San Pedro de Atacama
11 to 20°C
temperature
3613 hours
sunshine per day
55 mm
rain
339 days
dry
24 days
rain
2 days
snow

Climate of San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro de Atacama 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 San Pedro de Atacama is 16° degrees and there is about 54 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 334 days a year with an average humidity of 31% and an UV-index of 4.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 11°C and 20°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 0°C and 10°C
  • Rain: it rains 24 days and there is a total of approximately 55 mm rainfall
  • Snow: it snows an average of 2 days per year
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3613 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 11°C and 20°C
Warmest month: 20°C in January
Coldest month: 11°C in July
Night temperature: between 0°C and 10°C
Dry days: 339 days
Days with rain: 24 days
Days with snow: 2 days
Total rain sum: 55 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3613 hours

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for San Pedro de Atacama.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for San Pedro de Atacama.

Climate table of San Pedro de Atacama

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for San Pedro de Atacama. 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 San Pedro de Atacama might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°C) 20 19 19 17 13 12 11 13 15 18 19 20
Night temp. (°C) 9 10 8 5 2 1 0 1 3 5 6 8
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (mm) 21 24 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Days with rain 6 8 3 2 1 1 1 - - - - 2
Days with snow - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - -
Dry days 25 20 28 28 29 29 29 31 30 31 30 29
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Wind force (Bft) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
UV-index 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4

Best time to visit San Pedro de Atacama

The best time to visit San Pedro de Atacama in Chile is from January through March and October through December. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in San Pedro de Atacama is 20°C in January and the lowest is 11°C in July.

Climate of San Pedro de Atacama by month

What is the average climate in a given month for San Pedro de Atacama? 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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