Llallagua in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Llallagua sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 31 mm of precipitation over about 8 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Llallagua's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Llallagua's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
15°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
-1°C
Precipitation
31 mm
8 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
5.7
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Llallagua in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C.

A typical winter day in Llallagua reaches about 15°C and drops to -1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How winter really feels in Llallagua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 92 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
92
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Llallagua 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
Jan14° / 18826.30.9132.5
Feb14° / 16623.80.712.62.5
Mar14° / 13422.50.312.13.0
Apr15° / 5713.10.211.64.3
May15° / 113.10.111.15.8
Jun15° / -1°51.30.310.95.7
Jul14° / -2°92.30.6115.5
Aug16° / -0°174111.45.9
Sep17° / 3580.411.95.7
Oct17° / 6713.30.312.45.2
Nov17° / 7815.40.212.94.6
Dec16° / 13922.40.613.13.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Llallagua gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early June to 11 h 36 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 Llallagua

In seasonPeak

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

Llallagua'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 winter a good time to visit Llallagua?

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.

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

winter is a reasonable time to visit Llallagua for sightseeing.

What to pack for Llallagua in Winter

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

In winter, Llallagua sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near -1°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Llallagua in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Llallagua peaks around January 18 at about 18 (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 highExtremeJan 18UV 18Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Llallagua?

Llallagua sits at 18.4°S, 66.6°W, 3,750 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Huanuni, 31 km away.

Sipe SipeVintoQuillacolloColcapirhuaCochabambaPunata

Topography around Llallagua

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Llallagua.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Llallagua has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 872 m around an average of 3,935 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,346 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,019 m.

The land around Llallagua is covered by grassland (53%) and bare terrain (27%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
872 m
16 km
1,346 m
80 km
3,019 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Huanuni 31 km · Oruro 74 km · Sipe Sipe 110 km · Vinto 118 km · Quillacollo 119 km · Colcapirhua 121 km · Cochabamba 124 km · Punata 126 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 Llallagua (-18.4249°, -66.5778°, elevation 3,750 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.