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Monthly climate in La Serena, Chile

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Serena features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 77 mm (3.0 inches) and receives 6 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Serena enjoys an average of 4034 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 13 minutes to 14 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in La Serena, Chile §

The warmest months in La Serena are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 19 °C (64 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 13 °C (54 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Serena experiences 13 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 La Serena, 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 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Average low 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Serena, Chile §

La Serena usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 2 rainy days and 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Serena are January, November and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in La Serena, 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) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 35 (1.4) 28 (1.1) 4 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in La Serena, Chile §

The sunniest months in La Serena are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Serena: May, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 24 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in La Serena, 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 322 347 362 318 293 273 298 319 334 368 387 406
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 48m 13h 6m 12h 12m 11h 19m 10h 35m 10h 13m 10h 25m 11h 4m 11h 55m 12h 49m 13h 37m 14h 1m

Solar UV radiation in La Serena, Chile §

La Serena experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November 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 Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly La Serena UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Serena, 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) 15 14 12 9 6 4 5 6 9 11 14 15