Tiahuanaco weather in October

In October, Tiahuanaco sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 13.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-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 26% 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 Tiahuanaco's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tiahuanaco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:08 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Tiahuanaco is archaeological site in Bolivia.

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 Tiahuanaco reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°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 about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
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How October really feels in Tiahuanaco

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.

Tiahuanaco weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 26528.30.912.92.2
Feb14° / 24325.80.712.62.2
Mar14° / 19426.30.412.12.5
Apr14° / 7416.50.111.63.4
May14° / 204.90.311.24.7
Jun13° / 102.40.4114.8
Jul13° / 133.10.911.14.6
Aug14° / 154.10.711.45.1
Sep15° / 368.30.811.95.0
Oct16° / 6413.80.812.44.5
Nov16° / 8216.3012.84.2
Dec15° / 17824.70.6132.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36337
46238
56139
66040
75842
85743
95644
105545
115347
125248
135149
144951
154852
164753
174654
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204357
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224357
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274060
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304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Tiahuanaco gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 13.8 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 44% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1353
2363
3373
4373
5383
6384
7394
8404
9404
10414
11424
12433
13443
14443
15453
16463
17472
18472
19482
20482
21482
22481
23491
24491
25491
26491
27491
28491
29491
30481
31481

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
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3100
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5100
6100
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31100

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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238calm
248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 6:19 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:196:28
212.26:186:28
312.26:186:28
412.26:176:29
512.26:166:29
612.26:156:29
712.26:156:29
812.36:146:29
912.36:136:30
1012.36:126:30
1112.36:126:30
1212.36:116:30
1312.36:106:30
1412.36:106:31
1512.46:096:31
1612.46:086:31
1712.46:086:31
1812.46:076:32
1912.46:066:32
2012.46:066:32
2112.56:056:33
2212.56:056:33
2312.56:046:33
2412.56:046:34
2512.56:036:34
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2712.56:026:35
2812.66:026:35
2912.66:016:35
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3112.66:006:36

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 7.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 7.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
87.7Intense
97.7Intense
107.7Intense
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287.9Intense
297.9Intense
307.9Intense
317.9Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tiahuanaco

In seasonPeak

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

Tiahuanaco'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 October a good time to visit Tiahuanaco?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

October is a reasonable time to visit Tiahuanaco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tiahuanaco in October

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

In October, Tiahuanaco sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Tiahuanaco in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Tiahuanaco peaks around February 9 at about 19 (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 highExtremeFeb 9UV 19Jul 9UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tiahuanaco?

Tiahuanaco sits at 16.6°S, 68.7°W, 0 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Laja, 32 km away.

SorataIlave

Topography around Tiahuanaco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tiahuanaco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m around an average of 3,862 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,259 m.

The land around Tiahuanaco is covered by grassland (61%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
314 m
16 km
997 m
80 km
4,259 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland
October weather nearby: Laja 32 km · Viacha 42 km · Achocalla 56 km · La Paz 57 km · Copacabana 60 km · Isla del Sol 76 km · Sorata 87 km · Ilave 118 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 Tiahuanaco (-16.5523°, -68.6795°, 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. 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).