La Paz weather in March

In March, La Paz sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 89 mm of precipitation across 23.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 7% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is La Paz's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Paz's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 89 mm; 23.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:39 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

La Paz is seat of government of Bolivia.

Air quality: High; PM10 82 µg/m³ · 2013
Density: 10,706/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1548

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical March day in La Paz reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°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, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

	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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

How March really feels in La Paz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

March 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 March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 5°	132	26.4	0.8	12.9	2.4
Feb	14° / 4°	115	23.2	0.6	12.6	2.4
Mar	14° / 4°	89	23.4	0.5	12.1	2.7
Apr	14° / 3°	43	13.8	0.3	11.6	3.8
May	15° / 0°	16	5.4	0.5	11.2	5.0
Jun	14° / -2°	11	3.6	0.8	11	4.9
Jul	14° / -2°	14	4.4	1.4	11.1	4.8
Aug	14° / -1°	21	6.9	1.4	11.4	4.8
Sep	15° / 1°	36	12.5	1	11.9	4.5
Oct	16° / 3°	55	16.1	1.1	12.4	4.1
Nov	16° / 4°	57	16.2	0.4	12.8	4.0
Dec	15° / 5°	112	22.8	0.7	13	3.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	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 (%)	13	13	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	23	24	24	24	24	25	27
Cloudier (%)	87	87	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	77	76	76	76	76	75	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	22	78
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	25	75
31	27	73

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

La Paz gets around 89 mm of rain and snow over 23.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 75% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease 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 (%)	83	83	82	81	81	80	79	79	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	69	68	67	65	64
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	83	1
2	83	1
3	82	1
4	81	1
5	81	1
6	80	1
7	79	1
8	79	1
9	78	1
10	77	1
11	77	2
12	76	2
13	76	2
14	75	2
15	75	2
16	75	2
17	74	2
18	74	2
19	73	2
20	73	2
21	73	2
22	72	2
23	72	2
24	71	2
25	71	2
26	70	2
27	69	2
28	68	2
29	67	2
30	65	2
31	64	2

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March 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 March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:34 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41
Sunset (PM)	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:35	6:56
2	12.3	6:36	6:56
3	12.3	6:36	6:55
4	12.3	6:36	6:54
5	12.3	6:36	6:54
6	12.3	6:37	6:53
7	12.3	6:37	6:52
8	12.2	6:37	6:52
9	12.2	6:37	6:51
10	12.2	6:38	6:50
11	12.2	6:38	6:49
12	12.2	6:38	6:49
13	12.2	6:38	6:48
14	12.1	6:38	6:47
15	12.1	6:39	6:46
16	12.1	6:39	6:46
17	12.1	6:39	6:45
18	12.1	6:39	6:44
19	12.1	6:39	6:43
20	12.1	6:40	6:43
21	12.0	6:40	6:42
22	12.0	6:40	6:41
23	12.0	6:40	6:40
24	12.0	6:40	6:39
25	12.0	6:40	6:39
26	12.0	6:40	6:38
27	11.9	6:41	6:37
28	11.9	6:41	6:36
29	11.9	6:41	6:35
30	11.9	6:41	6:35
31	11.9	6:41	6:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for La Paz

In seasonPeak

In March, La Paz sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

La Paz's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit La Paz?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Paz.

What to pack for La Paz in March

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

In March, La Paz sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in La Paz in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Paz peaks around February 8 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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)	18	19	17	14	11	10	9	13	14	16	17	17
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	18	Extreme
Feb	19	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	16	Extreme
Nov	17	Extreme
Dec	17	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is La Paz?

La Paz sits at 16.5°S, 68.2°W, 3,782 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Achocalla, 8.0 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 large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m around an average of 3,872 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,225 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,726 m.

The land around La Paz is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

670 m

artificial surfaces 83%

16 km

2,225 m

grassland 54%

80 km

5,726 m

grassland 57%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater

← February La Paz year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Achocalla 8.0 km · Viacha 23 km · Laja 25 km · Tiahuanaco 57 km · Caranavi 97 km · Sorata 97 km · Copacabana 106 km · Quime 113 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 La Paz (-16.5°, -68.15°, elevation 3,782 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	4
2	14	4
3	14	4
4	14	4
5	14	4
6	14	4
7	14	4
8	14	4
9	14	4
10	14	4
11	14	4
12	14	4
13	14	4
14	14	4
15	14	4
16	14	4
17	14	4
18	14	4
19	14	4
20	14	4
21	14	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	4
25	14	4
26	14	4
27	14	4
28	14	4
29	14	4
30	14	4
31	14	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	22	78
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	25	75
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	83	1
2	83	1
3	82	1
4	81	1
5	81	1
6	80	1
7	79	1
8	79	1
9	78	1
10	77	1
11	77	2
12	76	2
13	76	2
14	75	2
15	75	2
16	75	2
17	74	2
18	74	2
19	73	2
20	73	2
21	73	2
22	72	2
23	72	2
24	71	2
25	71	2
26	70	2
27	69	2
28	68	2
29	67	2
30	65	2
31	64	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	22	78
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	25	75
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	83	1
2	83	1
3	82	1
4	81	1
5	81	1
6	80	1
7	79	1
8	79	1
9	78	1
10	77	1
11	77	2
12	76	2
13	76	2
14	75	2
15	75	2
16	75	2
17	74	2
18	74	2
19	73	2
20	73	2
21	73	2
22	72	2
23	72	2
24	71	2
25	71	2
26	70	2
27	69	2
28	68	2
29	67	2
30	65	2
31	64	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	22	78
25	23	77
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	24	76
30	25	75
31	27	73

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	83	1
2	83	1
3	82	1
4	81	1
5	81	1
6	80	1
7	79	1
8	79	1
9	78	1
10	77	1
11	77	2
12	76	2
13	76	2
14	75	2
15	75	2
16	75	2
17	74	2
18	74	2
19	73	2
20	73	2
21	73	2
22	72	2
23	72	2
24	71	2
25	71	2
26	70	2
27	69	2
28	68	2
29	67	2
30	65	2
31	64	2

	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