Cochabamba weather by month

The best time to visit Cochabamba is April, May and September — 93/100 in September, 26°C and 5 rainy days. The best season is spring, September to November (92/100 on average).

The worst month is February at 83/100 — warm, soaked, clean air. See February →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Bolivia →

Cochabamba🇧🇴 Bolivia · Altiplano & Lake Titicaca · City93
  1. 85Jan
  2. 83Feb
  3. 86Mar
  4. 92Apr
  5. 92May
  6. 92Jun
  7. 91Jul
  8. 91Aug
  9. 93Sep
  10. 92Oct
  11. 90Nov
  12. 86Dec

Best season: September to November (92/100 on average) · worst February (83/100)

Days
26°C
Nights
10°C
Wet days
5
Sun
10.9 h
Humidity
65%
Daylight
12 h
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Photo: Nelli Neufeld · Pexels

Cochabamba, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Cochabamba is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan85A25°C23 d10 hQuiet1
Feb83A25°C23 d10 hBusy2
Mar86A25°C21 d10 hBusy2
Apr92S25°C9 d10 hBusy1
May92S26°C3 d10 hBusy2
Jun92S25°C2 d10 hShoulder—
Jul91S26°C1 d10 hShoulder—
Aug91S26°C3 d11 hPeak2
Sep93S26°C5 d11 hBusy1
Oct92S27°C10 d11 hShoulder—
Nov90S27°C12 d11 hBusy1
Dec86A26°C20 d10 hQuiet1

What's on in Cochabamba through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

February
  • Corso de Corsos5 Feb – 20 Mar (usually)Festival
April
  • FEXCO trade fair23 Apr – 3 MayFestival
May
  • Santa Vera Cruz Tatala2–3 MayFestival
August
  • Virgen de Urkupiña14–18 AugFestival
  • Independence Day5–7 AugHoliday
September
  • Día de Cochabamba13–15 Sep (usually)Holiday
November
  • Todos Santos1–2 NovHoliday
December
  • The valley rains1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually)Season

Everything on in Cochabamba through the year →

Crowds in Cochabamba in September

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

BusyDía de Cochabamba, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Cochabamba

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Forum posters consistently rate April as one of the best months to visit Bolivia, describing the rainy season (roughly December through March, heaviest in February-March) as easing off and largely finished by this point. Posters discussing Cochabamba specifically describe conditions there as mainly nice, though at least one account mentioned an episode of genuinely heavy rain even outside the core wet season, a reminder that some rain remains possible even in a generally favorable month. Posters generally note Bolivia's broader climate varies enormously by region and elevation, with Cochabamba's own valley setting typically running milder than the high Altiplano cities. Posters generally rate April as a good, largely post-rainy-season month for Cochabamba, with an occasional shower still possible despite the overall favorable timing.
Tripadvisor community · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe October as squarely inside Bolivia's dry season, which runs roughly late April through November before the rains build from December through March. One traveler on a late-October visit reported hardly any rain at all during their stay. Posters commonly name the broader September-November 'spring' window as the best overall stretch for Cochabamba and the surrounding valley region, combining dry conditions with warming temperatures before the wetter summer months. Posters do note the city and its lower-lying eastern districts can get genuinely hot at certain times of day this time of year, so an early start to sightseeing is common advice.
Tripadvisor community · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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