San Pedro de Atacama: weather and best time to visit
San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in December at around 28°C; the coolest month is July at around 18°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in San Pedro de Atacama
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
San Pedro de Atacama climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° | 12° | – | 2 | 12 | 92 | 87 | 71 |
| Feb | 26° | 11° | – | 4 | 12 | 88 | 88 | 72 |
| Mar | 26° | 10° | – | 3 | 12 | 91 | 91 | 75 |
| Apr | 24° | 6° | – | 1 | 11 | 91 | 98 | 88 |
| May | 21° | 3° | – | 1 | 11 | 82 | 98 | 98 |
| Jun | 19° | 1° | – | 1 | 10 | 76 | 91 | 97 |
| Jul | 18° | 1° | – | 0 | 10 | 76 | 91 | 99 |
| Aug | 21° | 2° | – | 1 | 11 | 83 | 98 | 98 |
| Sep | 23° | 3° | – | 0 | 12 | 89 | 98 | 93 |
| Oct | 26° | 6° | – | 0 | 12 | 93 | 97 | 82 |
| Nov | 27° | 9° | – | 0 | 13 | 96 | 92 | 76 |
| Dec | 28° | 11° | – | 1 | 13 | 95 | 89 | 73 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
San Pedro de Atacama in January
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 12°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for January →
San Pedro de Atacama in February
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 11°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 4 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for February →
San Pedro de Atacama in March
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 10°C. Expect about 3 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for March →
San Pedro de Atacama in April
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 6°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for April →
San Pedro de Atacama in May
Daytime highs around 21°C, nights near 3°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for May →
San Pedro de Atacama in June
Daytime highs around 19°C, nights near 1°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 10 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for June →
San Pedro de Atacama in July
Daytime highs around 18°C, nights near 1°C. July is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for July →
San Pedro de Atacama in August
Daytime highs around 21°C, nights near 2°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for August →
San Pedro de Atacama in September
Daytime highs around 23°C, nights near 3°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for September →
San Pedro de Atacama in October
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 6°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for October →
San Pedro de Atacama in November
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 9°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for November →
San Pedro de Atacama in December
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 11°C. December is the warmest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 1 rain day and 13 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for December →
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