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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 71°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 45°F at night. Precipitation totals about 4 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 1.0 inches while February barely receives 0.01 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)La Serena climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 71 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 68 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 64 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 62 |
| Avg low (°F) | 58 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 55 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 71 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 61 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 64 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 56 | 54 |
| Avg low (°F) | 58 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 47 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 61 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 68 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 53 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 62 |
| Avg low (°F) | 45 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 55 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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 (mph) | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| 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 (mph) | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 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 (mph) | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
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.