Climate averages 1991–2020
Copiapó weather
in November.
A warm, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a warm month in Copiapó: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 16.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical November (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 27 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is La Serena (296 km away). In November its highs average 23.6°C, 4.1°C cooler than Copiapó, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 40 cities listed in Chile, Copiapó ranks 1st of 40 for the warmest November highs and joint 1st of 40 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 40 cities is 21.6°C; Copiapó is 6.1°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 28.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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
Copiapó climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| February | 29.4°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.013 h |
| March | 28.5°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 4.5 | 0.3 | 12.312 h |
| April | 26.6°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 2.1 | 0.3 | 11.511 h |
| May | 24.7°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 7.7 | 1.0 | 10.811 h |
| June | 23.4°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 6.2 | 0.8 | 10.410 h |
| July | 23.0°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 5.8 | 1.1 | 10.611 h |
| August | 24.2°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 3.0 | 0.6 | 11.211 h |
| September | 25.2°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 1.8 | 0.4 | 11.912 h |
| October | 26.6°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 12.713 h |
| November, selected | 27.7°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.413 h |
| December | 28.6°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 13.814 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
November in nearby cities
- La Serena in NovemberChile · 296 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Coquimbo in NovemberChile · 304 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 14.4°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Ovalle in NovemberChile · 369 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 14.2°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Antofagasta in NovemberChile · 413 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 13.2°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Catamarca in NovemberArgentina · 463 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 18.3°C · 98 mm rain
- San Juan, Argentina in NovemberArgentina · 496 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 15.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Rawson in NovemberArgentina · 500 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 14.3°C · 16 mm rain
- Calama in NovemberChile · 564 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 5.8°C · 0.1 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 Copiapó) is explained once on the Copiapó year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.