Villazón in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Villazón sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 2 mm of rain over about 1 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early June to 19°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Villazón's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Villazón's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
17°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-0°C
Rainfall
2 mm
1 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
7.4
3rd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Villazón in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early June to 19°C by late August.

A typical winter day in Villazón reaches about 17°C and drops to -0°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How winter really feels in Villazón

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.

Villazón 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 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

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Villazón gets around 2 mm of rain over 1 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 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min in early June to 11 h 30 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 5.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Villazón?

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.

7.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Villazón for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Villazón in Winter

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

In winter, Villazón sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near -0°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Villazón in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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
Location & terrain

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
Winter weather 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.