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Monthly climate in Arica, Chile

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Arica features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (60 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 288 mm (11.3 inches) and receives 113 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Arica enjoys an average of 4012 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Arica, Chile

The warmest months in Arica are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 16 °C (60 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Arica experiences 85 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 Arica. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(84°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)		22°C
(72°F)		28°C
(83°F)		21°C
(69°F)		22°C
(72°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(78°F)		27°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		26°C
(78°F)		24°C
(75°F)		22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(72°F)		20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)		23°C
(73°F)		24°C
(76°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Average high26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		24°C
(76°F)		22°C
(71°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(66°F)		19°C
(67°F)		19°C
(67°F)		21°C
(69°F)		23°C
(73°F)		24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(73°F)		22°C
(72°F)		20°C
(68°F)		18°C
(65°F)		17°C
(62°F)		16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(60°F)		16°C
(61°F)		17°C
(63°F)		19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(69°F)
Average low20°C
(68°F)		20°C
(68°F)		19°C
(67°F)		17°C
(64°F)		16°C
(61°F)		15°C
(58°F)		14°C
(57°F)		13°C
(56°F)		14°C
(57°F)		15°C
(59°F)		16°C
(61°F)		18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(64°F)		16°C
(61°F)		14°C
(58°F)		13°C
(55°F)		12°C
(54°F)		12°C
(54°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(56°F)		15°C
(59°F)		16°C
(61°F)
Minimum17°C
(63°F)		17°C
(63°F)		16°C
(61°F)		14°C
(57°F)		14°C
(57°F)		11°C
(53°F)		11°C
(52°F)		11°C
(53°F)		11°C
(52°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(56°F)		15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Arica, Chile

Arica usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 22 rainy days and 43 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Arica are March, November and December. On average, 9 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Arica. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)18 (0.7)16 (0.6)5 (0.2)12 (0.5)37 (1.5)49 (1.9)43 (1.7)38 (1.5)31 (1.2)19 (0.8)9 (0.4)11 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)53121824231913401

Monthly sunshine hours in Arica, Chile

The sunniest months in Arica are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 57 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Arica: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Arica. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours284310341327328308328337343367364368
Mean daily daylight hours13h 4m12h 40m12h 9m11h 38m11h 13m11h 1m11h 7m11h 29m11h 59m12h 31m12h 58m13h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Arica, Chile

Arica experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Arica UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Arica. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)151514129781012141515