Weather in La Paz in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in La Paz in December
Going from a maximum of +21°C during the day to a minimum of +7°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +18°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 14% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +14°C to +16°C.
Is La Paz warm or cold in December?
La Paz is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +18°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +8°C to +8°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the warmest months in La Paz, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in La Paz in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +17°C | +16°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +4°C | +5°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +23°C | +21°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 59 mm | 111 mm | 125 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 62% | 70% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1029 HPa | 1029 HPa | 1029 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +18°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +17°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 59 mm to 111 mm. Humidity rises from 62% to 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 1 sunny days in November to 0 in December.
Next month (January) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in La Paz is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in La Paz?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in La Paz in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+15°C) and the highest in 2016 (+18°C). The driest year was 2022 with only 467 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1278 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in La Paz, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.