Climate averages 1991–2020
Iquique weather
in October.
A warm, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 7th 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.
October is a warm month in Iquique: daytime highs average 23.6°C and nights cool to about 15.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 33 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Alto Hospicio (8 km away). In October its highs average 20.9°C, 2.7°C cooler than Iquique, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 40 cities listed in Chile, Iquique ranks 4th of 40 for the warmest October highs and 4th of 40 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 40 cities is 19.1°C; Iquique is 4.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 24.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.0 mm to 1.8 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
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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Alto Hospicio in OctoberChile · 8 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 11.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Arica in OctoberChile · 194 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 13.6°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Tacna in OctoberPeru · 245 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 13.6°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Calama in OctoberChile · 280 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 4.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Antofagasta in OctoberChile · 383 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 · 442 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 2.4°C · 53 mm rain
- La Paz in OctoberBolivia · 464 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 4.0°C · 55 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.