La Paz weather in October

In October, La Paz sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 16.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 La Paz's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Paz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:06 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
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.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical October day in La Paz reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1152
2152
3152
4152
5153
6153
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8153
9153
10153
11153
12153
13153
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31164

How October really feels in La Paz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October 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 October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 13226.40.812.92.4
Feb14° / 11523.20.612.62.4
Mar14° / 8923.40.512.12.7
Apr14° / 4313.80.311.63.8
May15° / 165.40.511.25.0
Jun14° / -2°113.60.8114.9
Jul14° / -2°144.41.411.14.8
Aug14° / -1°216.91.411.44.8
Sep15° / 3612.5111.94.5
Oct16° / 5516.11.112.44.1
Nov16° / 5716.20.412.84.0
Dec15° / 11222.80.7133.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35149
45050
55050
64852
74852
84753
94555
104456
114258
124258
133961
143862
153664
163565
173466
183367
193268
203169
213169
223070
232971
242971
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282971
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

La Paz gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 16.1 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 52% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1484
2484
3484
4484
5494
6494
7504
8504
9514
10524
11524
12534
13534
14534
15544
16543
17543
18543
19543
20543
21543
22543
23533
24533
25533
26533
27533
28533
29523
30523
31523

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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15100
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18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:17 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:176:26
212.26:166:26
312.26:166:26
412.26:156:26
512.26:146:27
612.26:136:27
712.26:136:27
812.36:126:27
912.36:116:27
1012.36:106:28
1112.36:106:28
1212.36:096:28
1312.36:086:28
1412.36:086:29
1512.46:076:29
1612.46:066:29
1712.46:066:29
1812.46:056:30
1912.46:046:30
2012.46:046:30
2112.56:036:30
2212.56:036:31
2312.56:026:31
2412.56:026:31
2512.56:016:32
2612.56:016:32
2712.56:006:32
2812.66:006:33
2912.65:596:33
3012.65:596:34
3112.65:586:34

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.98 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 — October's 6.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for La Paz

In seasonPeak

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

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 October a good time to visit La Paz?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a reasonable time to visit La Paz for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Paz in October

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

In October, La Paz sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 3°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in La Paz 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 18Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
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.

CaranaviSorataCopacabanaQuime

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
16 km
2,225 m
80 km
5,726 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
October 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
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 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).