Most people visiting the Uyuni Salt Flats - or Salar de Uyuni as it is known in Spanish - do so during the dry months since this is the best time to move around the country, so regardless of where in Bolivia you are before going to the salt flats, almost all roads will be accessible and usable and weather will be suitable for flights into Uyuni. The wet or rainy season generally begins in November (although some years November remains dry) and runs until the end of March or mid-April. The dry months run from late April/early May to the end of October. The country has three well-marked ecosystems: the eastern lowlands in the Amazon Basin with humid, tropical climate the central valleys with mild, cool temperatures and the western highlands (Altiplano) with dry, cold to freezing temperatures.Įven though Bolivia experiences the four seasons timed just like all countries south of the Equator, it really feels as if it had only two: the dry and the wet/rainy season. In this article, we will talk about the best time(s) to actually go to Salar de Uyuni analyzing the pros and cons of the different times of year in which you can visit the magical salt flats as well as Bolivia’s surreal southwest region.įirst of all, it is necessary to understand Bolivia’s climate, particularly in the high, barren plateau known as the Altiplano where Salar de Uyuni is located. In a previous article, we covered information on how to get to Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia.
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