Climate averages 1991–2020
Antofagasta weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a mild month in Antofagasta: daytime highs average 18.4°C and nights cool to about 11.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes June a very dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 42 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Calama (201 km away). In June its highs average 20.6°C, 2.2°C warmer than Antofagasta, with 3.5 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Chile, Antofagasta ranks 7th of 40 for the warmest June highs and 4th of 40 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 40 cities is 15.1°C; Antofagasta is 3.3°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 17.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 10 mm.
The annual picture
June 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
Antofagasta climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.9°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 1.6 | 0.1 | 13.413 h |
| February | 23.2°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 12.913 h |
| March | 22.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 3.5 | 0.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 20.6°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 8.9 | 2.8 | 11.612 h |
| May | 19.4°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 10 | 3.9 | 11.011 h |
| June, selected | 18.4°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 13 | 4.0 | 10.711 h |
| July | 17.9°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 10 | 3.7 | 10.811 h |
| August | 18.1°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 7.5 | 2.6 | 11.311 h |
| September | 18.5°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 5.2 | 1.8 | 11.912 h |
| October | 19.1°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 4.5 | 0.9 | 12.613 h |
| November | 20.0°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 3.5 | 0.7 | 13.213 h |
| December | 21.4°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 1.9 | 0.2 | 13.614 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
June in nearby cities
- Calama in JuneChile · 201 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 1.6°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Alto Hospicio in JuneChile · 377 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 10.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Iquique (approximate) in JuneChile · 383 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 13.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Copiapó in JuneChile · 413 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 10.4°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Arica in JuneChile · 576 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 13.5°C · 30 mm rain
- San Ramón de la Nueva Orán in JuneArgentina · 622 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 11.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Tacna in JunePeru · 627 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 13.8°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Tarija in JuneBolivia · 628 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 5.2°C · 9.2 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 Antofagasta) is explained once on the Antofagasta year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.