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Monthly climate in Calama, Antofagasta, Chile

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Calama features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 17 °C (62 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 67 mm (2.6 inches) and receives 10 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Calama enjoys an average of 4121 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 45 minutes to 13 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Calama, Antofagasta, Chile §

The warmest months in Calama are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 17 °C (62 - 62 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 12 °C (52 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Calama experiences 14 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Calama, Antofagasta, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Daily mean 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Average low 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(42°F)
Minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Calama, Antofagasta, Chile §

Calama usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 3 rainy days and 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Calama are September, October and November. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Calama, Antofagasta, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14 (0.5) 25 (1.0) 4 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 6 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Calama, Antofagasta, Chile §

The sunniest months in Calama are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Calama: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Calama, Antofagasta, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 304 327 363 335 323 302 321 342 347 377 381 393
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 18m 12h 48m 12h 10m 11h 32m 11h 0m 10h 45m 10h 53m 11h 21m 11h 58m 12h 36m 13h 11m 13h 28m

Solar UV radiation in Calama, Antofagasta, Chile §

Calama experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Calama UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Calama, Antofagasta, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 17 17 15 12 9 7 9 10 13 16 17 17