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Monthly climate in Iquique, Chile

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Iquique features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 25 °C (77 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 191 mm (7.5 inches) and receives 62 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Iquique enjoys an average of 4031 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 Iquique, Chile §

The warmest months in Iquique are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 20 °C (67 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 15 °C (59 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Iquique experiences 0 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 Iquique, 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 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average high 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Iquique, Chile §

Iquique usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 14 rainy days and 31 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Iquique are January, February and March. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Iquique, 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) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 7 (0.3) 21 (0.8) 31 (1.2) 34 (1.3) 29 (1.2) 23 (0.9) 17 (0.7) 13 (0.5) 7 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 0 0 7 14 16 14 7 2 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Iquique, Chile §

The sunniest months in Iquique are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Iquique: January, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Iquique, 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 300 328 352 325 319 298 315 334 339 367 367 381
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 10m 12h 44m 12h 10m 11h 35m 11h 7m 10h 54m 11h 1m 11h 26m 11h 58m 12h 33m 13h 3m 13h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Iquique, Chile §

Iquique 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 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 Iquique UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Iquique, 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 13 11 9 7 8 9 11 14 14 14