La Paz weather in August

In August, La Paz sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 67 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is La Paz's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Paz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
10th warmest
Overnight low
10°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:36 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

La Paz is city in Entre Ríos, Argentina.

Density
208/km²
people per km²
Founded
1835

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical August day in La Paz reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 3°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in La Paz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

La Paz weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°1138.913.84.8
Feb30° / 20°1158.413.15.3
Mar28° / 18°1178.612.26.4
Apr25° / 15°1448.611.37.3
May21° / 12°826.310.57.0
Jun18° / 635.4106.6
Jul18° / 475.210.26.7
Aug20° / 10°675.810.97.3
Sep23° / 12°766.511.87.5
Oct25° / 15°1359.412.87.1
Nov28° / 17°1177.613.66.8
Dec30° / 19°1358.2145.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
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56337
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

La Paz gets around 67 mm of rain over 5.8 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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217
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517
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1771571
2771571
3771571
4771571
5771571
6781471
7781471
8771571
9771571
10771571
11771571
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:50 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:506:19
210.57:496:20
310.57:486:21
410.67:486:21
510.67:476:22
610.67:466:23
710.67:456:23
810.77:446:24
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1210.87:406:26
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1911.07:336:31
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2211.07:306:33
2311.17:296:33
2411.17:286:34
2511.17:266:34
2611.27:256:35
2711.27:246:36
2811.27:236:36
2911.37:226:37
3011.37:206:37
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 3.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
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203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit La Paz?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit La Paz for general sightseeing.

What to pack for La Paz in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, La Paz sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in La Paz in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Paz peaks around January 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in La Paz in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in La Paz is worst in August — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1721 µg/m³May 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb8Good
Mar6Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun7Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is La Paz?

La Paz sits at 30.7°S, 59.6°W, 52 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Santa Elena, 26 km away.

Topography around La Paz

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of La Paz.

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Paz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m.

The land around La Paz is covered by trees (31%), water (28%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (29%) and wetland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), trees (23%) and wetland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
66 m
80 km
78 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Santa Elena 26 km · San Javier 33 km · Esquina 82 km · Federal 86 km · San Justo 91 km · Villaguay 138 km · Paraná 139 km · Santa Fe 143 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for La Paz (-30.7418°, -59.6452°, elevation 52 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).