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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 79°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 57°F at night. Precipitation totals about 0 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 0.0 inches while January barely receives 0.00 inches.
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 (°F) | 78 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 74 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 72 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 69 |
| Avg low (°F) | 66 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 64 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 78 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 66 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 72 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 62 |
| Avg low (°F) | 66 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 58 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 64 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 74 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 60 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 69 |
| Avg low (°F) | 57 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 64 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 (mph) | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 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 (mph) | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 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 (mph) | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
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.