Climate averages 1991–2020
Alto Hospicio weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the joint 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Alto Hospicio: daytime highs average 19.2°C and nights cool to about 9.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the joint 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 02 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Iquique (8 km away, marked approximate). In July its highs average 21.9°C, 2.7°C warmer than Alto Hospicio, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Chile, Alto Hospicio ranks 5th of 40 for the warmest July highs and 1st of 40 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 40 cities is 14.5°C; Alto Hospicio is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 19.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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 | 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
July in nearby cities
- Iquique (approximate) in JulyChile · 8 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 13.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Arica in JulyChile · 200 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 12.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Tacna in JulyPeru · 251 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 13.0°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Calama in JulyChile · 272 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 1.3°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Antofagasta in JulyChile · 377 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 11.0°C · 10 mm rain
- Oruro in JulyBolivia · 407 kmHigh 12.8°C · Low -2.4°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Viacha in JulyBolivia · 445 kmHigh 13.5°C · Low -1.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Potosí in JulyBolivia · 461 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low -3.2°C · 4.0 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.