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Best time to visit Coquimbo

December is the best time to visit Coquimbo for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly September to May.

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 December comfort 96/100
A beach holiday February sea 18 °C
The least cloud November 30 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 0 mm
Warmth January 24 °C
Cooler weather July 17 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 December 96 22 °C 0 59
2 November 96 21 °C 0 52
3 January 95 24 °C 0 69
4 March 94 23 °C 0 65
5 February 94 24 °C 0 71
6 October 94 20 °C 1 46
7 April 94 21 °C 1 55
8 May 90 19 °C 2 44
9 September 89 19 °C 1 41
10 August 85 18 °C 2 38
11 June 85 18 °C 2 37
12 July 82 17 °C 2 35

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 18 °C and air temperatures around 24 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 17 °C 24 °C 32 % 69
February 18 °C 24 °C 32 % 71
March 17 °C 23 °C 35 % 65
April 16 °C 21 °C 45 % 55
May 15 °C 19 °C 56 % 44
June 14 °C 18 °C 55 % 37
July 13 °C 17 °C 47 % 35
August 13 °C 18 °C 44 % 38
September 13 °C 19 °C 42 % 41
October 14 °C 20 °C 36 % 46
November 14 °C 21 °C 30 % 52
December 16 °C 22 °C 31 % 59

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 2 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 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 %

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.