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La Paz vs Gothenburg
Comparing La Paz change · Gothenburg change
La Paz and Gothenburg have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Gothenburg is the wetter, with 325 mm more rain a year, and La Paz the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between La Paz and Gothenburg, in everyday terms.
Summers
Gothenburg has much hotter summers
La Paz: Cool
Gothenburg: Mild
Winters
Winters are similar
La Paz: Cold
Gothenburg: Cold
Rain & snow
Gothenburg is wetter
La Paz: Moderate rainfall
Gothenburg: Moderate rainfall
Sky
La Paz is sunnier
La Paz: Partly cloudy
Gothenburg: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
La Paz and Gothenburg run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Gothenburg is the wetter — about 325 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 |
| Gothenburg | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -10 | -4 | — | +4 | +7 | +6 | +1 | -5 | -11 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Gothenburg | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 19 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -10 | -4 | — | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Gothenburg | 21 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +1 | -5 | -11 | -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 |
| Gothenburg | -3 | -3 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | -2 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -5 | +1 | +8 | +14 | +17 | +15 | +10 | +3 | -1 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -4 |
| Gothenburg | -3 | -3 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -5 | +1 | +8 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Gothenburg | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | -2 |
| Difference | +17 | +15 | +10 | +3 | -1 | -5 |
Precipitation (mm) Gothenburg 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 |
| Gothenburg | 87 | 63 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 80 | 76 | 86 | 71 | 97 | 86 | 91 |
| Difference | -35 | -51 | -22 | +21 | +50 | +72 | +73 | +69 | +48 | +60 | +36 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 122 | 114 | 74 | 36 | 5 | 8 |
| Gothenburg | 87 | 63 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 80 |
| Difference | -35 | -51 | -22 | +21 | +50 | +72 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 86 |
| Gothenburg | 76 | 86 | 71 | 97 | 86 | 91 |
| Difference | +73 | +69 | +48 | +60 | +36 | +5 |
Cloud cover (%) Gothenburg runs higher most of 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 |
| Gothenburg | 79 | 78 | 72 | 66 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 80 |
| Difference | -1 | — | +1 | +10 | +22 | +25 | +27 | +26 | +22 | +14 | +16 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 80 | 79 | 71 | 55 | 41 | 38 |
| Gothenburg | 79 | 78 | 72 | 66 | 62 | 63 |
| Difference | -1 | — | +1 | +10 | +22 | +25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 35 | 38 | 46 | 58 | 64 | 76 |
| Gothenburg | 62 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 80 |
| Difference | +27 | +26 | +22 | +14 | +16 | +4 |
Relative humidity (%) Gothenburg 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 |
| Gothenburg | 94 | 93 | 88 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 85 | 89 | 93 | 94 |
| Difference | +15 | +12 | +7 | +5 | +8 | +10 | +12 | +14 | +14 | +17 | +21 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 79 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 70 |
| Gothenburg | 94 | 93 | 88 | 83 | 80 | 80 |
| Difference | +15 | +12 | +7 | +5 | +8 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 76 |
| Gothenburg | 81 | 82 | 85 | 89 | 93 | 94 |
| Difference | +12 | +14 | +14 | +17 | +21 | +18 |
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 → · Gothenburg trends →
La Paz is projected to shift from Cwc to Cwb by the 2071–2099 window (SSP2-4.5).
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.
Gothenburg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 17 years of daily observations at Save, a weather station, about 10 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.
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