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Best time to visit Arica

November is the best time to visit Arica for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly September to January. The sea stays above 20 °C from December to April.

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 23 °C
The least cloud April 65 % average cloud cover
The least rain March 4 mm
Warmth February 28 °C
Cooler weather July 17 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 November 93 22 °C 0 74
2 April 92 24 °C 1 82
3 October 91 20 °C 2 60
4 December 91 25 °C 1 87
5 May 89 20 °C 7 60
6 September 86 18 °C 3 51
7 March 85 27 °C 1 94
8 January 84 27 °C 2 95
9 August 82 18 °C 6 43
10 February 82 28 °C 2 96
11 June 80 18 °C 10 43
12 July 77 17 °C 9 37

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 23 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from December to April.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 22 °C 27 °C 80 % 95
February 23 °C 28 °C 78 % 96
March 22 °C 27 °C 71 % 94
April 20 °C 24 °C 65 % 82
May 20 °C 20 °C 71 % 60
June 19 °C 18 °C 75 % 43
July 17 °C 17 °C 75 % 37
August 17 °C 18 °C 73 % 43
September 17 °C 18 °C 72 % 51
October 18 °C 20 °C 73 % 60
November 20 °C 22 °C 68 % 74
December 21 °C 25 °C 75 % 87

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 9 wet days and highs near 17 °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 26.8 °C 8 mm 80 %
February 27.5 °C 7 mm 78 %
March 26.8 °C 4 mm 71 %
April 23.8 °C 6 mm 65 %
May 20.4 °C 21 mm 71 %
June 18.3 °C 26 mm 75 %
July 17.4 °C 26 mm 75 %
August 17.5 °C 18 mm 73 %
September 18.4 °C 13 mm 72 %
October 20.0 °C 8 mm 73 %
November 22.5 °C 4 mm 68 %
December 24.9 °C 4 mm 75 %

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.