Climate averages 1991–2020
Iquique weather
in July.
A mild, fairly dry month: the coolest and one of the wettest 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.
July is a mild month in Iquique: daytime highs average 21.9°C and nights cool to about 13.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (one of the wettest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 02 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Alto Hospicio (8 km away). In July its highs average 19.2°C, 2.7°C cooler than Iquique, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 40 cities listed in Chile, Iquique ranks 2nd of 40 for the warmest July highs and 7th of 40 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 40 cities is 14.5°C; Iquique is 7.4°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 22.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 16 mm to 10 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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 | 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
July in nearby cities
- Alto Hospicio in JulyChile · 8 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 9.8°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Arica in JulyChile · 194 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 12.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Tacna in JulyPeru · 245 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 13.0°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Calama in JulyChile · 280 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 1.3°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Antofagasta in JulyChile · 383 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 11.0°C · 10 mm rain
- Oruro in JulyBolivia · 407 kmHigh 12.8°C · Low -2.4°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Viacha in JulyBolivia · 442 kmHigh 13.5°C · Low -1.6°C · 10 mm rain
- La Paz in JulyBolivia · 464 kmHigh 13.1°C · Low 0.5°C · 14 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.