Arica monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Arica

Arica average temperature chart (Celsius) Arica average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Arica (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.1 26.6 25.8 22.9 21.4 19.5 18.5 18.7 19.6 21 22.8 24.7
°F 79 79.9 78.4 73.1 70.5 67 65.3 65.7 67.3 69.7 73 76.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Arica monthly rainfall chart (mm) Arica monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Arica (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0
inches 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0 0
Rainy days 4 7 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 3

Average annual rainfall in Arica: -79.367mm (-31.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Arica

Arica average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Arica
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7 7.8 7.5 8.3 8.3 8.1 7.8 7.9 7.3 8.5 8.8 8.4

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Arica average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Arica average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Arica (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 17.5 17.6 16.8 14.8 13 12 11.4 11.7 12.4 13.5 14.6 15.9
Max °C 26.4 26.9 26 23.1 21.6 19.7 18.7 18.9 19.8 21.2 23 25
Min °F 63.4 63.6 62.2 58.6 55.4 53.5 52.4 53.1 54.3 56.2 58.3 60.5
Max °F 71.4 72 70.5 66 63.1 60.4 59 59.5 61 63.1 65.8 68.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Arica average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Arica average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Arica in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 23.7 24.1 23.4 21.9 20.3 18.9 17.7 17.2 17.5 18.7 20.3 22.1
°F 74.6 75.4 74.1 71.5 68.6 65.9 63.9 63 63.5 65.6 68.5 71.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Arica average winspeed by month (km/h) Arica average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Arica (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 11 10 10
mph 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 6

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Arica relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Arica
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
68% 69% 71% 72% 74% 76% 77% 77% 76% 73% 70% 69%

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Arica weather stats

Arica weather statistics
Hottest month: February 26.6°C 79.9°F
Driest month: January 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: May 8.3hrs
Coldest month: July 18.5°C 65.3°F
Wettest month: September 2mm 0.1ins
Warmest sea: February 24.1°C 75.4°F
Map showing location of Arica (-18.475, -70.30417) Arica map pin © Google

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