Climate of Arica
Arica 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 Arica is 20° degrees and there is about 63 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 160 days a year with an average humidity of 80% 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 14°C and 21°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 17°C and 24°C
- Rain: it rains 37 days and there is a total of approximately 63 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3540 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 14°C and 21°C |
Sea temperature: | between 17°C and 24°C |
Dry days: | 328 days |
Days with rain: | 37 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 63 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3540 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Arica.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Arica.
Climate table of Arica
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Arica. 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 Arica might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Night temp. (°C) | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Water temp. (°C) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Days with rain | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Dry days | 24 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
UV-index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Best time to visit Arica
The best time to visit Arica in Chile is from January through December. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Arica is 24°C in February and the lowest is 18°C in July. The highest water temperature is 24°C and it does not get colder than 17°C.
Climate of Arica by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Arica? 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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