 °C	160 mm	1 cm	30 days
1961	9.9 °C	14.7 °C	6.0 °C	152 mm	21 cm	30 days
1960	10.2 °C	15.6 °C	6.0 °C	125 mm	5 cm	26 days
1959	10.8 °C	15.8 °C	6.6 °C	120 mm	1 cm	28 days
1958	10.6 °C	16.5 °C	5.8 °C	111 mm	2 cm	21 days
1957	11.0 °C	16.5 °C	6.4 °C	142 mm	10 cm	23 days
1956	9.8 °C	14.3 °C	5.9 °C	142 mm	1 cm	28 days
1955	10.6 °C	15.9 °C	6.4 °C	100 mm	1 cm	23 days
1954	9.8 °C	14.9 °C	5.7 °C	149 mm	24 cm	26 days
1953	11.0 °C	16.1 °C	6.8 °C	116 mm	2 cm	23 days
1952	10.6 °C	16.0 °C	5.9 °C	82 mm	3 cm	23 days
1951	10.4 °C	15.5 °C	6.5 °C	125 mm	0 cm	29 days
1950	9.9 °C	14.4 °C	6.1 °C	125 mm	6 cm	31 days
1949	9.5 °C	13.7 °C	6.4 °C	156 mm	4 cm	31 days
1948	10.9 °C	16.7 °C	5.8 °C	78 mm	0 cm	25 days
1947	11.1 °C	16.8 °C	6.5 °C	140 mm	4 cm	28 days
1946	10.5 °C	15.8 °C	6.3 °C	158 mm	2 cm	30 days
1945	10.1 °C	15.8 °C	5.9 °C	151 mm	2 cm	30 days
1944	10.7 °C	16.5 °C	5.9 °C	120 mm	1 cm	30 days
1943	10.2 °C	15.9 °C	5.5 °C	149 mm	4 cm	27 days
1942	9.6 °C	15.7 °C	4.5 °C	113 mm	9 cm	29 days
1941	9.5 °C	15.3 °C	5.7 °C	195 mm	20 cm	27 days
1940	10.7 °C	16.0 °C	6.7 °C	125 mm	1 cm	31 days

December records

Hottest day

23.6 °C

December 12, 2018 estimate

Coldest night

0.3 °C

December 5, 1942 estimate

Wettest day

44 mm

December 30, 1993 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is La Paz in December?

Highs average 17.3 °C and lows 7.3 °C. A typical December brings 0 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in La Paz in December?

About 112 mm falls in December, over some 23 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest December was 2021 (220 mm), the driest 2004 (46 mm).

What was the warmest December in La Paz?

1997, with a mean temperature of 12.9 °C. The coldest was 1967 (9.3 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 14 of 86.