La Paz weather in August

In August, La Paz sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 189 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is La Paz's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Paz's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 189 mm; 21 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 5:40 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in La Paz reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	18
2	28	18
3	28	18
4	28	18
5	28	18
6	28	18
7	28	18
8	28	18
9	28	18
10	28	18
11	28	18
12	28	18
13	28	18
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	28	18
17	28	18
18	28	18
19	28	18
20	28	18
21	28	18
22	28	18
23	28	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	28	18
31	28	18

La Paz weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 14°	8	2.4	11.2	8.3
Feb	26° / 15°	6	1.9	11.5	8.1
Mar	28° / 15°	15	3.8	11.9	7.1
Apr	30° / 17°	41	6.9	12.3	5.5
May	29° / 18°	192	18.2	12.7	4.5
Jun	27° / 18°	246	21.9	12.8	4.4
Jul	27° / 18°	130	16.4	12.8	5.3
Aug	28° / 18°	189	21	12.5	4.7
Sep	27° / 18°	266	25.2	12.1	4.0
Oct	26° / 17°	212	21.6	11.7	4.8
Nov	24° / 16°	50	9.5	11.3	6.9
Dec	24° / 15°	13	3.5	11.2	8.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	35	33	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	28	28	27	26	25	25	24	23	22	22	21	20	19
Cloudier (%)	65	67	66	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	72	72	73	74	75	75	76	77	78	78	79	80	81

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	26	74
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	24	76
26	23	77
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	21	79
30	20	80
31	19	81

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

La Paz gets around 189 mm of rain over 21 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 68% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	57	58	59	60	60	61	62	63	64	65	65	66	66	67	67	68	68	68	69	69	70	71	71	72	73	74	75	76	76	77	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	58
3	59
4	60
5	60
6	61
7	62
8	63
9	64
10	65
11	65
12	66
13	66
14	67
15	67
16	68
17	68
18	68
19	69
20	69
21	70
22	71
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	75
28	76
29	76
30	77
31	78

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Humid (%)	74	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	69	69	68	67	66	64	63	62	61	60	59	59	59	58	58	58
Muggy (%)	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	36	36	37	37	37

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	74	20
2	7	72	21
3	7	72	21
4	7	71	22
5	7	71	22
6	6	71	23
7	6	71	23
8	6	71	23
9	5	71	24
10	5	71	24
11	5	71	24
12	5	71	24
13	4	71	25
14	4	71	25
15	4	70	26
16	4	69	27
17	4	69	27
18	4	68	28
19	4	67	29
20	4	66	30
21	5	64	31
22	5	63	32
23	5	62	33
24	5	61	34
25	5	60	35
26	5	59	36
27	5	59	36
28	5	59	36
29	5	58	37
30	5	58	37
31	5	58	37

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:00 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42
Sunset (PM)	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:00	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:37	6:16
2	12.6	5:38	6:16
3	12.6	5:38	6:15
4	12.6	5:38	6:15
5	12.6	5:38	6:15
6	12.6	5:39	6:14
7	12.6	5:39	6:14
8	12.6	5:39	6:13
9	12.6	5:39	6:13
10	12.5	5:39	6:12
11	12.5	5:40	6:12
12	12.5	5:40	6:11
13	12.5	5:40	6:11
14	12.5	5:40	6:10
15	12.5	5:40	6:10
16	12.5	5:40	6:09
17	12.5	5:40	6:09
18	12.5	5:41	6:08
19	12.4	5:41	6:08
20	12.4	5:41	6:07
21	12.4	5:41	6:06
22	12.4	5:41	6:06
23	12.4	5:41	6:05
24	12.4	5:41	6:04
25	12.4	5:41	6:04
26	12.4	5:42	6:03
27	12.3	5:42	6:02
28	12.3	5:42	6:02
29	12.3	5:42	6:01
30	12.3	5:42	6:00
31	12.3	5:42	6:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Bright
2	6.0	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for La Paz

In seasonPeak

In August, La Paz sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

La Paz's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit La Paz?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit La Paz for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Paz in August

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

In August, La Paz sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Paz in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Paz peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very 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)	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	13	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in La Paz in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in La Paz is worst in April — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.5× the cleanest month (December, 8 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)	8	11	20	49	33	18	22	17	14	12	9	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	49	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is La Paz?

La Paz sits at 14.3°N, 87.7°W, 680 m above sea level, in Honduras. The nearest listed city is Villa de San Antonio, 7.0 km away.

Topography around La Paz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Paz has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m around an average of 672 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,853 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,658 m.

The land around La Paz is covered by grassland (58%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

308 m

grassland 58%

16 km

1,853 m

trees 47%

80 km

2,658 m

trees 73%

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← July La Paz year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Villa de San Antonio 7.0 km · Comayagua 15 km · El Rosario 29 km · Siguatepeque 35 km · Tegucigalpa 57 km · Esquías 57 km · Yamaranguila 61 km · Azacualpa 62 km

Honduras travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 46% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,598; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 66%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 31.4; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 16.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 553
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 La Paz (14.3212°, -87.6759°, elevation 680 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	18
2	28	18
3	28	18
4	28	18
5	28	18
6	28	18
7	28	18
8	28	18
9	28	18
10	28	18
11	28	18
12	28	18
13	28	18
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	28	18
17	28	18
18	28	18
19	28	18
20	28	18
21	28	18
22	28	18
23	28	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	28	18
31	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	26	74
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	24	76
26	23	77
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	21	79
30	20	80
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	58
3	59
4	60
5	60
6	61
7	62
8	63
9	64
10	65
11	65
12	66
13	66
14	67
15	67
16	68
17	68
18	68
19	69
20	69
21	70
22	71
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	75
28	76
29	76
30	77
31	78

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	74	20
2	7	72	21
3	7	72	21
4	7	71	22
5	7	71	22
6	6	71	23
7	6	71	23
8	6	71	23
9	5	71	24
10	5	71	24
11	5	71	24
12	5	71	24
13	4	71	25
14	4	71	25
15	4	70	26
16	4	69	27
17	4	69	27
18	4	68	28
19	4	67	29
20	4	66	30
21	5	64	31
22	5	63	32
23	5	62	33
24	5	61	34
25	5	60	35
26	5	59	36
27	5	59	36
28	5	59	36
29	5	58	37
30	5	58	37
31	5	58	37

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	18
2	28	18
3	28	18
4	28	18
5	28	18
6	28	18
7	28	18
8	28	18
9	28	18
10	28	18
11	28	18
12	28	18
13	28	18
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	28	18
17	28	18
18	28	18
19	28	18
20	28	18
21	28	18
22	28	18
23	28	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	28	18
31	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	26	74
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	24	76
26	23	77
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	21	79
30	20	80
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	58
3	59
4	60
5	60
6	61
7	62
8	63
9	64
10	65
11	65
12	66
13	66
14	67
15	67
16	68
17	68
18	68
19	69
20	69
21	70
22	71
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	75
28	76
29	76
30	77
31	78

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	74	20
2	7	72	21
3	7	72	21
4	7	71	22
5	7	71	22
6	6	71	23
7	6	71	23
8	6	71	23
9	5	71	24
10	5	71	24
11	5	71	24
12	5	71	24
13	4	71	25
14	4	71	25
15	4	70	26
16	4	69	27
17	4	69	27
18	4	68	28
19	4	67	29
20	4	66	30
21	5	64	31
22	5	63	32
23	5	62	33
24	5	61	34
25	5	60	35
26	5	59	36
27	5	59	36
28	5	59	36
29	5	58	37
30	5	58	37
31	5	58	37

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	18
2	28	18
3	28	18
4	28	18
5	28	18
6	28	18
7	28	18
8	28	18
9	28	18
10	28	18
11	28	18
12	28	18
13	28	18
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	28	18
17	28	18
18	28	18
19	28	18
20	28	18
21	28	18
22	28	18
23	28	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	28	18
31	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	33	67
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	32	68
7	32	68
8	32	68
9	32	68
10	32	68
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	30	70
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	30	70
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	26	74
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	24	76
26	23	77
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	21	79
30	20	80
31	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	57
2	58
3	59
4	60
5	60
6	61
7	62
8	63
9	64
10	65
11	65
12	66
13	66
14	67
15	67
16	68
17	68
18	68
19	69
20	69
21	70
22	71
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	75
28	76
29	76
30	77
31	78

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	6	74	20
2	7	72	21
3	7	72	21
4	7	71	22
5	7	71	22
6	6	71	23
7	6	71	23
8	6	71	23
9	5	71	24
10	5	71	24
11	5	71	24
12	5	71	24
13	4	71	25
14	4	71	25
15	4	70	26
16	4	69	27
17	4	69	27
18	4	68	28
19	4	67	29
20	4	66	30
21	5	64	31
22	5	63	32
23	5	62	33
24	5	61	34
25	5	60	35
26	5	59	36
27	5	59	36
28	5	59	36
29	5	58	37
30	5	58	37
31	5	58	37