Arica climate

Name: Arica
Address: Atacama coast, Chile

Chile · Atacama coast · 18.478° S, 70.313° W

Köppen BWhhot desertArid

One of the driest inhabited cities on Earth: virtually rainless, mild and grey under coastal fog.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain

Warmest month

February, 82°F / 28°C

Coldest month

August, 56°F / 13°C

Annual swing

25°F / 14°C

Wettest month

February

Driest month

April

Rain per year

0.9" / 23 mm

Elevation

52 ft / 16 m

Time zone

America/Santiago

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	80 / 27	68 / 20	0.18 / 5	68%	5.4 / 8.7	59%
February	82 / 28	69 / 21	0.22 / 6	67%	5.3 / 8.5	58%
March	80 / 27	68 / 20	0.03 / 1	68%	5.1 / 8.2	48%
April	75 / 24	64 / 18	0.01 / 0	73%	4.7 / 7.6	31%
May	70 / 21	60 / 16	0.04 / 1	77%	4.0 / 6.4	50%
June	67 / 19	58 / 15	0.05 / 1	78%	3.7 / 6.0	58%
July	65 / 18	57 / 14	0.12 / 3	79%	3.7 / 6.0	59%
August	65 / 19	56 / 13	0.07 / 2	78%	3.9 / 6.3	58%
September	67 / 19	57 / 14	0.04 / 1	75%	4.4 / 7.1	54%
October	69 / 21	58 / 15	0.03 / 1	74%	4.8 / 7.7	48%
November	73 / 23	61 / 16	0.04 / 1	71%	5.1 / 8.2	50%
December	77 / 25	66 / 19	0.07 / 2	69%	5.2 / 8.4	59%

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