Iquique climate

Name: Iquique
Address: Atacama coast, South America, Chile

Chile · Atacama coast, South America · 20.221° S, 70.143° W

Köppen BWkcold coastal desertArid

Near-zero rain for years on end, cooled by the Humboldt current with morning camanchaca fog and no real winter.

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, 76°F / 25°C

Coldest month

August, 56°F / 13°C

Annual swing

20°F / 11°C

Wettest month

February

Driest month

March

Rain per year

0.5" / 11 mm

Elevation

72 ft / 22 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	75 / 24	68 / 20	0.07 / 2	77%	4.4 / 7.1	46%
February	76 / 25	69 / 21	0.08 / 2	77%	4.3 / 6.9	41%
March	75 / 24	68 / 20	0.00 / 0	79%	4.2 / 6.8	29%
April	72 / 22	64 / 18	0.01 / 0	82%	4.3 / 6.9	31%
May	67 / 20	60 / 16	0.06 / 2	87%	4.0 / 6.4	59%
June	65 / 18	58 / 14	0.05 / 1	87%	3.9 / 6.3	66%
July	63 / 17	56 / 13	0.05 / 1	86%	4.0 / 6.4	70%
August	64 / 18	56 / 13	0.05 / 1	86%	4.2 / 6.8	63%
September	64 / 18	57 / 14	0.03 / 1	84%	4.7 / 7.6	59%
October	66 / 19	58 / 14	0.03 / 1	83%	4.8 / 7.7	52%
November	69 / 21	60 / 16	0.00 / 0	80%	4.8 / 7.7	44%
December	73 / 23	64 / 18	0.02 / 1	78%	4.6 / 7.4	44%

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