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La Paz Weather in May

In May, La Paz averages a high of 15°C (59°F) and a low of -2°C (29°F), from 40 years of daily records (1982–2025).

15°C
Average high
59°F
-2°C
Average low
29°F
22°C
Record high
71°F · May 23, 1997
-10°C
Record low
14°F · May 23, 1982

What May Is Like in La Paz

  • The coldest May reading, -10°C (14°F) on May 23, 1982, has not been matched in 43 years.
  • On average, 23 nights in May drop below freezing.
  • The warmest May in the record was 1992; the coldest was 2006.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 14% of May days, and the month averages 18 mm in total.

Average daytime high in La Paz, every May since 1982
13°C16°C18°C1990200020102020May 1982: 14.8°CMay 1983: 15.3°CMay 1984: 15.3°CMay 1988: 13.9°CMay 1989: 14.1°CMay 1990: 15.0°CMay 1991: 15.4°CMay 1992: 16.7°CMay 1993: 14.8°CMay 1994: 15.3°CMay 1995: 16.1°CMay 1996: 14.8°CMay 1997: 13.8°CMay 1998: 16.4°CMay 1999: 14.7°CMay 2000: 16.2°CMay 2001: 14.7°CMay 2002: 15.1°CMay 2003: 14.8°CMay 2004: 14.1°CMay 2005: 15.6°CMay 2006: 14.8°CMay 2007: 14.8°CMay 2008: 14.7°CMay 2009: 15.5°CMay 2010: 15.6°CMay 2011: 15.4°CMay 2012: 15.1°CMay 2013: 16.1°CMay 2014: 15.7°CMay 2015: 15.4°CMay 2016: 16.8°CMay 2017: 15.1°CMay 2018: 16.4°CMay 2020: 16.7°CMay 2021: 16.2°CMay 2022: 16.3°CMay 2023: 15.1°CMay 2024: 16.2°CMay 2025: 14.8°C
Warmest: 2016 (16.8°C)Latest: 2025 (14.8°C)10-year averageLong-run average (15.3°C)

Look Up a Day in May

See the weather in La Paz on any May date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, El Alto Intl (1973–2025). Averages cover 1982–2025. How we compute this

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