Copacabana in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Copacabana sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 195 mm of precipitation over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Copacabana's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Copacabana has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Copacabana's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
14°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
8°C
Precipitation
195 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
3.9
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Copacabana in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C.

A typical spring day in Copacabana reaches about 14°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

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Copacabana weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 28628.70.112.92.0
Feb13° / 26125.6012.52.0
Mar13° / 21827.10.112.12.2
Apr13° / 9016.9011.63.0
May13° / 256.3011.33.9
Jun12° / 122.90.111.14.0
Jul12° / 153.50.311.13.9
Aug13° / 1640.511.54.2
Sep13° / 378.30.211.94.2
Oct14° / 7013.70.612.43.8
Nov14° / 8816.1012.83.6
Dec13° / 19825.20.112.92.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Copacabana gets around 195 mm of rain and snow over 38 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early September to 12 h 54 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 7.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Copacabana

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Copacabana?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Copacabana.

What to pack for Copacabana in Spring

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

In spring, Copacabana sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 38 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Copacabana in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 19Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
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.

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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
16 km
719 m
80 km
4,996 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland
Spring 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
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

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.