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La Paz vs Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Comparing La Paz change · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc change
La Paz and Chamonix-Mont-Blanc have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is the wetter, with 692 mm more rain a year, and La Paz the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between La Paz and Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in everyday terms.
Summers
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc has far hotter summers
La Paz: Cool
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Mild
Winters
La Paz has milder winters
La Paz: Cold
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Cold
Rain & snow
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is much wetter
La Paz: Moderate rainfall
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Wet
Sky
La Paz is sunnier
La Paz: Partly cloudy
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
La Paz and Chamonix-Mont-Blanc run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is the wetter — about 692 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
La Paz has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Difference | -12 | -9 | -5 | -1 | +3 | +8 | +10 | +9 | +4 | -2 | -9 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
| Difference | -12 | -9 | -5 | -1 | +3 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +4 | -2 | -9 | -13 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | -7 | -6 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -5 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -6 | — | +7 | +12 | +14 | +12 | +7 | +1 | -4 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -4 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | -7 | -6 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -6 | — | +7 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -5 |
| Difference | +14 | +12 | +7 | +1 | -4 | -9 |
Precipitation (mm) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 122 | 114 | 74 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 86 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 99 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 124 | 124 | 128 | 130 | 96 | 106 | 99 | 114 |
| Difference | -23 | -36 | +9 | +52 | +119 | +116 | +124 | +114 | +72 | +69 | +49 | +28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 122 | 114 | 74 | 36 | 5 | 8 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 99 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 124 | 124 |
| Difference | -23 | -36 | +9 | +52 | +119 | +116 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 86 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 128 | 130 | 96 | 106 | 99 | 114 |
| Difference | +124 | +114 | +72 | +69 | +49 | +28 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 52 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 56 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 52 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 56 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 80 | 79 | 71 | 55 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 58 | 64 | 76 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Difference | -14 | -11 | -2 | +17 | +32 | +27 | +21 | +19 | +14 | +5 | +3 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 80 | 79 | 71 | 55 | 41 | 38 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 |
| Difference | -14 | -11 | -2 | +17 | +32 | +27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 35 | 38 | 46 | 58 | 64 | 76 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Difference | +21 | +19 | +14 | +5 | +3 | -8 |
Relative humidity (%) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 79 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 76 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 85 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 84 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +5 | +2 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +13 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 79 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 70 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 85 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +5 | +2 | +7 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 76 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 75 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 84 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +13 | +8 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. La Paz trends → · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc trends →
Methodology & sources
La Paz
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at EL Alto Intl, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Chamonix, a weather station, inside the city. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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