Bolivia - weather in August

August in Bolivia is the last winter month. Compared to June and July, temperatures already rise quite markedly, especially by the middle of the month.
In the lowlands of the north, occupied by the forest, where it is hot all year round (see Cobija, Riberalta), the average daily temperatures are around 25/26 °C (77/79 °F). Sometimes cool air can arrive, and at night the temperature can drop to 12/13 °C (54/55 °F) or a little lower. It is still the dry season, and with the solar radiation getting stronger, it can get very hot during the day, more often than in June and July. In the worst moments, the temperature can reach 38/39 °C (100/102 °F).
In the central and southern plains, in the Gran Chaco, occupied by the savannah, the average temperatures are a little lower, around 23/24 °C (73/75 °F), however, the variations are greater than in the north, in fact, the cold winds coming from the Argentine pampas, the surazos, can lower the night temperature to about 5 °C (41 °F) or a little below, while on other occasions the temperature can reach 40 °C (104 °F). Here too, however, it is the dry season, and the rains are rare.
In the Andes (see La Paz, Sucre, Lake Titicaca, Salar de Uyuni), it is a dry and sunny period. Here, too, the temperature rises a bit compared to June and July, although the climate is similar. During the day the air is mild, but at night it gets cold, and above 3,500 meters (11,500 feet) the temperatures usually drop below freezing.




See also: Bolivia, the weather in July - September
The climate of Bolivia