Antofagasta weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇱 Chile · city break · cold desert climate
The best time to visit Antofagasta is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with February and March close behind. Antofagasta averages about 3,624 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,624
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 10 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 15 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 21°C / 70°F
- Population
- 401k
- Elevation
- 114 m
When is the best time to visit Antofagasta?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Antofagasta is January, then February and March. The dullest month is July (75/100, 1 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Antofagasta?
Antofagasta is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,624 hours of sunshine a year. January (100/100) is noticeably better than July (75). It ranks #3 of 18 destinations in Chile for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,773 hours. Rain is a non-event in Antofagasta — about 10 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 100 | 23° / 73°F | 19° / 66°F | 1 mm | 15 | 19° / 66°F |
| February | 100 | 23° / 73°F | 20° / 68°F | 2 mm | 14 | 21° / 70°F |
| March | 100 | 22° / 72°F | 18° / 64°F | 1 mm | 12 | 19° / 66°F |
| April | 100 | 21° / 70°F | 17° / 63°F | 0 mm | 9 | 18° / 64°F |
| May | 92 | 19° / 66°F | 15° / 59°F | 0 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| June | 83 | 18° / 64°F | 14° / 57°F | 2 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| July | 75 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 1 mm | 5 | 15° / 59°F |
| August | 75 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 2 mm | 7 | 16° / 61°F |
| September | 75 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 0 mm | 9 | 16° / 61°F |
| October | 83 | 18° / 64°F | 14° / 57°F | 0 mm | 11 | 16° / 61°F |
| November | 92 | 19° / 66°F | 15° / 59°F | 0 mm | 13 | 17° / 63°F |
| December | 100 | 21° / 70°F | 17° / 63°F | 1 mm | 14 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Antofagasta by month
The sea off Antofagasta is warmest in February at around 21°C / 70°F, and coolest in July at 15°C / 59°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 1 month a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Calama Chile · 190 km · best in Apr · 4,353 h sun/yr
- Iquique Chile · 325 km · best in Jan · 2,950 h sun/yr
- Copiapo Chile · 426 km · best in Mar · 3,703 h sun/yr
- Salta Argentina · 527 km · best in Jun · 3,114 h sun/yr
- Arica Chile · 567 km · best in Mar · 2,893 h sun/yr
- Tacna Peru · 600 km · best in Jun · 2,892 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Quijarro Bolivia · 498 km · 4,090 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- San Salvador de Jujuy Argentina · 554 km · 3,114 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Antofagasta compares month by month: Antofagasta vs Salta · Antofagasta vs Iquique · Antofagasta vs Calama · Antofagasta vs Copiapo · all comparisons
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