Weather in La Paz in January 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in La Paz in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +63°F with a maximum of +70°F and a minimum of +41°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +66°F to +63°F.
Is La Paz warm or cold in January?
La Paz is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +63°F to +61°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +46°F to +46°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is one of the coolest months in La Paz, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in La Paz in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +63°F | +61°F | +61°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +39°F | +41°F | +37°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +73°F | +70°F | +72°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 111 mm | 125 mm | 102 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 76% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1029 HPa | 1029 HPa | 1029 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January typically has worse weather conditions compared to December. It’s getting colder in January. From +63°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +61°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 111 mm to 125 mm. Humidity rises from 70% to 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in La Paz is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in La Paz?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in La Paz in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+60°F) and the highest in 2016 (+64°F). 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.