When to go · Rurrenabaque
Rurrenabaque in March
Mixed month. Outside the best window (May–Oct). Across Bolivia: Mirror on the Salar; some island-hotel routes closed by water.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 16
- Crowds
- Medium
- Bolivia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Bolivia overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (May–Oct). Across Bolivia: Mirror on the Salar; some island-hotel routes closed by water.
Is another month better than March?
March is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in March
- RurrenabaqueHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 16 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 16 days
- Lowlands and Amazon, Bolivia · Santa Cruz, Rurrenabaque, Madidirainy
Hot and humid; floods Dec–Mar; smoke from forest burning in Aug–Sep some years.
Festivals and holidays
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.
Carnival (Oruro) big impact
Feb or Mar (check) · Bolivia
UNESCO-listed parade; Oruro rooms and buses sell out; water fights nationwide.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Bolivia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Bolivia overall
- Medium
Bolivia overall: Mirror on the Salar; some island-hotel routes closed by water.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Rurrenabaque, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Mixed
May: Great (better)
Daytime high
Mar: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
May: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Night low
Mar: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
May: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 16
May: 9 (better)
Crowds
Mar: Medium
May: Medium
Prices
Mar: Medium
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
May: 0
March: Outside the best window (May–Oct). Across Bolivia: Mirror on the Salar; some island-hotel routes closed by water.
May: Inside Rurrenabaque's best window: May–Oct.
Rurrenabaque: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast