Copacabana in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Copacabana sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 44 mm of precipitation over about 10 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Copacabana's best 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
12°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
6°C
Precipitation
44 mm
10 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
4.0
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Copacabana in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.

A typical winter day in Copacabana reaches about 12°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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Copacabana weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) 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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Copacabana gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 10 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early June to 11 h 42 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Copacabana

In seasonPeak

None of Copacabana's seasonal hazards peak in winter. 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
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Is winter a good time to visit Copacabana?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

winter is a reasonable time to visit Copacabana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Copacabana in Winter

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

In winter, Copacabana sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Copacabana in Winter

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Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 10 (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
Winter 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.