Arica
18 to 24°C
temperature
3540 hours
sunshine per day
63 mm
rain
328 days
dry
37 days
rain
0 days
snow

Climate of Arica

Arica has a desert climate. The temperature during the day is warm and you won't have rain here anytime soon. The average annual temperature for Arica is 39° degrees and there is about 25 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 160 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 5.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 18°C and 24°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 14°C and 21°C
  • Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 17°C and 24°C
  • Rain: it rains 37 days and there is a total of approximately 63 mm rainfall
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3540 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 18°C and 24°C
Warmest month: 24°C in February
Coldest month: 18°C in July
Night temperature: between 14°C and 21°C
Sea temperature: between 17°C and 24°C
Dry days: 328 days
Days with rain: 37 days
Days with snow: 0 days
Total rain sum: 63 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3540 hours

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Arica.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Arica.

Climate table of Arica

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Arica. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Arica might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°F) 74 75 74 71 69 67 65 64 64 66 68 71
Night temp. (°F) 67 69 68 65 63 60 58 57 58 59 61 64
Water temp. (°F) 74 75 74 71 68 65 62 62 64 65 68 71
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (inch) 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Days with rain 7 7 5 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 3
Dry days 24 21 26 26 30 29 29 30 28 29 28 28
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
Wind force (Bft) 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
UV-index 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6

Best time to visit Arica

The best time to visit Arica in Chile is from January through December. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Arica is 75°F in February and the lowest is 64°F in August. The highest water temperature is 75°F and it does not get colder than 62°F.

Climate of Arica by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Arica? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

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