La Paz / El Alto vs Juliaca: which is sunnier?
🇧🇴 Bolivia vs 🇵🇪 Peru · 240 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Juliaca is the sunnier overall: about 3,736 hours of sunshine a year to La Paz / El Alto's 3,332. Juliaca 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 | Juliaca | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,332 | 3,736 |
| Sunniest month | November (53/100) | November (80/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 39/100 | 67/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 35/100 | 61/100 |
| Rain / year | 647 mm | 483 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 14 (extreme) | 14 (extreme) |
La Paz / El Alto vs Juliaca month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz / El Alto | Juliaca | La Paz / El Alto | Juliaca | La Paz / El Alto | Juliaca | |
| January | 31 | 62 | 13° | 17° | 136 | 94 |
| February | 33 | 61 | 13° | 17° | 114 | 102 |
| March | 35 | 66 | 13° | 17° | 79 | 67 |
| April | 39 | 63 | 13° | 16° | 35 | 30 |
| May | 40 | 65 | 13° | 16° | 13 | 11 |
| June | 32 | 58 | 12° | 15° | 9 | 2 |
| July | 32 | 58 | 12° | 15° | 16 | 4 |
| August | 40 | 66 | 13° | 16° | 22 | 5 |
| September | 39 | 72 | 13° | 17° | 24 | 19 |
| October | 45 | 77 | 14° | 18° | 48 | 41 |
| November | 53 | 80 | 15° | 18° | 44 | 25 |
| December | 40 | 64 | 14° | 17° | 107 | 83 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Juliaca · Feb Juliaca · Mar Juliaca · Apr Juliaca · May Juliaca · Jun Juliaca · Jul Juliaca · Aug Juliaca · Sep Juliaca · Oct Juliaca · Nov Juliaca · Dec Juliaca.
When to pick which
- November–February: Juliaca (average score 67/100 vs 39). Juliaca is the warmer, around 17°C daytime highs vs 14°C.
- March–May: Juliaca (average score 65/100 vs 38). Juliaca is the warmer, around 16°C daytime highs vs 13°C.
- June–August: Juliaca (average score 61/100 vs 35). Juliaca is the warmer, around 15°C daytime highs vs 12°C.
- September–October: Juliaca (average score 75/100 vs 42). Juliaca is the warmer, around 18°C daytime highs vs 14°C.
Full month-by-month guides: La Paz / El Alto weather by month · Juliaca weather by month · Best time to visit Bolivia · Best time to visit Peru.
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