Last updated: May 6, 2024
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.
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).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 29°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 maximum | 27°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 high | 25°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 mean | 21°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 low | 17°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 minimum | 15°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) |
Minimum | 14°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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Alto Hospicio, Tarapacá, Chile with other places around the world.
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 298 | 328 | 354 | 329 | 322 | 300 | 317 | 337 | 341 | 370 | 369 | 381 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 11m | 12h 44m | 12h 10m | 11h 35m | 11h 7m | 10h 54m | 11h 1m | 11h 26m | 11h 58m | 12h 33m | 13h 4m | 13h 19m |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 |