Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Weather Score #

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Perfect for sun worshippers, beach lovers, and those seeking warm, dry climates for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Formula optimized for hot weather enthusiasts who prefer temperatures above 25°C (77°F) with maximum sun exposure and minimal precipitation.

Key factors in the calculation:

High temperatures: Favors locations with warm to hot daily highs
Abundant sunshine: Rewards areas with maximum daylight hours
Low precipitation: Penalizes frequent rain and wet conditions
Warm nights: Considers comfortable evening temperatures

Temperatures #

Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra have the highest temperatures, often exceeding 30°C and rarely dropping below 17°C
El Alto, La Paz and Potosi experience discomfort temperatures, with lows near or below freezing in winter months
Cochabamba and Sucre maintain comfortable temperatures throughout the year
Oruro has very low temperatures, with minimum reaching discomfort levels.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	31.5°C	12.7°C	31.5°C	12.7°C	20.3°C	16.1°C	20.5°C	22.6°C	14.0°C
Feb	31.3°C	12.2°C	31.3°C	12.2°C	19.4°C	15.5°C	19.4°C	21.5°C	13.3°C
Mar	30.5°C	12.0°C	30.5°C	12.0°C	19.6°C	15.6°C	19.4°C	21.0°C	13.6°C
Apr	29.0°C	12.8°C	29.0°C	12.8°C	20.5°C	16.4°C	19.4°C	20.1°C	14.5°C
May	26.2°C	12.5°C	26.2°C	12.5°C	20.4°C	15.3°C	19.4°C	19.4°C	14.2°C
Jun	25.8°C	12.1°C	25.8°C	12.1°C	20.0°C	14.1°C	19.4°C	20.3°C	13.2°C
Jul	26.8°C	12.3°C	26.8°C	12.3°C	20.2°C	14.6°C	19.4°C	20.1°C	13.7°C
Aug	29.7°C	12.6°C	29.7°C	12.6°C	20.1°C	15.3°C	20.2°C	21.5°C	14.2°C
Sep	33.8°C	13.0°C	33.8°C	13.0°C	20.8°C	17.1°C	21.8°C	23.6°C	15.7°C
Oct	33.6°C	13.9°C	33.6°C	13.9°C	21.9°C	18.1°C	22.1°C	23.3°C	16.2°C
Nov	33.1°C	14.2°C	33.1°C	14.2°C	22.0°C	18.2°C	21.8°C	22.9°C	15.9°C
Dec	31.5°C	13.3°C	31.5°C	13.3°C	20.5°C	16.7°C	20.4°C	21.9°C	14.4°C
Average	20.5°C	12.8°C	12.8°C	16.1°C	14.4°C	30.2°C	30.2°C	20.3°C	21.5°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	22.4°C	4.9°C	22.4°C	4.9°C	11.7°C	7.3°C	12.1°C	13.6°C	6.0°C
Feb	22.0°C	4.7°C	22.0°C	4.7°C	11.4°C	7.3°C	11.6°C	12.9°C	5.8°C
Mar	21.7°C	4.3°C	21.7°C	4.3°C	10.9°C	7.1°C	11.2°C	12.4°C	5.6°C
Apr	20.5°C	3.4°C	20.5°C	3.4°C	10.2°C	5.4°C	10.0°C	10.7°C	4.1°C
May	18.1°C	2.2°C	18.1°C	2.2°C	8.5°C	3.1°C	8.2°C	7.5°C	1.9°C
Jun	17.2°C	0.8°C	17.2°C	0.8°C	7.0°C	1.1°C	6.6°C	5.8°C	0.0°C
Jul	17.3°C	0.8°C	17.3°C	0.8°C	6.5°C	1.1°C	6.6°C	5.0°C	-0.2°C
Aug	18.7°C	1.4°C	18.7°C	1.4°C	7.4°C	1.5°C	7.4°C	5.8°C	0.4°C
Sep	21.7°C	3.0°C	21.7°C	3.0°C	9.6°C	4.0°C	10.3°C	8.9°C	3.2°C
Oct	22.4°C	4.3°C	22.5°C	4.3°C	11.4°C	5.8°C	11.7°C	11.3°C	4.9°C
Nov	22.4°C	5.1°C	22.4°C	5.1°C	12.4°C	7.2°C	12.3°C	12.8°C	5.9°C
Dec	22.2°C	5.3°C	22.2°C	5.3°C	12.4°C	7.7°C	12.3°C	13.2°C	6.2°C
Average	10.0°C	3.4°C	3.4°C	4.9°C	3.7°C	20.6°C	20.5°C	10.0°C	10.0°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Across the cities of Bolivia, La Paz and El Alto exhibit very similar weather patterns, demonstrating lower total sun hours and higher precipitation levels during the early months of the year, with significant reductions in both metrics around the middle of the year.
In contrast, Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Cochabamba show relatively higher sun hours, especially in August and September, while precipitation remains lower, highlighting a trend of drier and sunnier conditions. Overall, regions like Potosi and Oruro maintain a balance of high sun hours towards mid-year along with minimal precipitation, suggesting a clearer and drier climate during that period.

Sunny Weather

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	4.7 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	3.5 hours/day
Feb	4.3 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	1.8 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	2.5 hours/day
Mar	3.3 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	3.7 hours/day
Apr	3.8 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	8.1 hours/day
May	3.5 hours/day	8.0 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	8.0 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	9.8 hours/day
Jun	5.1 hours/day	9.1 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	9.1 hours/day	8.8 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	10.5 hours/day
Jul	6.8 hours/day	8.9 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	8.9 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	9.8 hours/day	9.6 hours/day	10.7 hours/day
Aug	8.8 hours/day	8.8 hours/day	8.8 hours/day	8.8 hours/day	8.8 hours/day	11.1 hours/day	10.1 hours/day	10.6 hours/day	10.9 hours/day
Sep	9.6 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	9.6 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	9.2 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	9.0 hours/day
Oct	7.1 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	9.0 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	8.4 hours/day
Nov	5.7 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	7.1 hours/day
Dec	4.3 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	4.5 hours/day
Average	5.8 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	8.0 hours/day	7.4 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	6.5 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	5.5mm	4.5mm	5.5mm	4.5mm	6.3mm	3.8mm	4.9mm	10.3mm	6.4mm
Feb	4.7mm	5.7mm	4.7mm	5.7mm	7.4mm	4.4mm	4.8mm	9.9mm	5.9mm
Mar	4.1mm	4.7mm	4.1mm	4.7mm	6.2mm	3.5mm	6.1mm	9.0mm	6.6mm
Apr	2.4mm	1.9mm	2.4mm	1.9mm	2.7mm	0.9mm	1.9mm	4.0mm	1.8mm
May	2.2mm	0.8mm	2.2mm	0.8mm	1.2mm	0.4mm	0.8mm	1.3mm	0.2mm
Jun	1.2mm	0.4mm	1.2mm	0.4mm	0.9mm	0.1mm	0.3mm	0.6mm	0.0mm
Jul	0.9mm	0.4mm	0.9mm	0.4mm	0.6mm	0.1mm	0.3mm	0.6mm	0.2mm
Aug	1.6mm	0.5mm	1.6mm	0.5mm	1.3mm	0.2mm	0.6mm	0.4mm	0.3mm
Sep	1.0mm	1.5mm	1.0mm	1.5mm	1.9mm	0.7mm	1.5mm	1.5mm	1.2mm
Oct	2.8mm	2.1mm	2.8mm	2.1mm	2.5mm	1.2mm	2.5mm	3.4mm	2.9mm
Nov	3.7mm	2.9mm	3.7mm	2.9mm	3.2mm	1.5mm	3.2mm	5.5mm	4.0mm
Dec	5.4mm	4.2mm	5.4mm	4.2mm	6.4mm	3.3mm	5.5mm	10.5mm	6.7mm
Average	3.4mm	2.5mm	2.5mm	1.7mm	3.0mm	3.0mm	3.0mm	2.7mm	4.8mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	19.9km/h	15.0km/h	19.9km/h	15.0km/h	12.3km/h	21.8km/h	17.3km/h	13.6km/h	17.0km/h
Feb	18.2km/h	14.3km/h	18.2km/h	14.3km/h	11.1km/h	20.1km/h	15.9km/h	13.1km/h	15.7km/h
Mar	18.0km/h	13.4km/h	18.0km/h	13.4km/h	11.5km/h	19.2km/h	15.6km/h	13.8km/h	15.1km/h
Apr	18.0km/h	12.6km/h	18.0km/h	12.6km/h	10.5km/h	17.5km/h	14.5km/h	13.4km/h	14.9km/h
May	20.0km/h	12.8km/h	20.0km/h	12.8km/h	10.6km/h	17.9km/h	13.9km/h	13.1km/h	17.7km/h
Jun	22.8km/h	13.1km/h	22.8km/h	13.1km/h	10.3km/h	18.2km/h	13.1km/h	13.6km/h	18.8km/h
Jul	23.2km/h	12.6km/h	23.2km/h	12.6km/h	11.2km/h	17.1km/h	14.0km/h	13.5km/h	17.2km/h
Aug	23.6km/h	15.8km/h	23.6km/h	15.8km/h	14.0km/h	20.3km/h	18.2km/h	16.0km/h	20.2km/h
Sep	24.1km/h	17.4km/h	24.1km/h	17.4km/h	17.4km/h	22.5km/h	22.1km/h	18.9km/h	22.2km/h
Oct	22.1km/h	17.5km/h	22.1km/h	17.5km/h	17.6km/h	23.6km/h	22.4km/h	17.7km/h	21.0km/h
Nov	19.5km/h	16.9km/h	19.5km/h	16.9km/h	15.6km/h	24.6km/h	21.0km/h	16.5km/h	19.2km/h
Dec	19.2km/h	15.8km/h	19.2km/h	15.8km/h	13.2km/h	22.6km/h	17.8km/h	14.2km/h	17.1km/h
Average	12.9km/h	14.8km/h	14.8km/h	20.5km/h	18.0km/h	20.7km/h	20.7km/h	17.2km/h	14.8km/h

Humidity

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	69.9%	71.5%	69.9%	71.5%	62.8%	55.8%	67.8%	73.0%	66.6%
Feb	69.3%	75.8%	69.3%	75.8%	67.4%	60.3%	72.1%	76.3%	70.9%
Mar	71.1%	76.0%	71.1%	76.0%	66.3%	58.9%	73.8%	78.7%	70.3%
Apr	69.5%	68.4%	69.5%	68.4%	60.9%	47.0%	70.3%	77.2%	57.4%
May	68.1%	58.5%	68.1%	58.5%	55.4%	37.7%	60.8%	65.1%	37.8%
Jun	62.0%	53.9%	62.0%	53.9%	51.4%	33.7%	50.1%	47.4%	29.2%
Jul	50.6%	54.7%	50.6%	54.7%	52.0%	34.4%	51.9%	50.4%	31.4%
Aug	41.3%	55.4%	41.3%	55.4%	52.3%	33.8%	49.0%	46.1%	32.8%
Sep	38.1%	61.9%	38.1%	61.9%	54.1%	42.1%	53.3%	51.7%	43.5%
Oct	49.8%	59.6%	49.8%	59.6%	53.8%	40.5%	58.2%	61.8%	48.7%
Nov	56.0%	62.9%	56.0%	62.9%	55.0%	41.7%	60.9%	66.7%	55.7%
Dec	67.9%	68.7%	67.9%	68.7%	60.9%	51.0%	68.2%	73.4%	64.5%
Average	57.7%	63.9%	63.9%	44.7%	50.7%	59.5%	59.5%	61.4%	64.0%

Daylight Hours #

In comparing sunrise and sunset times across the cities, Sucre experiences the earliest sunrise at 5:36 AM in November, while Tarija has the latest sunrise at 6:55 AM in July, creating a significant variance in starting daylight.
When analyzing day length, Potosi has the shortest day at 10 hours and 58 minutes in June, contrasting with Tarija's longest day of 13 hours and 25 minutes in December, showcasing the substantial differences in seasonal daylight experienced throughout Bolivia.
Interestingly, cities like Cochabamba and Sucre have closely matching sunset times during summer months, while daylight duration differs by as much as 17 minutes, indicating geographic factors play an important role in local light exposure.

Sunrise Time

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	5:50	6:12	5:50	6:12	6:03	6:06	5:56	5:50	5:58
Feb	6:06	6:28	6:06	6:28	6:19	6:22	6:13	6:09	6:15
Mar	6:16	6:35	6:16	6:35	6:28	6:31	6:23	6:21	6:25
Apr	6:22	6:41	6:22	6:41	6:34	6:38	6:31	6:31	6:34
May	6:31	6:49	6:31	6:49	6:42	6:47	6:41	6:43	6:44
Jun	6:41	6:59	6:41	6:59	6:52	6:57	6:52	6:55	6:55
Jul	6:43	7:01	6:43	7:01	6:55	6:59	6:53	6:56	6:56
Aug	6:31	6:49	6:31	6:49	6:42	6:47	6:40	6:41	6:43
Sep	6:08	6:27	6:08	6:27	6:19	6:23	6:16	6:14	6:18
Oct	5:44	6:04	5:44	6:04	5:56	5:59	5:51	5:47	5:53
Nov	5:29	5:52	5:29	5:52	5:43	5:46	5:36	5:31	5:37
Dec	5:34	5:56	5:34	5:56	5:46	5:49	5:40	5:32	5:40
Average	6:24	6:30	6:30	6:24	6:18	6:12	6:12	6:18	6:18

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	18:53	19:11	18:53	19:11	19:05	19:10	19:04	19:07	19:07
Feb	18:46	19:05	18:46	19:05	18:58	19:02	18:56	18:56	18:58
Mar	18:26	18:46	18:26	18:46	18:38	18:42	18:35	18:33	18:37
Apr	18:03	18:24	18:03	18:24	18:15	18:19	18:10	18:07	18:12
May	17:48	18:10	17:48	18:10	18:00	18:03	17:54	17:49	17:55
Jun	17:46	18:08	17:46	18:08	17:59	18:01	17:52	17:45	17:53
Jul	17:54	18:16	17:54	18:16	18:07	18:10	18:00	17:54	18:01
Aug	18:02	18:23	18:02	18:23	18:15	18:18	18:10	18:05	18:11
Sep	18:08	18:28	18:08	18:28	18:20	18:23	18:16	18:13	18:17
Oct	18:14	18:32	18:14	18:32	18:25	18:29	18:23	18:23	18:25
Nov	18:26	18:44	18:26	18:44	18:38	18:43	18:37	18:38	18:40
Dec	18:44	19:01	18:44	19:01	18:55	19:00	18:55	18:58	18:58
Average	18:30	18:36	18:36	18:30	18:24	18:18	18:18	18:24	18:24

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	La Paz	Santa Cruz	El Alto	Cochabamba	Oruro	Sucre	Tarija	Potosi
Jan	11:53 hours	12:11 hours	11:53 hours	12:11 hours	12:05 hours	12:10 hours	12:04 hours	12:07 hours	12:07 hours
Feb	11:46 hours	12:05 hours	11:46 hours	12:05 hours	11:58 hours	12:02 hours	11:56 hours	11:56 hours	11:58 hours
Mar	11:26 hours	11:46 hours	11:26 hours	11:46 hours	11:38 hours	11:42 hours	11:35 hours	11:33 hours	11:37 hours
Apr	11:03 hours	11:24 hours	11:03 hours	11:24 hours	11:15 hours	11:19 hours	11:10 hours	11:07 hours	11:12 hours
May	10:48 hours	11:10 hours	10:48 hours	11:10 hours	11:00 hours	11:03 hours	10:54 hours	10:49 hours	10:55 hours
Jun	10:46 hours	11:08 hours	10:46 hours	11:08 hours	10:59 hours	11:01 hours	10:52 hours	10:45 hours	10:53 hours
Jul	10:54 hours	11:14 hours	10:54 hours	11:14 hours	11:07 hours	11:10 hours	11:00 hours	10:54 hours	11:01 hours
Aug	11:02 hours	11:23 hours	11:02 hours	11:23 hours	11:15 hours	11:18 hours	11:10 hours	11:05 hours	11:11 hours
Sep	11:08 hours	11:28 hours	11:08 hours	11:28 hours	11:20 hours	11:23 hours	11:16 hours	11:13 hours	11:17 hours
Oct	11:14 hours	11:32 hours	11:14 hours	11:32 hours	11:25 hours	11:29 hours	11:23 hours	11:23 hours	11:25 hours
Nov	11:26 hours	11:44 hours	11:26 hours	11:44 hours	11:38 hours	11:43 hours	11:37 hours	11:38 hours	11:40 hours
Dec	11:44 hours	12:01 hours	11:44 hours	12:01 hours	11:55 hours	12:00 hours	11:55 hours	11:58 hours	11:58 hours
Average	11:30 hours	11:36 hours	11:36 hours	11:30 hours	11:24 hours	11:18 hours	11:18 hours	11:24 hours	11:24 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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