San Pedro de Atacama climate

Name: San Pedro de Atacama
Address: Atacama, Chile

Chile · Atacama · 22.909° S, 68.200° W

Köppen BWkcold desertArid

High desert oasis: the driest place on Earth, with frigid clear nights.

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 Snowfall

Warmest month

December, 83°F / 28°C

Coldest month

June, 37°F / 3°C

Annual swing

46°F / 25°C

Wettest month

February

Driest month

October

Rain per year

3.5" / 89 mm

Snow per year

0.1" / 3 mm

Elevation

8018 ft / 2444 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	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	82 / 28	54 / 12	1.03 / 26	0.0 / 0	33%	6.4 / 10.3	44%
February	81 / 27	53 / 12	1.10 / 28	0.0 / 0	37%	6.0 / 9.7	32%
March	80 / 27	52 / 11	0.44 / 11	0.0 / 0	33%	6.0 / 9.7	22%
April	76 / 24	46 / 8	0.04 / 1	0.0 / 0	20%	6.2 / 10.0	14%
May	70 / 21	41 / 5	0.07 / 2	0.0 / 0	19%	6.5 / 10.5	19%
June	65 / 19	37 / 3	0.13 / 3	0.1 / 3	20%	6.2 / 10.0	18%
July	66 / 19	38 / 3	0.01 / 0	0.0 / 0	14%	6.4 / 10.3	21%
August	70 / 21	38 / 3	0.08 / 2	0.0 / 1	14%	6.9 / 11.1	13%
September	75 / 24	42 / 6	0.15 / 4	0.0 / 0	14%	7.3 / 11.7	13%
October	79 / 26	46 / 8	0.00 / 0	0.0 / 0	14%	7.1 / 11.4	13%
November	82 / 28	50 / 10	0.02 / 1	0.0 / 0	16%	6.8 / 10.9	20%
December	83 / 28	53 / 11	0.43 / 11	0.0 / 0	24%	6.6 / 10.6	31%

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