Calama, Chile Climate
Chile
Pop. 166,334 Elev. 2,275 m / 7,464 ft
TZ: America/Santiago (UTC-4) ·
Calama is largely arid, with warm summers peaking at 74°F (23°C) in January and cool winters around 38°F (3°C) in August. Precipitation occurs on roughly 1 days per year (1.5 in / 39 mm total). With 282 sunny days per year, it ranks among the sunniest places to live.
| Temperature | 23°C (74°F) high | 3°C (38°F) low |
| Feels like | 2°C (36°F) low | |
| Rain | 1 days | 39 mm (1.5 in) /yr |
| Sky | 282 sunny | 1 stormy |
| Wind | 1.5 m/s (3.2 mph) avg |
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Best months to visit: Jan, Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
41
Jan 47
Feb 19
Mar 22
Apr 17
May 23
Jun 9
Jul 4
Aug 14
Sep 1
Oct 24
Nov 29
Dec Humidity (%)
35
Jan 52
Feb 34
Mar 24
Apr 12
May 21
Jun 8
Jul 12
Aug 11
Sep 14
Oct 15
Nov 26
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Commercial airport 5 km El Loa Airport (CJC)
Ski resort 1,157 km Los Puquios
National park 87 km
Mountain peak
(2,432 m) 5 km Cerro Calama
Hospital 2 km Hospital de Calama Doctor Carlos Cisternas
Hiking trail 116 km Licancabur hike
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23°C 74°F | 9°C 48°F | 1 mm 0.0 in | — | 15 |
| February | 23°C 73°F | 11°C 52°F | 9 mm 0.3 in | — | 15 |
| March | 23°C 74°F | 8°C 47°F | 5 mm 0.2 in | — | 24 |
| April | 21°C 70°F | 7°C 44°F | 4 mm 0.1 in | — | 22 |
| May | 21°C 70°F | 6°C 42°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 27 |
| June | 17°C 63°F | 3°C 38°F | 14 mm 0.6 in | — | 22 |
| July | 20°C 69°F | 4°C 39°F | 4 mm 0.1 in | — | 28 |
| August | 19°C 67°F | 3°C 38°F | 1 mm 0.0 in | — | 30 |
| September | 22°C 72°F | 6°C 42°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 26 |
| October | 22°C 72°F | 6°C 43°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 31 |
| November | 23°C 73°F | 7°C 45°F | 0 mm 0.0 in | — | 21 |
| December | 22°C 72°F | 7°C 45°F | 2 mm 0.1 in | — | 21 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15 | 0 |
| February | 15 | 0 |
| March | 24 | 0 |
| April | 22 | 0 |
| May | 27 | 0 |
| June | 22 | 1 |
| July | 28 | 0 |
| August | 30 | 0 |
| September | 26 | 0 |
| October | 31 | 0 |
| November | 21 | 0 |
| December | 21 | 0 |