Climate and average weather in Villazón

In Villazón, the weather is mild, wet, and mostly clear and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near mild levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around January.

Best: late March to early December

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Villazón typically varies from -1°C to 22°C, and is rarely below -4°C or above 26°C. November is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Villazón for warm-weather activities is from late March to early December.

Hottest
Nov
22°
Coldest
Jul
-1°
Wettest
Jan
74 mm
Driest
Jun
0 mm
Rain / yr
280 mm
65 wet days
Daylight
10.6–13.4 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
3,455 m
22.1°S
Clearest
Jul
17% cloud

Villazón is human settlement in Bolivia.

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

Villazón weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late March to early December.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Villazón, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

Temperatures in Villazón stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is November, with an average high of 22°C and low of 7°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of -1°C and high of 16°C.

Days typically run about 15°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 18°C) in August.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan208
Feb208
Mar208
Apr206
May182
Jun170
Jul16-1
Aug180
Sep203
Oct226
Nov227
Dec218

How hot and cold Villazón really feels

Feels-like highFeels-like lowactual air temp

The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.

On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about -4°C (around July 18), with roughly 134 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 0°C), worst in July.

-5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels-like high (°C)Air high (°C)Feels-like low (°C)Air low (°C)
Jan202078
Feb202078
Mar202068
Apr202046
May1818-12
Jun1617-30
Jul1616-4-1
Aug1818-30
Sep202003
Oct222236
Nov222257
Dec212168

Average hourly temperature in Villazón

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on November afternoons, near 22°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near -1°C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Villazón weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 7415.313.25.4
Feb20° / 5912.612.85.6
Mar20° / 399.512.26.5
Apr20° / 92.211.57.9
May18° / 10.3118.0
Jun17° / -0°0010.77.1
Jul16° / -1°10.210.87.1
Aug18° / 10.311.28.0
Sep20° / 51.411.98.2
Oct22° / 144.512.57.8
Nov22° / 256.813.17.2
Dec21° / 5212.213.36.2

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Villazón gets about 280 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 5.2 months, from around Oct 25 to Mar 31, peaking in January at about 50% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around May 23.

January is the wettest month by volume, with 74 mm over about 15 wet days; June is the driest, with 0 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwetterdrierwettermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetJan 21 · 50%May 23 · 0%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan4915
Feb4513
Mar3010
Apr82
May10
Jun00
Jul00
Aug10
Sep51
Oct145
Nov247
Dec3812

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Villazón collects about 280 mm of rain across 65 wet days — roughly 23 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 74 mm, while June is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 66% of the year’s total.

0255075100JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec745939910115142552
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan7415
Feb5913
Mar3910
Apr92
May10
Jun00
Jul10
Aug10
Sep51
Oct145
Nov257
Dec5212

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Villazón, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around March 25 and lasts for 6.9 months, ending around October 21. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 90% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 4 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around March 24. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 67% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJul 29 · 91%Jan 12 · 31%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan3367
Feb4357
Mar6238
Apr7822
May8614
Jun8713
Jul8911
Aug9010
Sep8713
Oct7327
Nov6634
Dec4852

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around December 20, brings about 13 h 24 min of light; the shortest, around June 21, only 10 h 36 min — a swing of roughly 2 h 48 min.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan13.25:557:08
Feb12.86:147:00
Mar12.26:276:37
Apr11.56:386:07
May11.06:505:47
Jun10.77:035:42
Jul10.87:055:51
Aug11.26:496:03
Sep11.96:206:13
Oct12.55:526:23
Nov13.15:356:40
Dec13.35:386:59

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Villazón averages about 16 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 4 and 25 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 6.3 months, from around Apr 5 to Oct 13. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 25 sunny days (brilliant).

The greyest month is January, down near 4 sunny days — about 84% fewer than the July peak.

051015202530JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergreyergloomymixedbrightbrilliantJul 2625 daysJan 194 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan4Gloomy
Feb4Gloomy
Mar10Mixed
Apr18Bright
May24Brilliant
Jun24Brilliant
Jul26Brilliant
Aug25Brilliant
Sep22Bright
Oct16Bright
Nov11Mixed
Dec7Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In Villazón, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in January, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 0% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdry
Dry (%)
Jan100
Feb100
Mar100
Apr100
May100
Jun100
Jul100
Aug100
Sep100
Oct100
Nov100
Dec100

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Across the year, average wind speed in Villazón is typically calm, near 10 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.

The windier part of the year lasts 5.2 months, from around Jul 11 to Dec 14. The windiest month is October, averaging about 12 km/h (calm).

The calmer part of the year runs from around Dec 15 to Jul 10, with March the calmest month at about 8 km/h.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmerwindiercalmlight breezeOct 2 · 12 km/hMar 7 · 8 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan8calm
Feb8calm
Mar8calm
Apr9calm
May9calm
Jun9calm
Jul10calm
Aug11calm
Sep12calm
Oct12calm
Nov11calm
Dec10calm

Best time to visit Villazón

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Villazón throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around late March, Villazón is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Villazón for general outdoor tourist activities is from late March to early December, with a peak score in the first week of September.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationSep 1 · 8.3

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan5.4fair
Feb5.6good
Mar6.5good
Apr7.8ideal
May8.0ideal
Jun7.1good
Jul7.1good
Aug8.0ideal
Sep8.2ideal
Oct7.8ideal
Nov7.2good
Dec6.2good

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Villazón for hot-weather activities is from mid September to mid December, with a peak score in the third week of October.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationOct 16 · 5.4

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for Villazón, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

Villazón packs about the same all year — highs hold near 22°C. Across the year the things worth having are a warm layer and sun protection.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In November, Villazón sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Villazón by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Villazón peaks around January 17 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 17UV 18Jul 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Villazón

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 8 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan9.58
Feb97.5
Mar8.57
Apr7.55.5
May6.54.5
Jun63.5
Jul63
Aug75
Sep86.5
Oct8.57
Nov97.5
Dec9.58
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayTypical season (≥50%)

The growing season in Villazón typically lasts about 308 days, from around August 8 to June 11 — the span where a frost-free day is more likely than not. It is reliably frost-free from September 22 to May 8.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgrowing seasongrowing seasonAug 850%Sep 2290%May 890%Jun 1150%
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1000
Feb1000
Mar1000
Apr990
May8024
Jun4730
Jul3631
Aug5731
Sep8423
Oct990
Nov1000
Dec1000

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)Frost-free shaded

Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Villazón banks about 885 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around December.

02004006008001,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan124
Feb107
Mar115
Apr87
May14
Jun0
Jul0
Aug1
Sep43
Oct114
Nov134
Dec147

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Villazón receives about 6.6 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — intense — with a clear seasonal swing between 5.0 and 8.1 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.2 months, from around Aug 31 to Mar 7. The brightest month is November, averaging about 8.0 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is June, down near 5.1 kWh/m² — roughly 37% less than the November peak.

0123456789JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbrighterdimmerbrighterdimmoderatebrightintenseNov 108.1 kWhJun 245.0 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan7.2Intense
Feb6.9Intense
Mar6.5Intense
Apr6.1Intense
May5.5Bright
Jun5.1Bright
Jul5.3Bright
Aug6.1Intense
Sep7.1Intense
Oct7.8Intense
Nov8.1Intense
Dec7.8Intense

Where is Villazón?

Villazón sits at 22.1°S, 65.6°W, 3,455 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Tupiza, 73 km away.

TarijaBermejoSan Ramón de la Nueva OránSanta RosaTartagalGeneral MosconiProfesor Salvador Mazza

Topography around Villazón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villazón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m around an average of 3,450 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,049 m.

The land around Villazón is covered by bare terrain (53%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and bare terrain (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
167 m
16 km
887 m
80 km
3,049 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Nearby: Tupiza 73 km · Tarija 108 km · Bermejo 148 km · San Ramón de la Nueva Orán 175 km · Santa Rosa 188 km · Tartagal 190 km · General Mosconi 192 km · Profesor Salvador Mazza 196 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 Villazón (-22.0866°, -65.5942°, elevation 3,455 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).