Best time to visit Potosí

Bolivia · Latin America

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Potosí

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Go in Jul–Oct — these months score within a whisker of each other; 15C max, 5 rainy days. Nov is the next best.

Dry season: Apr–Sep, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.

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Things to do in Potosí

Cerro Rico Mountain in the Andes near the Bolivian city of Potosí
Casa Nacional de Moneda Former mint located in the city of Potos, Bolivia
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Roman catholic cathedral in Potosí, Bolivia
Lik'ichiri Mountain in Bolivia
Pari Urqu Mountain in Bolivia
Khari Khari Mountain in Bolivia
Illimani Mountain in Bolivia close to Potosí

Tours and tickets in Potosí

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	13°	22d	78%	11.2h	avoid	monsoon: 22 rainy days, 181mm
Feb	13°	20d	80%	10.6h	ok	13C max, 20 rainy days
Mar	13°	18d	80%	10.5h	okbusy	busier than usual
Apr	14°	6d	62%	10.8h	okbusy	busier than usual
May	14°	1d	37%	10.8h	good	14C max, 1 rainy day
Jun	12°	0d	27%	10.8h	good	12C max, 0 rainy days
Jul	13°	1d	28%	10.8h	sweet spot	13C max, 1 rainy day
Aug	13°	2d	31%	10.9h	sweet spot	13C max, 2 rainy days
Sep	15°	5d	45%	11.3h	sweet spot	15C max, 5 rainy days
Oct	16°	8d	54%	11.7h	sweet spot	16C max, 8 rainy days
Nov	15°	13d	63%	11.7h	good	15C max, 13 rainy days
Dec	14°	22d	75%	11.0h	ok	14C max, 22 rainy days

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at the old town (Plaza 10 de Noviembre): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest in March and April; quietest in September.

Then and now

No month in Potosí is clearly warmer than in 1981–1990: the differences are inside the ordinary spread between one year and the next.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	12.9°	12.5°	13.0°	13.2°	13.6°	12.2°	12.3°	14.2°	14.9°	15.4°	14.4°	13.3°
2017–26	13.0°	12.8°	12.5°	13.6°	13.6°	12.2°	13.0°	13.5°	15.1°	15.7°	15.5°	13.9°
Change	+0.1°	+0.3°	-0.5°	+0.4°	-0.0°	+0.0°	+0.7°	-0.8°	+0.2°	+0.3°	+1.0°	+0.6°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

Fly into Sucre (SRE), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Sucre.

Sucre (SRE)	the drive is not measured yet
Quijarro (UYU)	the drive is not measured yet

The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.

How far Potosí is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type A and C plugs at 115 / 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Boliviano. UK Foreign Office: avoid all but essential travel to parts. Everything for Bolivia: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

Paying — The currency is the boliviano (BOB). Cards are not widely taken outside the cities, so carry small notes for street food, taxis and tips, and if you bring cash to change, bring US dollars. Card and ATM fraud occurs: use ATMs in well-lit public places or inside a bank or business, and cover the keypad.
UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
Tipping — Service is included in the bill, but a small tip of around 5% is sometimes given and considered polite; taxi drivers are not tipped.

Getting around Potosí

Apps — Rides: Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Taxis have no meters, so confirm the fare before you get in. Book a radio taxi by phone or through your hotel: it shows the company's name and phone number on the roof, and registered taxis carry a sticker on the windscreen. Do not hail taxis in the street or share one with strangers.

Taxis are generally cheap and plentiful around Potosí. However, always check the price with the driver. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Potosí, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

Emergency — police 110 · ambulance 118 · fire 119.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 8 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Potosí in pictures

Potosí 4.090 m.n.m. panoramio — i

Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Cerro Rico. Potosi. panoramio — i

Eduardo Manchon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

El Cerro Rico, Potosí, Bolivia panoramio — i

rodoluca, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Calle de Potosí Bolivia — i

Parallelepiped09, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Potosí is like

Potosí, at around 4,000 metres, is one of the world's highest large cities. It is located in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. The wealthy history of Potosí is reflected in the narrow streets, colonial mansions and the many churches, which make the city a UNESCO World Heritage site. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Casa Nacional de Moneda (National Mint of Bolivia). Cl. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Mining tour. A visit to Potosí cannot be mentioned without a visit to one of the cooperative mines. It is a kind of poverty tourism that many tourists are eager to embrace. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: There are 2 bus terminals in Potosí: Old terminal (Ex Terminal / Terminal Antigua), Av. Universitaria (30 min walk uphill to the city centre). Uyuni bound buses and shared taxi to Sucre leave from here. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Potosí is relatively safe. But, like most other places in Bolivia it is advised not to walk alone at night outside the main Plaza. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Potosí, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

Around Potosí

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Kind of place

Potosí is in Bolivia, Latin America. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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