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Monthly climate in Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sierra Gorda features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 23 mm (0.9 inches) and receives 3 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sierra Gorda enjoys an average of 4116 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 44 minutes to 13 hours 30 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile §

The warmest months in Sierra Gorda are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 15 °C (58 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sierra Gorda experiences 182 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Sierra Gorda, 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 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(49°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile §

Sierra Gorda usually has the most precipitation in January, February and June, with an average of 1 rainy days and 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sierra Gorda are May, October and November. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sierra Gorda, 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) 4 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile §

The sunniest months in Sierra Gorda are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sierra Gorda: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sierra Gorda, 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 306 329 363 334 321 301 319 340 346 376 381 395
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 20m 12h 49m 12h 11m 11h 31m 10h 59m 10h 44m 10h 52m 11h 20m 11h 57m 12h 37m 13h 12m 13h 30m

Solar UV radiation in Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile §

Sierra Gorda experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February 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 Sierra Gorda UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sierra Gorda, 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 16 17