Calama monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Calama average temperature chart (Celsius) Calama average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Calama (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 19.5 19.5 18.5 17.6 16.3 15 14.9 15.6 16.8 18.1 19.2 19.6
°F 67.1 67 65.4 63.6 61.4 58.9 58.8 60 62.2 64.5 66.5 67.3

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.

Calama monthly rainfall chart (mm) Calama monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Calama (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 17 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1
inches 0.7 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0
Rainy days 10 11 7 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 9

Average annual rainfall in Calama: -58.634mm (-23.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Calama average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Calama
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.1 8 8.3 8.6 8.9 8.7 8.8 9.1 8.9 9.3 9.5 9.2

Day / night temperatures

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

Calama average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Calama average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Calama (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 9.5 9.3 8.2 5.8 3.2 1.3 1.2 2.1 4.3 6.1 7.8 8.7
Max °C 19.8 19.7 18.8 17.9 16.7 15.3 15.3 15.9 17.1 18.4 19.5 19.9
Min °F 49 48.7 46.8 42.4 37.7 34.3 34.1 35.8 39.7 42.9 46 47.7
Max °F 58.3 58.1 56.3 53.2 49.8 46.9 46.8 48.2 51.3 54 56.5 57.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Calama average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Calama average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Calama in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 22.7 23.2 22.3 20.8 19.4 18 16.9 16.4 16.7 17.7 19.2 21
°F 72.8 73.7 72.2 69.4 66.8 64.5 62.5 61.6 62.1 63.8 66.5 69.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Calama average winspeed by month (km/h) Calama average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Calama (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 12 12
mph 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8

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.

Calama relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Calama
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
44% 49% 49% 41% 36% 35% 34% 33% 34% 34% 34% 39%

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Calama weather stats

Calama weather statistics
Hottest month: January 19.5°C 67.1°F
Driest month: July 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: July 8.8hrs
Coldest month: July 14.9°C 58.8°F
Wettest month: January 17mm 0.7ins
Warmest sea: February 23.2°C 73.8°F
Map showing location of Calama (-22.46667, -68.93333) Calama map pin © Google

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