La Paz climate — normals and trends
La Paz (Mexico) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 136 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 August (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
La Paz averages 0 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 21 rainy days per year.
La Paz has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 11 August 2003) and the coldest 10.4 °C (on 3 February 2011).
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 PazBaja California Sur
- coords
- 24.14°, -110.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.4°C
Average daily high
25.3°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
136mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
9.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
50 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
21 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
208 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
33.8 °C
11 August 2003
Coldest day
10.4 °C
3 February 2011
Wettest day
306 mm
15 August 1983
Windiest day
97.9 km/h
31 July 1948
Strongest gust
124.2 km/h
15 September 2014
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
18 September 1997
Coldest feels-like
3.3 °C
3 February 2011
Sunniest day
13.0 h
6 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 21.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 22.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 24.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 56 mm | +28 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 72 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 26.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 23.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 23 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Paz?
La Paz has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 136 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 11 August 2003, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Paz?
The coldest day measured in La Paz between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 2011, at 10.4 °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 +0.8 °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 15 August 1983, with 306 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 31 July 1948, with winds reaching 97.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Paz?
The warmest month in La Paz is August (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.5 °C).
How much does it rain in La Paz?
La Paz receives on average 136 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 21 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Paz?
La Paz gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in La Paz?
Yes: La Paz has on average 208 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 40.9 °C on 18 September 1997, and the lowest was 3.3 °C on 3 February 2011.
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