Sipe Sipe in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Sipe Sipe sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 129 mm of rain over about 28 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Sipe Sipe's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sipe Sipe's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
22°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
9°C
Rainfall
129 mm
28 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
6.7
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Sipe Sipe in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.

A typical spring day in Sipe Sipe reaches about 22°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is October, the coolest September.

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Sipe Sipe weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 10°18723.212.94.1
Feb19° / 10°17822.212.63.9
Mar20° / 10°12418.712.14.8
Apr20° / 458.411.66.6
May21° / 122.811.27.9
Jun20° / 71.8118.1
Jul20° / 11211.18.1
Aug21° / 203.411.48.0
Sep22° / 235.411.97.5
Oct23° / 10°409.612.46.7
Nov23° / 11°6712.812.86.0
Dec21° / 11°13320134.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Sipe Sipe gets around 129 mm of rain over 28 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early September to 13 hours by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Sipe Sipe

In seasonPeak

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

Sipe Sipe'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 spring a good time to visit Sipe Sipe?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Sipe Sipe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sipe Sipe in Spring

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

In spring, Sipe Sipe sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Sipe Sipe in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Sipe Sipe peaks around January 20 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 9 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 20UV 18Jul 9UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec17Extreme

Air quality in Sipe Sipe in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sipe Sipe is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1615 µg/m³Dec 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug11Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sipe Sipe?

Sipe Sipe sits at 17.5°S, 66.4°W, 2,588 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Vinto, 8.0 km away.

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Topography around Sipe Sipe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sipe Sipe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 553 m around an average of 2,616 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,140 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,260 m.

The land around Sipe Sipe is covered by cropland (32%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
553 m
16 km
2,140 m
80 km
4,260 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Spring weather nearby: Vinto 8.0 km · Quillacollo 11 km · Colcapirhua 15 km · Tiquipaya 20 km · Cochabamba 22 km · Sacaba 34 km · Punata 56 km · Oruro 97 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 Sipe Sipe (-17.4542°, -66.3574°, elevation 2,588 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.