Climate of Iquique
Iquique 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 Iquique is 40° degrees and there is about 5 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 328 days a year with an average humidity of 74% 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 13°C and 20°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 18°C and 25°C
- Rain: it rains 15 days and there is a total of approximately 15 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3589 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 13°C and 20°C |
Sea temperature: | between 18°C and 25°C |
Dry days: | 350 days |
Days with rain: | 15 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 15 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3589 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Iquique.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Iquique.
Climate table of Iquique
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Iquique. 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 Iquique might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°F) | 74 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 71 |
Night temp. (°F) | 66 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 63 |
Water temp. (°F) | 77 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 73 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Days with rain | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Dry days | 29 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 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) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Best time to visit Iquique
The best time to visit Iquique in Chile is from January through December. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Iquique is 75°F in February and the lowest is 65°F in July. The highest water temperature is 77°F and it does not get colder than 64°F.
Climate of Iquique by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Iquique? 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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