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Monthly climate in Diego de Almagro, Atacama, Chile

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Diego de Almagro features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 26 mm (1.0 inches) and receives 2 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Diego de Almagro enjoys an average of 4144 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 29 minutes to 13 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Diego de Almagro, Atacama, Chile §

The warmest months in Diego de Almagro are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 15 °C (57 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Diego de Almagro experiences 153 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 Diego de Almagro, Atacama, 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 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Diego de Almagro, Atacama, Chile §

Diego de Almagro usually has the most precipitation in May, June and September, with an average of 0 rainy days and 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Diego de Almagro are April, November and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Diego de Almagro, Atacama, 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) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 12 (0.5) 6 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Diego de Almagro, Atacama, Chile §

The sunniest months in Diego de Almagro are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 44 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Diego de Almagro: May, 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 Diego de Almagro, Atacama, 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 321 348 366 330 315 297 313 333 346 376 389 406
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 33m 12h 57m 12h 11m 11h 25m 10h 47m 10h 29m 10h 39m 11h 12m 11h 56m 12h 43m 13h 24m 13h 45m

Solar UV radiation in Diego de Almagro, Atacama, Chile §

Diego de Almagro experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 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 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Diego de Almagro UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Diego de Almagro, Atacama, 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 15 14 11 8 6 7 8 11 14 15 16