Sucre
Sucre, officially La Ilustre y Heroica Sucre is the de jure capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2,790 m (9,150 ft), making it the second-highest capital city in the world after Quito. This relatively high altitude gives the city a subtropical highland climate with cool temperatures year-round. Over the centuries, the city has received various names, including La Plata, Charcas, and Chuquisaca. Today, the region is of predominantly Quechua background, with some Aymara communities and influences.
- Country
- 🇧🇴 Bolivia
- Elevation
- 2,783 m
- Population
- 224,838
- Time zone
- America/La_Paz
- Coordinates
- -19.03, -65.26
At 2,783 metres, altitude sickness is no anecdote: take the first day slowly, drink water and skip the alcohol.
Weather in Sucre month by month
The best months to go: Sep · Oct · Nov
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 20° | 19° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 20° |
| low | 11° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° |
| rain | 156 mm | 120 mm | 112 mm | 53 mm | 14 mm | 8 mm | 4 mm | 9 mm | 23 mm | 59 mm | 66 mm | 176 mm |
2019–2023 average (ERA5, Open-Meteo). Monthly rainfall total.
How far Sucre is from other cities in Bolivia
- Cochabamba207 km✈ 1 h · 🚗 3 h 27 min
- Oruro226 km✈ 1 h 2 min · 🚗 3 h 46 min
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra260 km✈ 1 h 4 min · 🚗 4 h 20 min
- La Paz416 km✈ 1 h 15 min · 🚗 6 h 56 min
Photo from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Data from GeoNames, Open-Meteo.