Arequipa vs La Paz: which is better, month by month

Arequipa beats La Paz in 9 of 12 months — its lead peaks in September (96 vs 83) — while La Paz wins January to March.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Arequipa vs La Paz — all 12 months

MonthArequipaLa PazWinnerGap
January74Bnice, soaked, clean air81Anice, rainy, clean airLa Paz7
February69Cnice, soaked, clean air79Bnice, rainy, clean airLa Paz10
March73Bnice, soaked, clean air80Anice, rainy, clean airLa Paz7
April88Anice, a little rain, clean air84Anice, a little rain, clean airArequipa4
May95Snice, dry, clean air83Acool, dry, clean airArequipa12
June93Snice, dry, clean air82Acool, dry, clean airArequipa11
July92Snice, dry, clean air83Acool, dry, clean airArequipa9
August94Snice, dry, clean air83Acool, dry, clean airArequipa11
September96Snice, dry, clean air83Anice, a little rain, clean airArequipa13
October95Snice, dry, clean air83Anice, a little rain, clean airArequipa12
November91Snice, dry85Anice, a little rain, clean airArequipa6
December86Anice, a little rain81Anice, rainy, clean airArequipa5

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is September (96 vs 83). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Arequipa

🇵🇪 Peru · mild climate

Best month
September 96/100
Months won
9 of 12

La Paz

🇧🇴 Bolivia · mild climate

Best month
November 85/100
Months won
3 of 12

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