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Best time to visit Antofagasta

November is the best time to visit Antofagasta for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 0 wet days. The sea stays above 20 °C from January to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 93/100
A beach holiday February sea 20 °C
The least cloud March 35 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 0 mm
Warmth February 25 °C
Cooler weather July 19 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 November 93 21 °C 0 63
2 May 93 21 °C 0 60
3 April 93 22 °C 0 68
4 December 93 23 °C 0 73
5 October 92 20 °C 0 55
6 June 92 20 °C 0 53
7 September 92 20 °C 0 50
8 August 91 19 °C 0 48
9 July 91 19 °C 1 48
10 March 91 24 °C 0 78
11 January 89 24 °C 0 83
12 February 88 25 °C 0 84

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 20 °C and air temperatures around 25 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from January to February.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 20 °C 24 °C 41 % 83
February 20 °C 25 °C 36 % 84
March 19 °C 24 °C 35 % 78
April 18 °C 22 °C 45 % 68
May 17 °C 21 °C 47 % 60
June 16 °C 20 °C 48 % 53
July 15 °C 19 °C 44 % 48
August 15 °C 19 °C 40 % 48
September 15 °C 20 °C 35 % 50
October 16 °C 20 °C 37 % 55
November 18 °C 21 °C 38 % 63
December 19 °C 23 °C 38 % 73

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 25 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 24.5 °C under 1 mm 41 %
February 24.9 °C 1 mm 36 %
March 23.9 °C 1 mm 35 %
April 22.1 °C 2 mm 45 %
May 20.9 °C 2 mm 47 %
June 19.8 °C 4 mm 48 %
July 19.3 °C 3 mm 44 %
August 19.4 °C 2 mm 40 %
September 19.9 °C 1 mm 35 %
October 20.5 °C 1 mm 37 %
November 21.4 °C under 1 mm 38 %
December 22.9 °C under 1 mm 38 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.