Climate averages 1991–2020
Alto Hospicio weather
in October.
A mild, very dry month: the 8th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Alto Hospicio: daytime highs average 20.9°C and nights cool to about 11.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical October (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 33 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Iquique (8 km away, marked approximate). In October its highs average 23.6°C, 2.7°C warmer than Alto Hospicio, with 3.0 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Chile, Alto Hospicio ranks joint 11th of 40 for the warmest October highs and joint 1st of 40 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 40 cities is 19.1°C; Alto Hospicio is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 21.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Iquique (approximate) in OctoberChile · 8 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 15.5°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Arica in OctoberChile · 200 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 13.6°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Tacna in OctoberPeru · 251 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 13.6°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Calama in OctoberChile · 272 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 4.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Antofagasta in OctoberChile · 377 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 12.2°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Oruro in OctoberBolivia · 407 kmHigh 16.9°C · Low 2.2°C · 35 mm rain
- Viacha in OctoberBolivia · 445 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 2.4°C · 53 mm rain
- Potosí in OctoberBolivia · 461 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 2.4°C · 51 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.