Arica weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇱 Chile · seaside town · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Arica is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with April and May close behind. Arica averages about 2,893 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,893
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 28 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 14 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 22°C / 72°F
- Population
- 242k
- Elevation
- 43 m
When is the best time to visit Arica?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Arica is March, then April and May. The dullest month is July (71/100, 6 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Arica?
Arica gets a lot of sun: around 2,893 hours a year. March (96/100) is noticeably better than July (71). It ranks #7 of 18 destinations in Chile for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,773 hours. Rain is a non-event in Arica — about 28 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 95 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 4 mm | 14 | 20° / 68°F |
| February | 95 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 4 mm | 14 | 22° / 72°F |
| March | 96 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 2 mm | 13 | 22° / 72°F |
| April | 96 | 21° / 70°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 10 | 21° / 70°F |
| May | 96 | 20° / 68°F | 18° / 64°F | 0 mm | 7 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 80 | 18° / 64°F | 17° / 63°F | 2 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 71 | 17° / 63°F | 16° / 61°F | 6 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 72 | 17° / 63°F | 15° / 59°F | 3 mm | 7 | 17° / 63°F |
| September | 72 | 17° / 63°F | 16° / 61°F | 2 mm | 9 | 17° / 63°F |
| October | 80 | 18° / 64°F | 17° / 63°F | 1 mm | 11 | 18° / 64°F |
| November | 96 | 20° / 68°F | 18° / 64°F | 1 mm | 13 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 96 | 22° / 72°F | 20° / 68°F | 2 mm | 14 | 20° / 68°F |
Sea temperature in Arica by month
The sea off Arica is warmest in February at around 22°C / 72°F, and coolest in July at 16°C / 61°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 3 months 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
- Tacna Peru · 33 km · best in Jun · 2,892 h sun/yr
- Iquique Chile · 244 km · best in Jan · 2,950 h sun/yr
- Arequipa Peru · 259 km · best in Apr · 3,879 h sun/yr
- La Paz / El Alto Bolivia · 306 km · best in Nov · 3,332 h sun/yr
- Juliaca Peru · 321 km · best in Nov · 3,736 h sun/yr
- Cochabamba Bolivia · 452 km · best in May · 3,159 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ilo Peru · 129 km · 2,919 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Arica compares month by month: Arica vs Arequipa · Arica vs Tacna · Arica vs Iquique · all comparisons
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