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Best Time for Uyuni, Potosí and Sucre via the Salar

Last updated: 2026-08-17

Preferred months for this journey: May, June, July, August, September, October. Check the seasonal notes before choosing your dates.

Dry season: the salt crust is drivable corner to corner and the night skies are absurd.
Rainy season floods the salar into the famous mirror — spectacular, but crossings shorten and 4x4s stick to the edges.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	5.5°C	19.3°C	99 mm	13.1 h
February	5.4°C	18.7°C	90 mm	12.7 h
March	4.5°C	18.4°C	57 mm	12.1 h
April	2.1°C	17.2°C	20 mm	11.5 h
May	−1.3°C	15.1°C	5 mm	11.1 h
June	−2.4°C	13.7°C	9 mm	10.8 h
July	−2.7°C	13.6°C	4 mm	10.9 h
August	−2.0°C	15.6°C	4 mm	11.3 h
September	−0.2°C	17.8°C	11 mm	11.9 h
October	2.1°C	19.4°C	29 mm	12.5 h	❄
November	3.7°C	20.6°C	30 mm	12.9 h	❄
December	5.3°C	20.3°C	78 mm	13.2 h