Yacuiba in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Yacuiba sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 677 mm of rain over about 51 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.
Summer is Yacuiba's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Yacuiba's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 30°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 19°C
- Rainfall
- 677 mm
- 51 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.2
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Yacuiba in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.
A typical summer day in Yacuiba reaches about 30°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.
How summer really feels in Yacuiba
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 15 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Yacuiba weather by month
How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30° / 20° | 239 | 18.2 | 13.2 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 29° / 19° | 224 | 16.1 | 12.8 | 4.4 |
| Mar | 28° / 19° | 185 | 15.7 | 12.2 | 5.3 |
| Apr | 25° / 16° | 86 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 6.5 |
| May | 22° / 13° | 40 | 7.8 | 11 | 7.0 |
| Jun | 21° / 10° | 18 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 7.3 |
| Jul | 21° / 9° | 14 | 3.7 | 10.8 | 7.8 |
| Aug | 25° / 11° | 10 | 2.7 | 11.2 | 8.4 |
| Sep | 28° / 14° | 24 | 4.7 | 11.9 | 7.3 |
| Oct | 29° / 17° | 86 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 5.3 |
| Nov | 30° / 18° | 150 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 4.7 |
| Dec | 30° / 19° | 214 | 16.7 | 13.3 | 4.1 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Yacuiba gets around 677 mm of rain over 51 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 7 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min in early December to 12 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.6 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Yacuiba
In summer, Yacuiba overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Yacuiba's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is summer a good time to visit Yacuiba?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Yacuiba for sightseeing.
What to pack for Yacuiba in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Yacuiba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 51 days see rain.
UV index in Yacuiba in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yacuiba peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 6 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 10 | Very high |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 10 | Very high |
| Oct | 10 | Very high |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Air quality in Yacuiba in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Yacuiba is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 11 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Good |
| Feb | 9 | Good |
| Mar | 8 | Good |
| Apr | 6 | Good |
| May | 5 | Good |
| Jun | 5 | Good |
| Jul | 6 | Good |
| Aug | 10 | Good |
| Sep | 23 | Moderate |
| Oct | 18 | Moderate |
| Nov | 17 | Moderate |
| Dec | 11 | Good |
Where is Yacuiba?
Yacuiba sits at 22.0°S, 63.7°W, 629 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Profesor Salvador Mazza, 4.0 km away.
Topography around Yacuiba
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Yacuiba.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Yacuiba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m around an average of 675 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 981 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,879 m.
The land around Yacuiba is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 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
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 Yacuiba (-22.0164°, -63.6775°, elevation 629 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.