Bolivia in May

Dry season starts; Gran Poder festival in La Paz (May or June, check).

No other month rates higher than May for Bolivia in this guide.

• Altiplano and La Paz · La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Orurobest weather

  Dry, sunny and freezing at night May–Sep; afternoon rain and hail Dec–Mar.

• Uyuni and the southwest · Salar de Uyuni, Eduardo Avaroa reservebest weather

  Mirror effect in the rains (roughly Jan–Mar) but some routes flood; Jun–Aug nights reach −20 °C (−4 °F) at the lagoons.Mirror effect in the rains (roughly Jan–Mar) but some routes flood; Jun–Aug nights reach −4 °F (−20 °C) at the lagoons.

• Valleys · Sucre, Cochabamba, Tarija, Samaipatabest weather

  Mild all year (Sucre about 2,800 m); summer rains Dec–Feb.

• Lowlands and Amazon · Santa Cruz, Rurrenabaque, Madidifine

  Hot and humid; floods Dec–Mar; smoke from forest burning in Aug–Sep some years.

• Altiplano: Altiplano (La Paz, Oruro, Potosí, Uyuni) · High plateau above about 3,500 mbest weather

  Dry season roughly May–October: clear skies, cold nights, strong sun. Rain falls December–March, when the salt flat floods and gives the mirror effect. Whether rain closes lagoon roads — check locally.

• Beni: Rurrenabaque and the Andean foothills · south-west Benibest weather

  Hot and humid year-round; May–September is drier and the usual tour season. Rainy months can close roads and raise rivers.

• Beni: Trinidad and the Llanos de Moxos · central and eastern Benibest weather

  Flood season December–March; dry-season travel May–September is easier. Expect 30 °C (86 °F)+ most days.Flood season December–March; dry-season travel May–September is easier. Expect 86 °F (30 °C)+ most days.

• Chuquisaca: Sucre and the valleys · Central Chuquisaca, 2,500–3,000 mbest weather

  Temperate and dry most of the year: warm days, cool nights, strong sun. Rain concentrates December–March. Pack a layer for evenings year-round.

• Chuquisaca: Eastern Chaco lowlands · East of the cordillerafine

  Hot and humid in the southern summer, mild and dry in winter; few services.

• Cochabamba: Cochabamba valley · City and the main valley (Tarata, Quillacollo)best weather

  Mild year-round; rainy season roughly December–March. Days are warm, nights cool.

• Cochabamba: Chapare lowlands · Villa Tunari, Chimoré, Carrascofine

  Hot and humid; rain most of the year. Mosquito net and repellent matter.

• Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz lowlands · City and Chiquitos plainsfine

  Hot and humid most of the year; the wettest stretch is roughly December to March — check current conditions before relying on dirt roads.

• Santa Cruz: Samaipata valley · Andean foothillsbest weather

  Cooler than the city; the drier months around May–October are the comfortable window — check.

• Tarija: Tarija city and the wine valleys · Sub-Andean valleys, 1,600–2,400 mbest weather

  Mild year-round; the dry winter and spring months May–November are the prime travel season. April brings the grape harvest festival. Rain concentrates in the southern summer, December–March.

• Tarija: Cordillera de Sama · High reserve above the citybest weather

  Cold and exposed at altitude; the wet months make the access tracks worse.

• La Paz18 °C (64 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 2 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 2 rain days
• Atocha15 °C (59 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 2 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 2 rain days
• Challapata17 °C (63 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 1 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 1 rain days
• Chochís33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 6 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 6 rain days
• Chulumani24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 8 rain days
• Cochabamba26 °C (79 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 2 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 2 rain days
• Concepción28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 6 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 6 rain days
• Copacabana16 °C (61 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 4 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 4 rain days
• Coroico25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 7 rain days
• Guayaramerín30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 8 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 8 rain days
• Llallagua20 °C (68 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 4 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 4 rain days
• Oruro18 °C (64 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 2 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 2 rain days
• Potosí17 °C (63 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 2 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 2 rain days
• Puerto Quijarro33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 5 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 5 rain days
• Puerto Suárez28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 5 rain days
• Quillacollo25 °C (77 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 2 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 2 rain days
• Quime23 °C (73 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 4 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 4 rain days
• Riberalta31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 6 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 6 rain days
• Rurrenabaque29 °C (84 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 9 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 9 rain days
• Samaipata23 °C (73 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 6 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 6 rain days
• San Borja33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 5 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 5 rain days
• San Ignacio de Moxos28 °C (82 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 7 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 7 rain days
• San Ignacio de Velasco32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 8 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 8 rain days
• San Javier33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 12 rain days
• San Joaquín30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 6 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 6 rain days
• San José de Chiquitos28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 7 rain days
• San Juan19 °C (66 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 2 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 2 rain days
• San Miguel de Velasco27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 5 rain days
• San Miguel del Bala33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 15 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 15 rain days
• San Pedro de Quemes15 °C (59 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 1 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 1 rain days
• San Rafael de Velasco27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 5 rain days
• Santa Ana de Velasco27 °C (81 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 8 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 8 rain days
• Santa Cruz26.7 °C (80 °F) / 17.1 °C (63 °F), 8 rain days80 °F (26.7 °C) / 63 °F (17.1 °C), 8 rain days
• Santiago de Chiquitos31 °C (88 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 6 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 6 rain days
• Sorata22 °C (72 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 5 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 5 rain days
• Sucre22 °C (72 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 3 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 3 rain days
• Tarabuco22 °C (72 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 4 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 4 rain days
• Tarata24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 5 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 5 rain days
• Tarija27 °C (81 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 2 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 2 rain days
• Trinidad30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 7 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 7 rain days
• Tupiza25 °C (77 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 3 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 3 rain days
• Uyuni19 °C (66 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 1 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 25 °F (-4 °C), 1 rain days
• Villa Tunari28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 7 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 7 rain days
• Villazón and La Quiaca20 °C (68 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 2 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 2 rain days
• Yampupata15 °C (59 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 4 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 4 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Labour Day

  1 May

  Marches.

• Gran Poder, La Paz

  May or Jun (check)

  Huge folk-dance parade; streets closed.

• Corpus Christi

  May or Jun (check)

  Public holiday.

• Gran Poder check

  a Saturday, moves yearly · La Paz

  A large folk parade; roads close.

Crowds · Bolivia

Medium

Prices · Bolivia

Medium

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bolivia, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Altiplano and La Paz

  Best weather of the year (La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Oruro)

• Uyuni and the southwest

  Best weather of the year (Salar de Uyuni, Eduardo Avaroa reserve)

• Valleys

  Best weather of the year (Sucre, Cochabamba, Tarija, Samaipata)

• La Paz

  Dry, sunny days, cold nights.

• Atocha

  Best months: Apr–Nov (dry season)

• Challapata

  Best months: Apr–Nov (dry season)

• Chochís

  Best months: May–Oct (dry season)

• Chulumani

  Best months: May–Oct

• Cochabamba

  Best months: Apr–Oct (dry, clear)

• Concepción

  Best months: May–Oct (dry, cooler)

• Copacabana

  Best months: May–Oct (dry, clear)

• Coroico

  Best months: Apr–Oct (dry, clear valley views)