January in Potosí — reliably good (10th best month)
Good · 7.7/10Expect 11°C (53°F) in January. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 94 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.1 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.7/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 9.4/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, October is materially better in Potosí — 1.7 points higher on the same scale.
February holds up well in Potosí — 12th best month
Good · 7.3/10Expect 11°C (51°F) in February. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
101 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 7.3/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 9.4/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, October is materially better in Potosí — 2.1 points higher on the same scale.
March in Potosí: strong conditions, 11th of 12
Good · 7.7/10March averages 11°C (51°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 76 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.1 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.7/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.4/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? October scores 1.7 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April ranks 4th of 12 for Potosí — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.9/10Expect 10°C (50°F) in April. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
With around 18 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.5 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Potosí at 8.9/10 (4th of 12), just behind October at 9.4/10.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in.
May in Potosí — one of the year's strongest windows (5th)
Best window · 8.6/10May averages 8°C (47°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rain is a non-issue at 5 mm for the month, with about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.1 hours of daylight to work with.
A 8.6/10 puts this among the year's best months in Potosí (5th of 12); only October scores higher, at 9.4/10.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in.
June in Potosí: strong conditions, 8th of 12
Good · 8.3/10Expect 7°C (44°F) in June. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
At just 2 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 22 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.8 hours of daylight.
That is 8.3/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 9.4/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in.
July in Potosí: strong conditions, 6th of 12
Good · 8.4/10Expect 8°C (46°F) in July. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
At just 1 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.9 hours of daylight.
That is 8.4/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 9.4/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in.
August holds up well in Potosí — 7th best month
Good · 8.4/10August averages 8°C (46°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rain is a non-issue at 0 mm for the month, with about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.3 hours of daylight to work with.
It scores 8.4/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 9.4/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in.
September in Potosí — one of the year's strongest windows (2nd)
Best window · 9.1/10September averages 11°C (51°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rain is a non-issue at 3 mm for the month, with about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.9 hours of daylight to work with.
A 9.1/10 puts this among the year's best months in Potosí (2nd of 12); only October scores higher, at 9.4/10.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in.
October: the best month of the year in Potosí
Best window · 9.4/10Temperatures hover around 12°C (54°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 24 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.5 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Potosí at 9.4/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
November in Potosí — one of the year's strongest windows (3rd)
Best window · 9.1/10Temperatures hover around 12°C (54°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 46 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.9 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Potosí at 9.1/10 (3rd of 12), just behind October at 9.4/10.
Expect peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
December holds up well in Potosí — 9th best month
Good · 8.2/10December averages 12°C (54°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 78 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.2 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.2/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 9.4/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
