Atacama, Chile Weather

Current: 14.88°C/58.78°F, Wind SW at 35.75 km/h, 27% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

  1. Atacama, Chile Weather
  2. Current conditions
  3. Weather forecast
  4. Averages and extremes
  5. Yesterday's Data
  6. Temperature and possibility of rain in Atacama over the next 12 hours
  7. Temperature and possibility of rain in Atacama in the coming days
  8. Rainfall in Atacama in the coming days
  9. Atacama Weather Summary
  10. Weather averages by month
  11. Atacama's weather
  12. Frequently asked questions
  13. Comments
Atacama, Weather
(Photo by Laércio Milani on Unsplash)

Current conditions

Updated: 22:27 PM Friday 03 May 2024
15°C
59.0°F
°C °F

Condition: Few Clouds

Pressure: 1,015 hPa

Sea level: 1,015 hPa

Temperature: 13.13°C

Cloud: 16%

Humidity: 27%

Wind: NW 27.29 km/h

Visibility: 10,000 m

Weather forecast

Mon
22 Apr
19°C
Clear
Tue
23 Apr
22°C
Clear
Wed
24 Apr
21°C
Clouds
Thu
25 Apr
20°C
Clouds
Fri
26 Apr
19°C
Clouds
Hourly forecast today:
23:00 PM
15° / 15°
15° / 15°
Few Clouds
27% 35.75 km/h

30 Day Averages and Extremes

  • Average high 17.85°C
  • Average low 6.39°C
  • Hottest day (09 May 2024) 21.6°C
  • Coldest day (18 May 2024) 2.41°C
  • Average humidity 16.3%
  • Days with precipitation 0 days
  • Highest precipitation 0 mm

Yesterday's Data

  • Max: 21°C
  • Min: 10°C
  • Total Precipitation: 0 mm

Temperature and possibility of rain in Atacama over the next 12 hours

Temperature and possibility of rain in Atacama in the coming days

Rainfall in Atacama in the coming days

Atacama Climate Summary

Atacama features a Mid-latitude desert (Köppen classification: BWk), with an average annual temperature of 18.39ºC (65.1ºF), which is about 3.9% higher than the national average for Chile. Annually, the city experiences approximately 0.64 millimeters (0.03 inches) of rainfall, spread across 0.99 rainy days, accounting for 0.27% of the year.

Longitude -23.8634189
Latitude -69.1328491
Yearly high temperature 20.29ºC (68.52ºF)
Yearly low temperature 15.49ºC (59.88ºF)
Hottest month January 22.87ºC (73.17ºF)
Coldest month August 12.95ºC (55.31ºF)
Yearly precip 0.64mm (0.03in)
Days with rainfall 0.99 days (0.27%)
Driest month April (75.82%)
Wettest month June (68.77%)

Weather averages by month

Month High / Low (°C) Rain
January 22.87° / 18.38° 0.0 days
February 23.43° / 19.12° 0.18 days
March 22.63° / 18.01° 0.09 days
April 21.31° / 16.57° 0.0 days
May 20.27° / 15.32° 0.27 days
June 19.0° / 14.04° 0.27 days
July 17.99° / 13.01° 0.09 days
August 18.0° / 12.95° 0.09 days
September 18.4° / 13.34° 0.0 days
October 18.81° / 13.91° 0.0 days
November 19.79° / 14.88° 0.0 days
December 20.93° / 16.3° 0.0 days

Atacama's weather

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Frequently asked questions

1. What is the hottest month in Atacama?

January has the highest average monthly temperature (daily mean of 22.87ºC) and August are the coolest (daily mean of 12.95ºC).

2. What should I wear in Atacama today?

For today's warm weather in Atacama, with temperatures between 18ºC to 21ºC (64.4ºF to 69.8ºF), you might consider wearing:
- Shorts or lightweight trousers
- Sun hat or cap
- Comfortable sandals or sneakers
- T-shirt or short-sleeve blouse

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Temperature

Day
19°C
Night
12°C
Morning
11°C
Afternoon
18°C

Air quality

Moderate

Moderate air quality, health effects possible for sensitive people, general public usually unaffected

  • CO 186.92
  • NH3 0
  • NO 0.01
  • NO2 0.15
  • O3 60.8
  • PM10 50.97
  • PM25 15.59
  • SO2 1.33

Sunrise / Sunset

17:58 PM
05:08 AM