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Bolivia

About 11.4M people live in Bolivia, on 1,098,580 km² in 9 regions; the capital is Sucre. The highest summit is Nevado Sajama (6,542 m).

Best timeJun–Aug
Population11.4M
Area1.1M km²
CapitalSucre
The year in Boliviaweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec64October
Best timeJun–Aug
Best weather in OctoberOruro 83
October: highs15° – 31°
Rain this month, on average78mm

Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jun–Aug.

Bolivia at a glance

The atlas follows 25,533 places here month by month, with 2,980 mountains and 71 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are June, July and August.

Bolivia's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+307%3.09M in 1950 → 12.6M in 2025 → 16.1M in 2050
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Bolivia · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$12,9002025 · 116/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy68.72024 · 161/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities72 %2025 · 83/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet80 %2024 · 100/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman2.522024 · 74/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover50 %2024 · 57/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Bolivia

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

Places and regions of Bolivia

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

9 regions

Bolivia from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Bolivia
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Sucrebest Jun–Aug70Sucre
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Cochabambabest Jun–Aug77Cochabamba
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Santa Cruz de la Sierrabest Jun–Aug52Santa Cruz de la Sierra
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La Pazbest May–Jun · Aug44La Paz
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Potosíbest May · Aug–Sep71Potosí
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Tarijabest Jun–Aug76Tarija
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Cobijabest Jun–Aug33Cobija
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Orurobest May · Sep–Oct83Oruro
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Colcapirhuabest Jun–Aug77Colcapirhua
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Yacuibabest Jun–Aug57Yacuiba
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Sacababest Jun–Aug75Sacaba
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Quillacollobest Jun–Aug76Quillacollo
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Trinidadbest Jun–Aug36Trinidad
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Warnesbest Jun–Aug52Warnes
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Viachabest May–Jun · Aug59Viacha
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Caranavibest Jun–Aug47Caranavi
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Tupizabest May–Jun · Aug85Tupiza
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Guayaramerínbest Jun–Aug30Guayaramerín
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Villazónbest May · Aug–Sep82Villazón
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Achocallabest May–Jun · Aug57Achocalla
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Villamontesbest Jun–Aug47Villamontes
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Vintobest Jun–Aug76Vinto
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Sipe Sipebest Jun–Aug74Sipe Sipe
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Rurrenabaquebest Jun–Aug35Rurrenabaque
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Puerto Suárezbest May–Jul43Puerto Suárez
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San José de Chiquitosbest Jun–Aug40San José de Chiquitos
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San Borjabest Jun–Aug37San Borja
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Bermejobest Jun–Aug59Bermejo
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Clizabest Jun–Aug76Cliza
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Copacabanabest May–Jun · Aug35Copacabana
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Achacachibest Jul–Sep42Achacachi
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Huanunibest Aug–Oct72Huanuni
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Uyunibest Sep–Nov82Uyuni
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Vallegrandebest Jul–Sep68Vallegrande
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Lajabest May–Jun · Aug60Laja
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Concepciónbest Jun–Aug47Concepción
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San Javierbest Jun–Aug50San Javier
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Porcobest Aug–Oct74Porco
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Aiquilebest Jun–Aug67Aiquile
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Monteagudobest Jul–Sep63Monteagudo

Nature in Bolivia

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Bolivia

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Bolivia

71 monuments and 70 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

The festival year

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What's on in Bolivia

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Bolivia

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Bolivia

6 large airports, 65 railway stations, 17 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsAC115 V
Emergency110Calling code +591
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyBolivian BolivianoBOB
LanguagesSpanish · Quechua · Aymara
Local time09:31Sucre