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Best time to visit La Serena

November is the best time to visit La Serena for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 0 wet days.

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 96/100
A beach holiday February sea 18 °C
The least cloud November 31 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 0 mm
Warmth January 25 °C
Cooler weather July 18 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 November 96 23 °C 0 57
2 October 96 22 °C 1 51
3 December 95 24 °C 0 65
4 April 94 22 °C 1 60
5 May 93 20 °C 2 49
6 September 93 20 °C 1 46
7 March 92 24 °C 0 70
8 January 91 25 °C 0 74
9 February 91 25 °C 0 76
10 June 90 19 °C 3 42
11 August 90 19 °C 2 42
12 July 87 18 °C 2 40

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 18 °C and air temperatures around 25 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 17 °C 25 °C 33 % 74
February 18 °C 25 °C 34 % 76
March 17 °C 24 °C 36 % 70
April 16 °C 22 °C 45 % 60
May 15 °C 20 °C 56 % 49
June 14 °C 19 °C 55 % 42
July 13 °C 18 °C 47 % 40
August 13 °C 19 °C 44 % 42
September 13 °C 20 °C 43 % 46
October 14 °C 22 °C 37 % 51
November 14 °C 23 °C 31 % 57
December 16 °C 24 °C 32 % 65

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 2 wet days and highs near 18 °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 25.4 °C under 1 mm 33 %
February 25.3 °C 1 mm 34 %
March 24.4 °C 4 mm 36 %
April 22.3 °C 3 mm 45 %
May 20.4 °C 20 mm 56 %
June 18.9 °C 32 mm 55 %
July 18.3 °C 16 mm 47 %
August 19.0 °C 16 mm 44 %
September 20.1 °C 6 mm 43 %
October 21.6 °C 5 mm 37 %
November 23.1 °C 1 mm 31 %
December 24.2 °C 1 mm 32 %

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.