18 to 24°C
temperature
3612 hours
sunshine per day
10 mm
rain
359 days
dry
6 days
rain
0 days
snow

Climate of Calama

Calama 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 Calama is 42° degrees and there is about 4 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 356 days a year with an average humidity of 30% 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 7°C and 12°C
  • Rain: it rains 6 days and there is a total of approximately 10 mm rainfall
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3612 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 18°C and 24°C
Warmest month: 24°C in January
Coldest month: 18°C in June
Night temperature: between 7°C and 12°C
Dry days: 359 days
Days with rain: 6 days
Days with snow: 0 days
Total rain sum: 10 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3612 hours

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Temperature graph

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

Precipitation graph

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

Climate table of Calama

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Calama. 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 Calama might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°F) 75 74 74 73 68 65 64 68 71 74 76 75
Night temp. (°F) 52 54 52 49 46 45 44 45 46 48 48 50
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (inch) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Days with rain 2 2 - - - - 1 - - - - 1
Dry days 29 26 31 30 31 30 30 31 30 31 30 30
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Wind force (Bft) 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3
UV-index 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5

Best time to visit Calama

The best time to visit Calama in Chile is from January through December. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Calama is 76°F in November and the lowest is 64°F in July.

Climate of Calama by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Calama? 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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