Uyuni — time and weather
Uyuni is a city in Bolivia, in the America/La_Paz time zone. This page shows the current local time in Uyuni and the current weather: temperature, precipitation and wind speed.
About the time in Uyuni
Local time in Uyuni is based on the America/La_Paz time zone. Daylight saving time, where it applies in this region, is handled automatically. The current offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is shown next to the clock. The time on this page updates every second and is synced with your device clock.
About the country and city
Bolivia is a high-altitude South American country with the Uyuni salt flat, the Andes, Amazon lowlands and strong Indigenous traditions.
More about the country: Bolivia →What to see in Uyuni
Sights and historical places
- The Uyuni salt flat, the world's largest salt lake, turning into a giant mirror in the rainy season.
- Incahuasi Island (Isla Incahuasi), in the middle of the salt flat, covered in giant cacti.
- The Train Cemetery on the edge of Uyuni, with rusting antique locomotives in the desert.
- The coloured Colorada and Verde lagoons in the south, with flamingos and geothermal geysers.
Museums
- The Salt Museum (inside a hotel built of salt blocks), with salt sculptures and installations.
- The regional Uyuni museum, covering the history of salt extraction and Andean culture.
- Craft shops with salt carvings and Andean souvenirs.
Where to spend time
- Multi-day jeep tours across the salt flat and the southern lagoons to the Chilean border.
- Perspective-play photo shoots on the endless white expanse of the salt flat.
- Sunsets and night skies over the salt flat, among the most star-filled in the world.
Local cuisine
Food in Uyuni is simple and warming: try Andean soups, llama meat, quinoa and hot coca tea; many tours include meals at the salt hotels out in the desert.