La Paz / El Alto vs Cochabamba: which is sunnier?
🇧🇴 Bolivia vs 🇧🇴 Bolivia · 237 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
La Paz / El Alto is the sunnier overall: about 3,332 hours of sunshine a year to Cochabamba's 3,159. Cochabamba has the higher Sunshine Score in 12 of 12 months — a clean sweep.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| La Paz / El Alto | Cochabamba | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,332 | 3,159 |
| Sunniest month | November (53/100) | May (97/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 39/100 | 83/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 35/100 | 94/100 |
| Rain / year | 647 mm | 498 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 14 (extreme) | 12 (extreme) |
La Paz / El Alto vs Cochabamba month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz / El Alto | Cochabamba | La Paz / El Alto | Cochabamba | La Paz / El Alto | Cochabamba | |
| January | 31 | 79 | 13° | 24° | 136 | 104 |
| February | 33 | 80 | 13° | 24° | 114 | 97 |
| March | 35 | 88 | 13° | 24° | 79 | 55 |
| April | 39 | 94 | 13° | 24° | 35 | 20 |
| May | 40 | 97 | 13° | 25° | 13 | 6 |
| June | 32 | 90 | 12° | 24° | 9 | 44 |
| July | 32 | 97 | 12° | 24° | 16 | 5 |
| August | 40 | 96 | 13° | 25° | 22 | 8 |
| September | 39 | 96 | 13° | 26° | 24 | 12 |
| October | 45 | 93 | 14° | 26° | 48 | 25 |
| November | 53 | 91 | 15° | 27° | 44 | 36 |
| December | 40 | 82 | 14° | 26° | 107 | 86 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Cochabamba · Feb Cochabamba · Mar Cochabamba · Apr Cochabamba · May Cochabamba · Jun Cochabamba · Jul Cochabamba · Aug Cochabamba · Sep Cochabamba · Oct Cochabamba · Nov Cochabamba · Dec Cochabamba.
When to pick which
- November–February: Cochabamba (average score 83/100 vs 39). Cochabamba is the warmer, around 25°C daytime highs vs 14°C.
- March–May: Cochabamba (average score 93/100 vs 38). Cochabamba is the warmer, around 24°C daytime highs vs 13°C.
- June–August: Cochabamba (average score 94/100 vs 35). Cochabamba is the warmer, around 24°C daytime highs vs 12°C.
- September–October: Cochabamba (average score 95/100 vs 42). Cochabamba is the warmer, around 26°C daytime highs vs 14°C.
Full month-by-month guides: La Paz / El Alto weather by month · Cochabamba weather by month · Best time to visit Bolivia.
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