Altiplanic winter, month by month around the world

The high-desert storm season of the southern summer; roads to the lagoons shut for a day at a time.

3 destinations on SeasonMap, ranked within each month by the comfort score — because the point is not only where the season is on, but whether the weather is worth the trip while it is.

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When it is on

Number of destinations with altiplanic winter on in that month. Windows move a little each year.

Altiplanic winter in January

  1. Iquique 🇨🇱 ChileAltiplanic winter inland · 1 Jan – 15 Mar (usually)Summer storms over the altiplano send flash floods down the ravines inland, cutting the roads to Mamiña, Pica and the high parks.88
  2. Uyuni 🇧🇴 BoliviaAltiplanic winter · 15 Dec – 15 Mar (usually)Storms build over the altiplano through the southern summer and the tracks south to the coloured lagoons and the geysers become a lottery.80
  3. Potosí 🇧🇴 BoliviaAltiplanic winter storms · 1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually)The high-country storm season of the southern summer: afternoon hail and rain most days, and the unpaved roads out to the Salar and towards Sucre wash out for a day at a time.74

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Altiplanic winter in February

  1. Iquique 🇨🇱 ChileAltiplanic winter inland · 1 Jan – 15 Mar (usually)Summer storms over the altiplano send flash floods down the ravines inland, cutting the roads to Mamiña, Pica and the high parks.86
  2. Uyuni 🇧🇴 BoliviaAltiplanic winter · 15 Dec – 15 Mar (usually)Storms build over the altiplano through the southern summer and the tracks south to the coloured lagoons and the geysers become a lottery.81
  3. Potosí 🇧🇴 BoliviaAltiplanic winter storms · 1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually)The high-country storm season of the southern summer: afternoon hail and rain most days, and the unpaved roads out to the Salar and towards Sucre wash out for a day at a time.75

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Altiplanic winter in March

  1. Iquique 🇨🇱 ChileAltiplanic winter inland · 1 Jan – 15 Mar (usually)Summer storms over the altiplano send flash floods down the ravines inland, cutting the roads to Mamiña, Pica and the high parks.87
  2. Uyuni 🇧🇴 BoliviaAltiplanic winter · 15 Dec – 15 Mar (usually)Storms build over the altiplano through the southern summer and the tracks south to the coloured lagoons and the geysers become a lottery.82
  3. Potosí 🇧🇴 BoliviaAltiplanic winter storms · 1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually)The high-country storm season of the southern summer: afternoon hail and rain most days, and the unpaved roads out to the Salar and towards Sucre wash out for a day at a time.75

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Altiplanic winter in December

  1. Uyuni 🇧🇴 BoliviaAltiplanic winter · 15 Dec – 15 Mar (usually)Storms build over the altiplano through the southern summer and the tracks south to the coloured lagoons and the geysers become a lottery.85
  2. Potosí 🇧🇴 BoliviaAltiplanic winter storms · 1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually)The high-country storm season of the southern summer: afternoon hail and rain most days, and the unpaved roads out to the Salar and towards Sucre wash out for a day at a time.76

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