When to go · Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz in May
Great month. Inside Santa Cruz's best window: May–Sep (dry, cooler).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27°C (80°F)80°F (27°C) / 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Bolivia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Bolivia overall
Verdict
Inside Santa Cruz's best window: May–Sep (dry, cooler).
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Santa Cruz in this guide.
Weather in May
- Santa CruzHighs around 26.7 °C (80 °F), lows around 17.1 °C (63 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 80 °F (26.7 °C), lows around 63 °F (17.1 °C), rain on about 8 days
- Lowlands and Amazon, Bolivia · Santa Cruz, Rurrenabaque, Madidifine
Hot and humid; floods Dec–Mar; smoke from forest burning in Aug–Sep some years.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Bolivia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Bolivia overall
- Medium
Bolivia overall: Dry season starts; Gran Poder festival in La Paz (May or June, check).
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Santa Cruz, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 26.7 °C (80 °F)80 °F (26.7 °C)
Jun: 25.2 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25.2 °C)
Night low
May: 17.1 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17.1 °C)
Jun: 15.7 °C (60 °F)60 °F (15.7 °C)
Rain days
May: 8
Jun: 6 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 0
May: Inside Santa Cruz's best window: May–Sep (dry, cooler).
June: Inside Santa Cruz's best window: May–Sep (dry, cooler).
Santa Cruz: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.