San Pedro de Atacama monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro de Atacama average temperature chart (Celsius) San Pedro de Atacama average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in San Pedro de Atacama (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 20.5 20.1 19.4 18.3 17 15.3 15.4 16.4 17.8 19.3 20.4 20.6
°F 68.9 68.3 66.9 64.9 62.5 59.5 59.8 61.6 64 66.8 68.7 69.1

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.

San Pedro de Atacama monthly rainfall chart (mm) San Pedro de Atacama monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in San Pedro de Atacama (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 38 27 18 5 1 1 1 1 4 3 8 17
inches 1.5 1.1 0.7 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.7
Rainy days 11 11 8 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 10

Average annual rainfall in San Pedro de Atacama: 32.033mm (12.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro de Atacama average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine San Pedro de Atacama
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.2 7.9 8.2 8.5 8.8 8.5 8.8 9.2 9 9.3 9.4 9.1

Day / night temperatures

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

San Pedro de Atacama average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) San Pedro de Atacama average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in San Pedro de Atacama (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 10.1 9.8 8.8 6.1 2.9 0.6 0.4 1.6 4.1 6.4 8.3 9.3
Max °C 20.8 20.4 19.7 18.6 17.3 15.7 15.8 16.8 18.1 19.7 20.7 20.9
Min °F 50.1 49.6 47.8 42.9 37.2 33 32.7 34.9 39.4 43.4 46.9 48.7
Max °F 59.7 59.2 57.6 54.1 50.2 46.6 46.6 48.6 52 55.4 58.1 59.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

San Pedro de Atacama average sea temperature chart (Celsius) San Pedro de Atacama average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around San Pedro de Atacama 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.

San Pedro de Atacama average winspeed by month (km/h) San Pedro de Atacama average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in San Pedro de Atacama (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 12
mph 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7

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.

San Pedro de Atacama relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in San Pedro de Atacama
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
50% 54% 54% 46% 40% 39% 38% 36% 37% 38% 40% 45%

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San Pedro de Atacama weather stats

San Pedro de Atacama weather statistics
Hottest month: January 20.5°C 68.9°F
Driest month: June 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: August 9.2hrs
Coldest month: June 15.3°C 59.5°F
Wettest month: January 38mm 1.5ins
Warmest sea: February 23.2°C 73.8°F
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