Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tocopilla features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 23 °C (73 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 121 mm (4.8 inches) and receives 21 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tocopilla enjoys an average of 4062 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 47 minutes to 13 hours 26 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tocopilla are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in August, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 14 °C (57 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tocopilla experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Mean maximum | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average high | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Daily mean | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Average low | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean minimum | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Minimum | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (58°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tocopilla, Antofagasta, Chile with other places around the world.
Tocopilla usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 4 rainy days and 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tocopilla are February, March and December. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7 (0.3) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 9 (0.3) | 11 (0.4) | 16 (0.6) | 21 (0.8) | 13 (0.5) | 11 (0.4) | 8 (0.3) | 8 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Tocopilla are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tocopilla: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 307 | 332 | 354 | 327 | 318 | 299 | 317 | 335 | 342 | 372 | 370 | 384 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 17m | 12h 48m | 12h 10m | 11h 32m | 11h 2m | 10h 47m | 10h 55m | 11h 22m | 11h 58m | 12h 36m | 13h 9m | 13h 26m |
Tocopilla experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, 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 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Tocopilla UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 |