Climate averages 1991–2020
Iquique weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Approximate: the model cell is 442 m higher than the city, so the temperatures are adjusted up by 2.9°C. For places not marked Approximate, the cell is within 400 m of the place's elevation.
December is a warm month in Iquique: daytime highs average 25.8°C and nights cool to about 18.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 20 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Alto Hospicio (8 km away). In December its highs average 23.2°C, 2.7°C cooler than Iquique, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 40 cities listed in Chile, Iquique ranks 15th of 40 for the warmest December highs and 5th of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 23.8°C; Iquique is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 27.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.0 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Iquique climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.2°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 13.213 h |
| February | 27.7°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 1.5 | 0.5 | 12.813 h |
| March | 27.0°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.3°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 1.4 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| May | 23.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 7.6 | 2.3 | 11.211 h |
| June | 22.4°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 16 | 6.5 | 10.911 h |
| July | 21.9°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 16 | 6.0 | 11.011 h |
| August | 22.1°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 10 | 3.4 | 11.411 h |
| September | 22.8°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 5.6 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 23.6°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 3.0 | 0.2 | 12.513 h |
| November | 24.5°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 1.8 | 0.3 | 13.113 h |
| December, selected | 25.8°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Alto Hospicio in DecemberChile · 8 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 15.0°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Arica in DecemberChile · 194 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 17.2°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Tacna in DecemberPeru · 245 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 16.3°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Calama in DecemberChile · 280 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 7.5°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Antofagasta in DecemberChile · 383 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Oruro in DecemberBolivia · 407 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 4.6°C · 105 mm rain
- Viacha in DecemberBolivia · 442 kmHigh 14.8°C · Low 4.2°C · 110 mm rain
- La Paz in DecemberBolivia · 464 kmHigh 14.8°C · Low 5.7°C · 112 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 Iquique) is explained once on the Iquique year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.