Coquimbo climate
Coquimbo is warmest in January, with average highs of 24 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 9.9 °C. June is the wettest month (31 mm) and January the driest (0.3 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Coquimbo averages 103 mm of rain and 17 days above 25 °C.
Chile · population 161,317 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month January 24 °C
- Coldest month July 9.9 °C
- Driest month January 0 mm
- Wettest month June 31 mm
- Least cloud November 30 % cloud
- Hottest on record October 32 °C
- Coldest on record July 3.9 °C
- Warmest sea February 18 °C
What to expectCoquimbo through the year
Coquimbo has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 17 °C in July to 24 °C in January, a swing of 6.8 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 17 days a year reach 25 °C, 0 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 32 °C, in October.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 0 mm in January to 31 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.
The sea off Coquimbo is warmest in February at 18 °C and coldest in August at 13 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.7 °C | under 1 mm | 32 % |
| February | 23.7 °C | under 1 mm | 32 % |
| March | 22.8 °C | 4 mm | 35 % |
| April | 20.8 °C | 3 mm | 45 % |
| May | 19.0 °C | 20 mm | 56 % |
| June | 17.5 °C | 31 mm | 55 % |
| July | 17.0 °C | 16 mm | 47 % |
| August | 17.7 °C | 15 mm | 44 % |
| September | 18.7 °C | 6 mm | 42 % |
| October | 20.1 °C | 5 mm | 36 % |
| November | 21.5 °C | 1 mm | 30 % |
| December | 22.5 °C | 1 mm | 31 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.7 °C | 16.9 °C | 19.8 °C | 29.8 °C | 13.3 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 23.7 °C | 17.1 °C | 19.8 °C | 28.3 °C | 13.5 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 22.8 °C | 16.4 °C | 19.0 °C | 27.9 °C | 11.4 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 20.8 °C | 14.8 °C | 17.2 °C | 27.7 °C | 8.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 19.0 °C | 13.2 °C | 15.6 °C | 27.3 °C | 6.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 17.5 °C | 11.2 °C | 14.0 °C | 26.0 °C | 4.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 17.0 °C | 9.9 °C | 13.1 °C | 26.7 °C | 3.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 17.7 °C | 10.3 °C | 13.6 °C | 27.5 °C | 4.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 18.7 °C | 11.3 °C | 14.5 °C | 30.7 °C | 6.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 20.1 °C | 12.4 °C | 15.7 °C | 32.2 °C | 7.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 21.5 °C | 13.9 °C | 17.2 °C | 28.8 °C | 9.3 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 22.5 °C | 15.4 °C | 18.5 °C | 27.9 °C | 11.3 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 32 % | 73 % | 14 km/h | 17.0 °C |
| February | under 1 mm | 0 | 13 h/day | 32 % | 75 % | 14 km/h | 17.5 °C |
| March | 4 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 35 % | 78 % | 12 km/h | 16.7 °C |
| April | 3 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 45 % | 80 % | 11 km/h | 15.7 °C |
| May | 20 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 56 % | 82 % | 9.3 km/h | 14.6 °C |
| June | 31 mm | 2 | 10 h/day | 55 % | 82 % | 9.0 km/h | 13.8 °C |
| July | 16 mm | 2 | 10 h/day | 47 % | 80 % | 9.2 km/h | 13.3 °C |
| August | 15 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 44 % | 79 % | 10 km/h | 13.1 °C |
| September | 6 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 42 % | 77 % | 12 km/h | 13.2 °C |
| October | 5 mm | 1 | 13 h/day | 36 % | 74 % | 13 km/h | 13.6 °C |
| November | 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 30 % | 73 % | 14 km/h | 14.3 °C |
| December | 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 31 % | 73 % | 15 km/h | 15.5 °C |
How Coquimbo compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coquimbo | 24 °C | 9.9 °C | 103 mm | 17 |
| La Serena · Chile | 25 °C | 10 °C | 105 mm | 74 |
| Viña del Mar · Chile | 24 °C | 7.6 °C | 344 mm | 18 |
| Valparaíso · Chile | 20 °C | 9.5 °C | 344 mm | 0 |
| Quilicura · Chile | 29 °C | 3.8 °C | 612 mm | 131 |
| Santiago · Chile | 28 °C | 2.7 °C | 488 mm | 123 |
| Peñalolén · Chile | 27 °C | 1.7 °C | 664 mm | 101 |
Where Coquimbo ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in South America in February | 1st of 50 | 0.5 mm |
| Places with the best weather in South America in January | 2nd of 50 | 95/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in December | 3rd of 50 | 96/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in March | 3rd of 50 | 94/100 |
| The driest places in South America in December | 3rd of 50 | 0.5 mm |
| Places with the best weather in South America in February | 4th of 50 | 94/100 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Coquimbo’s climate
When is the best time to visit Coquimbo?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, March sit closest to 20 °C on average, January is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Coquimbo get?
In January, the warmest month, daily highs average 24 °C. About 0 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 32 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 9.9 °C in July, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Coquimbo?
June, averaging 31 mm over 2 days with rain. The driest month is January with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 103 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Coquimbo rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- -29.953°, -71.339° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.