La Paz climate — normals and trends
La Paz (Honduras) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 1,350 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
La Paz averages 0 frost days, 33 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
La Paz has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 10 April 2020) and the coldest 4.5 °C (on 6 December 1945).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
La PazLa Paz Department
- coords
- 14.32°, -87.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.4°C
Average daily high
26.1°C
Average daily low
16.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,350mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
33 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.8 °C
Average feels-like low
17.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.6 °C
10 April 2020
Coldest day
4.5 °C
6 December 1945
Wettest day
118 mm
2 June 1983
Windiest day
29.0 km/h
19 February 1972
Strongest gust
86.4 km/h
4 November 2020
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
10 April 2004
Coldest feels-like
2.0 °C
6 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.6 h
31 May 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 27 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 26.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 11 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 28.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 31 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 31.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 47 mm | -128 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 389 mm | +138 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 76 mm | -62 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 142 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 425 mm | +157 mm |
| Oct | 25.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 336 mm | +145 mm |
| Nov | 24.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 48 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 24.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 43 mm | +24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Paz?
La Paz has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 1,350 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Paz?
The hottest day measured in La Paz between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 2020, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Paz?
The coldest day measured in La Paz between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 4.5 °C.
Does it snow in La Paz?
Almost never: La Paz sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Paz warmed?
Yes: La Paz warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Paz?
The wettest day measured in La Paz between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1983, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Paz?
The windiest day measured in La Paz between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1972, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Paz?
The warmest month in La Paz is April (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.3 °C).
How much does it rain in La Paz?
La Paz receives on average 1,350 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Paz?
La Paz gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in La Paz?
Yes: La Paz has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Paz?
In La Paz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 10 April 2004, and the lowest was 2.0 °C on 6 December 1945.
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