Sucre weather in October

October in Sucre: nice, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Sucre🇧🇴 Bolivia · Altiplano & Lake Titicaca · City89
  1. 80Jan
  2. 80Feb
  3. 79Mar
  4. 86Apr
  5. 89May
  6. 88Jun
  7. 89Jul
  8. 89Aug
  9. 90Sep
  10. 89Oct
  11. 88Nov
  12. 81Dec

#5 of 12 months in Sucre · #190 of 1413 destinations to visit in October · comfort 89/100 (tier A)

Days
21°C
Nights
10°C
Wet days
14
Sun
10.6 h
Humidity
64%
Daylight
13 h
Sucre, Bolivia
Photo: Augusto Calle · Pexels

Traveller notes on Sucre in October

Other months in Sucre

Forum posters describe March as still within Bolivia's rainy season, though January and February typically see more rain than March, with showers generally arriving as heavy afternoon bursts lasting a few hours rather than an all-day soak. Posters flag that unpaved roads can turn genuinely difficult with landslide and flooding risk during the wettest stretches, though city destinations like Sucre remain straightforward to visit regardless. Posters describe Sucre's own climate as relatively temperate compared to Bolivia's more extreme regions, with warm days and cool, not frigid, nights - a real point in its favor versus the Altiplano's colder, higher cities. Posters generally rate March as genuinely rainy but entirely manageable for a Sucre city visit, the mild climate here softening the wet-season inconvenience compared to elsewhere in Bolivia.
Tripadvisor community · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe the July-September window as Bolivia's winter but with reliably clear, beautiful blue skies, and Sucre specifically gets called an 'awesome' place to be during this stretch. Posters consistently note Sucre runs warmer and more comfortable than higher-altitude Bolivian cities like La Paz and Potosi, with one poster calling it a genuine 'Goldilocks' climate - milder than the cold altiplano, without the jungle heat and humidity found elsewhere in the country. September specifically marks the shift toward Bolivia's broader spring travel season (September-November), which posters name as the best overall window for the country given the combination of good sunshine and minimal rain even out at the salt flats and desert areas further from Sucre itself.
Tripadvisor community · September · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Sucre climate normals — October

Daytime high21°C / 71°F😎 nice
Nighttime low10°C / 49°F
Feels like (high)20°C / 68°F
Rainfall66 mm / 2.6 in🌦 some rain
Rainy days14 days
Humidity64%💧 humid
Dew point7°C / 45°F
Sunshine10.6 h/day
Daylight12.5 h
Wind17 km/h / 10 mph
Air quality (US AQI)43🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Sucre in October

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.

Shoulder seasonan ordinary month(estimated)

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Best months for Sucre's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherSucre's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.

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What's on in Sucre in October

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Season

    Dry months

    1 May – 15 Oct · usuallyDry season

    The rains stop and the sky over the white town stays empty for months, which is when the Tarabuco market road and the dinosaur trackway are dependable. Nights drop hard after sunset.

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Sucre in October — FAQ

Is October a good time to visit Sucre?
October in Sucre: nice, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #5 of 12 months for Sucre on SeasonMap's comfort score (89/100).
What is the weather like in Sucre in October?
In October, Sucre averages a daily high of 21.4°C and a low of 9.7°C, with about 65.5 mm of rain over roughly 14.1 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Sucre in October?
Sucre has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 43 in October.