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Chile · Regional climate
Atacamawhen to go
Regional slice of Chile with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jan · Feb · Mar.
- Range
- 10–20 °C
- Compare
- −0.2°C vs. Chile mean
- Country
- Chile
- TZ
- America/Sao_Paulo
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12-month climate · Atacama
How the year moves in Atacama
Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Atacama itself rather than over Chile as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) |
|---|---|
| January | 19.8 |
| February | 19.8 |
| March | 18.8 |
| April | 16.1 |
| May | 12.8 |
| June | 9.9 |
| July | 10.3 |
| August | 11.2 |
| September | 13.5 |
| October | 15.5 |
| November | 17.6 |
| December | 19.0 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 15 |
| February | 11 |
| March | 4 |
| April | 9 |
| May | 19 |
| June | 19 |
| July | 13 |
| August | 11 |
| September | 4 |
| October | 5 |
| November | 2 |
| December | 4 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 12.3 |
| February | 11.5 |
| March | 10.8 |
| April | 9.7 |
| May | 8.3 |
| June | 8.0 |
| July | 8.5 |
| August | 9.4 |
| September | 10.5 |
| October | 11.5 |
| November | 12.7 |
| December | 13.1 |
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What the governments say about Chile
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