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La Serena, Chile climate
BWk Cold desert
La Serena has a mildly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Cold desert, Köppen BWk). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 22°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 7°C at night. Precipitation totals about 91 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 25 mm while February 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)La Serena climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 25 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 66 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 62 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 59 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 10.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 62 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 69 | 65 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 62 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 66 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 61 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 59 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 10.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at LA Florida, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
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.