Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Colchane features a ice cap climate ET).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (39 °F) and 9 °C (49 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -13 °C (9 °F) or can rise to as high as 21 °C (71 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 497 mm (19.6 inches) and receives 74 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Colchane enjoys an average of 4060 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 58 minutes to 13 hours 15 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Colchane are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 8 to 9 °C (47 - 49 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 4 to 4 °C (39 - 40 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Colchane experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 138 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Mean maximum | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Average high | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Daily mean | 8°C (46°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Average low | 3°C (38°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Mean minimum | -1°C (30°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -1°C (31°F) |
Minimum | -3°C (28°F) | -4°C (24°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Colchane, Tarapacá, Chile with other places around the world.
Colchane usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 118 mm (4.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Colchane are May, July and August. On average, 3 mm (0.1 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) | 127 (5.0) | 132 (5.2) | 72 (2.8) | 15 (0.6) | 2 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 4 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 12 (0.5) | 21 (0.8) | 96 (3.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
The sunniest months in Colchane are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Colchane: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 283 | 307 | 341 | 333 | 340 | 318 | 333 | 349 | 346 | 371 | 372 | 361 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 13h 7m | 12h 42m | 12h 9m | 11h 37m | 11h 10m | 10h 58m | 11h 5m | 11h 28m | 11h 59m | 12h 32m | 13h 0m | 13h 15m |
Colchane experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 19 - 20, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Colchane UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 |