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Monthly climate in Alto Hospicio, Chile

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Alto Hospicio features a cold desert climate (BWk). Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 21 mm (0.8 inches) and receives 4 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Alto Hospicio enjoys an average of 4052 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 54 minutes to 13 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Alto Hospicio, Chile

The warmest months in Alto Hospicio are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (59 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Alto Hospicio experiences 46 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 Alto Hospicio. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(78°F)		27°C
(80°F)		25°C
(76°F)		27°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(78°F)		24°C
(76°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Average high25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(73°F)		21°C
(71°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(71°F)		22°C
(71°F)		22°C
(72°F)		23°C
(73°F)		24°C
(75°F)
Daily mean21°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(68°F)		18°C
(65°F)		17°C
(63°F)		16°C
(61°F)		15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(60°F)		16°C
(61°F)		17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(64°F)		19°C
(67°F)
Average low17°C
(63°F)		17°C
(63°F)		16°C
(62°F)		14°C
(57°F)		12°C
(53°F)		10°C
(51°F)		10°C
(50°F)		10°C
(50°F)		11°C
(52°F)		13°C
(55°F)		14°C
(57°F)		15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(60°F)		13°C
(56°F)		11°C
(51°F)		9°C
(48°F)		7°C
(46°F)		7°C
(44°F)		7°C
(45°F)		9°C
(48°F)		10°C
(51°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(55°F)
Minimum14°C
(58°F)		13°C
(56°F)		12°C
(54°F)		8°C
(47°F)		8°C
(47°F)		4°C
(40°F)		5°C
(40°F)		6°C
(42°F)		8°C
(47°F)		10°C
(49°F)		10°C
(51°F)		12°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Alto Hospicio, Chile

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

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Alto Hospicio. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)4 (0.2)9 (0.3)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.1)1 (0.1)1 (0.0)1 (0.0)1 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)2 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)120000000001

Monthly sunshine hours in Alto Hospicio, Chile

The sunniest months in Alto Hospicio are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 11 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Alto Hospicio: January, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Alto Hospicio. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours298328354329322300317337341370369381
Mean daily daylight hours13h 11m12h 44m12h 10m11h 35m11h 7m10h 54m11h 1m11h 26m11h 58m12h 33m13h 4m13h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Alto Hospicio, Chile

Alto Hospicio experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, 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 Alto Hospicio UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Alto Hospicio. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)161514129781012151515