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Iquique, Chile climate
BWh Hot desert
Iquique has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 26°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 14°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 0 mm while January barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Iquique climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 55 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 64 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 55 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 84 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 86 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 64 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.6 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Diegoaracenaaeropuertoiquique, about 37 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.