Copacabana in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Copacabana sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 745 mm of rain over about 80 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Copacabana's weakest season of the year 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
- 13°C
- 2nd-warmest season
- Avg overnight low
- 8°C
- Rainfall
- 745 mm
- 80 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 2.1
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Copacabana in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical summer day in Copacabana reaches about 13°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.
Copacabana weather by month
How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| 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 Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Copacabana gets around 745 mm of rain over 80 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 8 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min in early December to 12 h 24 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.8 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Copacabana
In summer, Copacabana overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Copacabana's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is summer a good time to visit Copacabana?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Copacabana.
What to pack for Copacabana in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Copacabana sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 80 days see rain.
UV index in Copacabana in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 18 (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 |
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.
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.