Atacama, Chile Climate

Weather: 18.38°C/65.08°F, Wind SW at 1.18 km/h, 12% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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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.

CountryChile
Longitude-69.1328491
Latitude-23.8634189
Attitude/Elevation2641.52m (8666.4ft)
Local timeThursday 08:51
Annual high temperature20.29ºC (68.52ºF)
Annual low temperature15.49ºC (59.88ºF)
Average annual precip.0.64mm (0.03in)
Warmest monthFebruary (23.43ºC / 74.17ºF)
Coldest MonthAugust (12.95ºC / 55.31ºF)
Wettest MonthJune (1.99mm / 0.08in)
Driest MonthApril (0.05mm / 0.0in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)0.99 days (0.27%)
Days with no rain364.01 days (99.73%)
Humidity72.72%

Climate Atacama: Monthly Averages

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
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)0.00.180.090.00.270.270.090.090.00.00.00.00.08
Average relative humidity (%)74.5775.8376.4475.8270.9568.7768.3970.1371.3772.1673.4674.7172.72
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.5711.5911.5411.5510.8410.4110.8211.2811.5711.5811.611.5911.33

Climate Graph

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

Atacama

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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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature20.0°C (68.0°F)18.65°C (65.57°F)17.0°C (62.6°F)
Avg Temperature17.0°C (62.6°F)16.03°C (60.85°F)15.0°C (59.0°F)
Min Temperature13.0°C (55.4°F)11.58°C (52.84°F)9.0°C (48.2°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point12.0°C (53.6°F)10.81°C (51.46°F)10.0°C (50.0°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind18.0kmh | 11.18mph8.0kmh | 4.97mph4.0kmh | 2.49mph
Gust Wind31.0kmh | 19.26mph12.48kmh | 7.75mph6.0kmh | 3.73mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure0.0mb0.0mb0.0mb
Atacama

Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
May° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2020-05-0116 | 60.812 | 53.68010 | 6.2129.94 | 10140.0 | 0.0
2020-05-0216 | 60.812 | 53.6809 | 5.5929.97 | 10150.0 | 0.0
2020-05-0317 | 62.612 | 53.67810 | 6.2129.94 | 10140.0 | 0.0
2020-05-0416 | 60.812 | 53.6819 | 5.5929.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2020-05-0516 | 60.811 | 51.8797 | 4.3529.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2020-05-0617 | 62.611 | 51.8776 | 3.7329.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2020-05-0717 | 62.611 | 51.8765 | 3.1129.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2020-05-0817 | 62.611 | 51.8734 | 2.4929.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2020-05-0917 | 62.611 | 51.8745 | 3.1129.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2020-05-1016 | 60.811 | 51.88010 | 6.2129.94 | 10140.0 | 0.0
2020-05-1115 | 59.011 | 51.8815 | 3.1129.97 | 10150.0 | 0.0
2020-05-1215 | 59.011 | 51.8838 | 4.9730.0 | 10160.0 | 0.0
2020-05-1316 | 60.811 | 51.87912 | 7.4630.03 | 10170.0 | 0.0
2020-05-1416 | 60.811 | 51.8769 | 5.5929.97 | 10150.0 | 0.0
2020-05-1517 | 62.611 | 51.8716 | 3.7329.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2020-05-1617 | 62.611 | 51.8775 | 3.1129.88 | 10120.0 | 0.0
2020-05-1716 | 60.811 | 51.8795 | 3.1129.94 | 10140.0 | 0.0
2020-05-1815 | 59.010 | 50.0796 | 3.7329.94 | 10140.0 | 0.0
2020-05-1915 | 59.010 | 50.0799 | 5.5929.97 | 10150.0 | 0.0
2020-05-2015 | 59.010 | 50.07912 | 7.4629.97 | 10150.0 | 0.0
2020-05-2115 | 59.010 | 50.07714 | 8.730.0 | 10160.0 | 0.0
2020-05-2217 | 62.610 | 50.07118 | 11.1830.0 | 10160.0 | 0.0
2020-05-2317 | 62.610 | 50.0729 | 5.5929.94 | 10140.0 | 0.0
2020-05-2416 | 60.810 | 50.0755 | 3.1129.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2020-05-2516 | 60.811 | 51.8758 | 4.9729.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2020-05-2616 | 60.810 | 50.0776 | 3.7329.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2020-05-2716 | 60.810 | 50.0746 | 3.7329.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2020-05-2815 | 59.010 | 50.0805 | 3.1129.91 | 10130.0 | 0.0
2020-05-2915 | 59.010 | 50.0806 | 3.7329.97 | 10150.0 | 0.0
2020-05-3016 | 60.811 | 51.8797 | 4.3530.0 | 10160.0 | 0.0
2020-05-3116 | 60.812 | 53.68112 | 7.4630.06 | 10180.0 | 0.0

Atacama 10 Year Historical Weather Data

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