Climate averages 1991–2020
Alto Hospicio weather
in May.
A mild, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a mild month in Alto Hospicio: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 12.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical May (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 10 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Iquique (8 km away, marked approximate). In May its highs average 23.8°C, 2.7°C warmer than Alto Hospicio, with 7.6 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Chile, Alto Hospicio ranks 5th of 40 for the warmest May highs and 1st of 40 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 40 cities is 17.5°C; Alto Hospicio is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 19.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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 | 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
May in nearby cities
- Iquique (approximate) in MayChile · 8 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 15.4°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Arica in MayChile · 200 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 14.9°C · 24 mm rain
- Tacna in MayPeru · 251 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 15.0°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Calama in MayChile · 272 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 2.8°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Antofagasta in MayChile · 377 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 13.2°C · 10 mm rain
- Oruro in MayBolivia · 407 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low -0.4°C · 7.3 mm rain
- Viacha in MayBolivia · 445 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low 0.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Potosí in MayBolivia · 461 kmHigh 14.3°C · Low -1.5°C · 6.2 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.