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Best time to visit Iquique

September is the best time to visit Iquique for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 1 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to December. The sea stays above 20 °C from December to March.

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 September comfort 93/100
A beach holiday February sea 22 °C
The least cloud March 45 % average cloud cover
The least rain March 0 mm
Warmth February 27 °C
Cooler weather July 21 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 September 93 22 °C 1 64
2 August 93 22 °C 3 61
3 October 93 23 °C 0 70
4 July 92 21 °C 5 58
5 June 92 22 °C 6 62
6 May 92 23 °C 2 76
7 November 91 24 °C 0 79
8 April 89 25 °C 0 84
9 December 88 26 °C 0 87
10 March 83 27 °C 0 90
11 January 82 27 °C 0 93
12 February 80 27 °C 0 93

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 22 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from December to March.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 22 °C 27 °C 58 % 93
February 22 °C 27 °C 54 % 93
March 21 °C 27 °C 45 % 90
April 20 °C 25 °C 50 % 84
May 19 °C 23 °C 60 % 76
June 18 °C 22 °C 71 % 62
July 17 °C 21 °C 72 % 58
August 17 °C 22 °C 71 % 61
September 17 °C 22 °C 67 % 64
October 18 °C 23 °C 66 % 70
November 19 °C 24 °C 59 % 79
December 20 °C 26 °C 57 % 87

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 27 °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 27.1 °C 1 mm 58 %
February 27.5 °C 1 mm 54 %
March 26.8 °C under 1 mm 45 %
April 25.0 °C 1 mm 50 %
May 23.5 °C 7 mm 60 %
June 22.0 °C 15 mm 71 %
July 21.4 °C 14 mm 72 %
August 21.6 °C 9 mm 71 %
September 22.3 °C 5 mm 67 %
October 23.1 °C 3 mm 66 %
November 24.1 °C 2 mm 59 %
December 25.6 °C 1 mm 57 %

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.