Copacabana weather in October

In October, Copacabana sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 13.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Copacabana's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Copacabana's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 70 mm; 13.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:10 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 6th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 7.7 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Copacabana is Bolivian town on the shore of Lake Titicaca.

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical October day in Copacabana reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	7
5	14	7
6	14	7
7	14	7
8	14	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	8
13	14	8
14	14	8
15	14	8
16	14	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	14	8
20	14	8
21	14	8
22	14	8
23	14	8
24	14	8
25	14	8
26	14	8
27	14	8
28	14	8
29	14	8
30	14	8
31	14	8

Copacabana weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 8°	286	28.7	0.1	12.9	2.0
Feb	13° / 8°	261	25.6	0	12.5	2.0
Mar	13° / 8°	218	27.1	0.1	12.1	2.2
Apr	13° / 8°	90	16.9	0	11.6	3.0
May	13° / 7°	25	6.3	0	11.3	3.9
Jun	12° / 6°	12	2.9	0.1	11.1	4.0
Jul	12° / 6°	15	3.5	0.3	11.1	3.9
Aug	13° / 6°	16	4	0.5	11.5	4.2
Sep	13° / 7°	37	8.3	0.2	11.9	4.2
Oct	14° / 8°	70	13.7	0.6	12.4	3.8
Nov	14° / 9°	88	16.1	0	12.8	3.6
Dec	13° / 8°	198	25.2	0.1	12.9	2.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	68	67	67	66	65	64	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	55	53	52	51	50	50	49	49	48	48	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	43
Cloudier (%)	32	33	33	34	35	36	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	47	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	52	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	64	36
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	53	47
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Copacabana gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 13.7 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	2
2	37	2
3	37	2
4	38	2
5	39	2
6	39	2
7	40	2
8	41	2
9	41	2
10	42	2
11	42	2
12	43	2
13	43	2
14	44	2
15	44	2
16	45	2
17	45	2
18	45	2
19	45	2
20	46	1
21	46	1
22	46	1
23	47	1
24	47	1
25	47	1
26	48	1
27	48	1
28	48	1
29	48	1
30	48	1
31	48	1

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
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11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:21	6:30
2	12.2	6:20	6:30
3	12.2	6:19	6:30
4	12.2	6:19	6:30
5	12.2	6:18	6:30
6	12.2	6:17	6:30
7	12.2	6:16	6:31
8	12.3	6:16	6:31
9	12.3	6:15	6:31
10	12.3	6:14	6:31
11	12.3	6:14	6:31
12	12.3	6:13	6:32
13	12.3	6:12	6:32
14	12.3	6:12	6:32
15	12.4	6:11	6:32
16	12.4	6:10	6:32
17	12.4	6:10	6:33
18	12.4	6:09	6:33
19	12.4	6:08	6:33
20	12.4	6:08	6:34
21	12.4	6:07	6:34
22	12.5	6:07	6:34
23	12.5	6:06	6:34
24	12.5	6:06	6:35
25	12.5	6:05	6:35
26	12.5	6:05	6:35
27	12.5	6:04	6:36
28	12.5	6:04	6:36
29	12.6	6:03	6:37
30	12.6	6:03	6:37
31	12.6	6:02	6:37

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 7.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.5	Intense
2	7.5	Intense
3	7.6	Intense
4	7.6	Intense
5	7.6	Intense
6	7.6	Intense
7	7.6	Intense
8	7.6	Intense
9	7.6	Intense
10	7.7	Intense
11	7.7	Intense
12	7.7	Intense
13	7.7	Intense
14	7.7	Intense
15	7.7	Intense
16	7.7	Intense
17	7.7	Intense
18	7.7	Intense
19	7.7	Intense
20	7.7	Intense
21	7.7	Intense
22	7.8	Intense
23	7.8	Intense
24	7.8	Intense
25	7.8	Intense
26	7.8	Intense
27	7.8	Intense
28	7.8	Intense
29	7.8	Intense
30	7.8	Intense
31	7.8	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Copacabana

In seasonPeak

None of Copacabana's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Copacabana's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Copacabana?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

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Beach & pool

never really warm enough

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Copacabana.

What to pack for Copacabana in October

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

In October, Copacabana sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Copacabana in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Copacabana peaks around February 8 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	19	19	16	14	11	9	9	12	14	16	17	17
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	19	Extreme
Feb	19	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	16	Extreme
Nov	17	Extreme
Dec	17	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Copacabana?

Copacabana sits at 16.2°S, 69.1°W, 0 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Isla del Sol, 17 km away.

Topography around Copacabana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Copacabana has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 544 m around an average of 3,932 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,996 m.

The land around Copacabana is covered by grassland (62%) and water (25%) within 3 km, water (58%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

544 m

grassland 62%

16 km

719 m

water 58%

80 km

4,996 m

grassland 56%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland

← September Copacabana year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Isla del Sol 17 km · Tiahuanaco 60 km · Ilave 63 km · Sorata 64 km · Laja 85 km · Viacha 99 km · La Paz 106 km · Puno 107 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B / C; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 40% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,148; 2025
Happiness: 5.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.4; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 21.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 521
Religion

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 Copacabana (-16.1699°, -69.0792°, elevation 0 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	7
5	14	7
6	14	7
7	14	7
8	14	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	8
13	14	8
14	14	8
15	14	8
16	14	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	14	8
20	14	8
21	14	8
22	14	8
23	14	8
24	14	8
25	14	8
26	14	8
27	14	8
28	14	8
29	14	8
30	14	8
31	14	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	64	36
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	53	47
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	2
2	37	2
3	37	2
4	38	2
5	39	2
6	39	2
7	40	2
8	41	2
9	41	2
10	42	2
11	42	2
12	43	2
13	43	2
14	44	2
15	44	2
16	45	2
17	45	2
18	45	2
19	45	2
20	46	1
21	46	1
22	46	1
23	47	1
24	47	1
25	47	1
26	48	1
27	48	1
28	48	1
29	48	1
30	48	1
31	48	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	7
5	14	7
6	14	7
7	14	7
8	14	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	8
13	14	8
14	14	8
15	14	8
16	14	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	14	8
20	14	8
21	14	8
22	14	8
23	14	8
24	14	8
25	14	8
26	14	8
27	14	8
28	14	8
29	14	8
30	14	8
31	14	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	64	36
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	53	47
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	2
2	37	2
3	37	2
4	38	2
5	39	2
6	39	2
7	40	2
8	41	2
9	41	2
10	42	2
11	42	2
12	43	2
13	43	2
14	44	2
15	44	2
16	45	2
17	45	2
18	45	2
19	45	2
20	46	1
21	46	1
22	46	1
23	47	1
24	47	1
25	47	1
26	48	1
27	48	1
28	48	1
29	48	1
30	48	1
31	48	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	7
5	14	7
6	14	7
7	14	7
8	14	8
9	14	8
10	14	8
11	14	8
12	14	8
13	14	8
14	14	8
15	14	8
16	14	8
17	14	8
18	14	8
19	14	8
20	14	8
21	14	8
22	14	8
23	14	8
24	14	8
25	14	8
26	14	8
27	14	8
28	14	8
29	14	8
30	14	8
31	14	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	64	36
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	53	47
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	2
2	37	2
3	37	2
4	38	2
5	39	2
6	39	2
7	40	2
8	41	2
9	41	2
10	42	2
11	42	2
12	43	2
13	43	2
14	44	2
15	44	2
16	45	2
17	45	2
18	45	2
19	45	2
20	46	1
21	46	1
22	46	1
23	47	1
24	47	1
25	47	1
26	48	1
27	48	1
28	48	1
29	48	1
30	48	1
31	48	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100