Iquique
18 to 24°C
temperature
3589 hours
sunshine per day
15 mm
rain
350 days
dry
15 days
rain
0 days
snow

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
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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