Atacama, Chile Climate

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Atacama Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 2641.52 meters (8666.4 feet) above sea level, Atacama has a Mid-latitude desert climate (Classification: BWk). The city’s yearly temperature is 18.39ºC (65.1ºF) and it is 3.9% higher than Chile’s averages. Atacama typically receives about 0.64 millimeters (0.03 inches) of precipitation and has 0.99 rainy days (0.27% of the time) annually.

Country Chile
Longitude -69.1328491
Latitude -23.8634189
Attitude/Elevation 2641.52m (8666.4ft)
Local time Tuesday 03:59
Annual high temperature 20.29ºC (68.52ºF)
Annual low temperature 15.49ºC (59.88ºF)
Average annual precip. 0.64mm (0.03in)
Warmest month February (23.43ºC / 74.17ºF)
Coldest Month August (12.95ºC / 55.31ºF)
Wettest Month June (1.99mm / 0.08in)
Driest Month April (0.05mm / 0.0in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.99 days (0.27%)
Days with no rain 364.01 days (99.73%)
Humidity 72.72%

Climate Atacama: Monthly Averages

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.0(82.4) 28.0(82.4) 27.0(80.6) 26.0(78.8) 25.0(77.0) 24.0(75.2) 23.0(73.4) 23.0(73.4) 24.0(75.2) 22.0(71.6) 22.0(71.6) 24.0(75.2) 28.0(82.4)
Average high °C (°F) 22.87(73.17) 23.43(74.17) 22.63(72.73) 21.31(70.36) 20.27(68.49) 19.0(66.2) 17.99(64.38) 18.0(64.4) 18.4(65.12) 18.81(65.86) 19.79(67.62) 20.93(69.67) 20.29(68.52)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.08(69.94) 21.64(70.95) 20.79(69.42) 19.47(67.05) 18.23(64.81) 16.91(62.44) 15.91(60.64) 16.04(60.87) 16.52(61.74) 17.0(62.6) 17.96(64.33) 19.17(66.51) 18.39(65.1)
Average low °C (°F) 18.38(65.08) 19.12(66.42) 18.01(64.42) 16.57(61.83) 15.32(59.58) 14.04(57.27) 13.01(55.42) 12.95(55.31) 13.34(56.01) 13.91(57.04) 14.88(58.78) 16.3(61.34) 15.49(59.88)
Record low °C (°F) 14.0(57.2) 14.0(57.2) 12.0(53.6) 10.0(50.0) 9.0(48.2) 7.0(44.6) 7.0(44.6) 6.0(42.8) 8.0(46.4) 8.0(46.4) 8.0(46.4) 10.0(50.0) 6.0(42.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.17(0.01) 0.79(0.03) 0.35(0.01) 0.05(0.0) 0.68(0.03) 1.99(0.08) 1.58(0.06) 1.55(0.06) 0.16(0.01) 0.12(0.0) 0.1(0.0) 0.13(0.01) 0.64(0.03)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.0 0.18 0.09 0.0 0.27 0.27 0.09 0.09 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.08
Average relative humidity (%) 74.57 75.83 76.44 75.82 70.95 68.77 68.39 70.13 71.37 72.16 73.46 74.71 72.72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 11.57 11.59 11.54 11.55 10.84 10.41 10.82 11.28 11.57 11.58 11.6 11.59 11.33

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Atacama in recent years.

Atacama Temperature by Month

February
21.64°C | 70.95°F
January
21.08°C | 69.94°F
March
20.79°C | 69.42°F
April
19.47°C | 67.05°F
December
19.17°C | 66.51°F
May
18.23°C | 64.81°F
November
17.96°C | 64.33°F
October
17.0°C | 62.6°F
June
16.91°C | 62.44°F
September
16.52°C | 61.74°F
August
16.04°C | 60.87°F
July
15.91°C | 60.64°F

Historical Data

Summary
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Temperature Max Average Min
Max Temperature 20.0°C (68.0°F) 18.65°C (65.57°F) 17.0°C (62.6°F)
Avg Temperature 17.0°C (62.6°F) 16.03°C (60.85°F) 15.0°C (59.0°F)
Min Temperature 13.0°C (55.4°F) 11.58°C (52.84°F) 9.0°C (48.2°F)
Dew Point Max Average Min
Dew Point 12.0°C (53.6°F) 10.81°C (51.46°F) 10.0°C (50.0°F)
Precipitation Max Average Min Sum
Precipitation 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in
Snowdepth 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in
Wind Max Average Min
Wind 18.0kmh | 11.18mph 8.0kmh | 4.97mph 4.0kmh | 2.49mph
Gust Wind 31.0kmh | 19.26mph 12.48kmh | 7.75mph 6.0kmh | 3.73mph
Sea Level Pressure Max Average Min
Sea Level Pressure 0.0mb 0.0mb 0.0mb

Daily Observations

Time Temperature Dew Point Humidity Wind Speed Pressure Precipitation
May ° C | ° F ° C | ° F % Kph | Mph Hg | Mb Total (mm/in)
2020-05-01 16 | 60.8 12 | 53.6 80 10 | 6.21 29.94 | 1014 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-02 16 | 60.8 12 | 53.6 80 9 | 5.59 29.97 | 1015 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-03 17 | 62.6 12 | 53.6 78 10 | 6.21 29.94 | 1014 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-04 16 | 60.8 12 | 53.6 81 9 | 5.59 29.91 | 1013 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-05 16 | 60.8 11 | 51.8 79 7 | 4.35 29.91 | 1013 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-06 17 | 62.6 11 | 51.8 77 6 | 3.73 29.91 | 1013 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-07 17 | 62.6 11 | 51.8 76 5 | 3.11 29.91 | 1013 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-08 17 | 62.6 11 | 51.8 73 4 | 2.49 29.91 | 1013 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-09 17 | 62.6 11 | 51.8 74 5 | 3.11 29.91 | 1013 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-10 16 | 60.8 11 | 51.8 80 10 | 6.21 29.94 | 1014 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-11 15 | 59.0 11 | 51.8 81 5 | 3.11 29.97 | 1015 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-12 15 | 59.0 11 | 51.8 83 8 | 4.97 30.0 | 1016 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-13 16 | 60.8 11 | 51.8 79 12 | 7.46 30.03 | 1017 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-14 16 | 60.8 11 | 51.8 76 9 | 5.59 29.97 | 1015 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-15 17 | 62.6 11 | 51.8 71 6 | 3.73 29.91 | 1013 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-16 17 | 62.6 11 | 51.8 77 5 | 3.11 29.88 | 1012 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-17 16 | 60.8 11 | 51.8 79 5 | 3.11 29.94 | 1014 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-18 15 | 59.0 10 | 50.0 79 6 | 3.73 29.94 | 1014 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-19 15 | 59.0 10 | 50.0 79 9 | 5.59 29.97 | 1015 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-20 15 | 59.0 10 | 50.0 79 12 | 7.46 29.97 | 1015 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-21 15 | 59.0 10 | 50.0 77 14 | 8.7 30.0 | 1016 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-22 17 | 62.6 10 | 50.0 71 18 | 11.18 30.0 | 1016 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-23 17 | 62.6 10 | 50.0 72 9 | 5.59 29.94 | 1014 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-24 16 | 60.8 10 | 50.0 75 5 | 3.11 29.91 | 1013 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-25 16 | 60.8 11 | 51.8 75 8 | 4.97 29.85 | 1011 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-26 16 | 60.8 10 | 50.0 77 6 | 3.73 29.85 | 1011 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-27 16 | 60.8 10 | 50.0 74 6 | 3.73 29.91 | 1013 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-28 15 | 59.0 10 | 50.0 80 5 | 3.11 29.91 | 1013 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-29 15 | 59.0 10 | 50.0 80 6 | 3.73 29.97 | 1015 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-30 16 | 60.8 11 | 51.8 79 7 | 4.35 30.0 | 1016 0.0 | 0.0
2020-05-31 16 | 60.8 12 | 53.6 81 12 | 7.46 30.06 | 1018 0.0 | 0.0

Atacama 10 Year Historical Weather Data

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