Climate averages 1991–2020
Alto Hospicio weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Alto Hospicio: daytime highs average 23.2°C and nights cool to about 15.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 20 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Iquique (8 km away, marked approximate). In December its highs average 25.8°C, 2.7°C warmer than Alto Hospicio, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 40 cities listed in Chile, Alto Hospicio ranks 22nd of 40 for the warmest December highs and 6th of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 23.8°C; Alto Hospicio is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 24.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.9 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Alto Hospicio climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.5°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 2.9 | 1.0 | 13.213 h |
| February | 24.9°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 4.0 | 1.2 | 12.813 h |
| March | 24.2°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 1.2 | 0.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.6°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| May | 21.2°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.211 h |
| June | 19.8°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 10.911 h |
| July | 19.2°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.011 h |
| August | 19.5°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| September | 20.2°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 20.9°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.513 h |
| November | 21.9°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.113 h |
| December, selected | 23.2°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 13.313 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Iquique (approximate) in DecemberChile · 8 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Arica in DecemberChile · 200 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 17.2°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Tacna in DecemberPeru · 251 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 16.3°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Calama in DecemberChile · 272 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 7.5°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Antofagasta in DecemberChile · 377 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Oruro in DecemberBolivia · 407 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 4.6°C · 105 mm rain
- Viacha in DecemberBolivia · 445 kmHigh 14.8°C · Low 4.2°C · 110 mm rain
- Potosí in DecemberBolivia · 461 kmHigh 14.9°C · Low 4.8°C · 133 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Alto Hospicio) is explained once on the Alto Hospicio year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.