San Pedro de Atacama: weather and best time to visit
San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in December at around 26°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 | 25° | 12° | – | 4 | 12 | 88 | 92 | 81 |
| Feb | 24° | 12° | – | 4 | 12 | 85 | 91 | 82 |
| Mar | 24° | 10° | – | 2 | 12 | 88 | 95 | 87 |
| Apr | 23° | 7° | – | 1 | 11 | 88 | 99 | 97 |
| May | 20° | 3° | – | 1 | 11 | 80 | 97 | 98 |
| Jun | 18° | 1° | – | 1 | 11 | 77 | 91 | 99 |
| Jul | 18° | 1° | – | 1 | 11 | 76 | 90 | 99 |
| Aug | 20° | 2° | – | 1 | 11 | 81 | 98 | 99 |
| Sep | 22° | 4° | – | 0 | 11 | 86 | 99 | 99 |
| Oct | 24° | 6° | – | 0 | 12 | 91 | 99 | 91 |
| Nov | 25° | 9° | – | 0 | 13 | 94 | 99 | 86 |
| Dec | 26° | 11° | – | 1 | 13 | 94 | 98 | 83 |
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 25°C, nights near 12°C. Expect about 4 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for January →
San Pedro de Atacama in February
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 12°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 4 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
San Pedro de Atacama in March
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 10°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for March →
San Pedro de Atacama in April
Daytime highs around 23°C, nights near 7°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 20°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 18°C, nights near 1°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 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 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for July →
San Pedro de Atacama in August
Daytime highs around 20°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 22°C, nights near 4°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for September →
San Pedro de Atacama in October
Daytime highs around 24°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 25°C, nights near 9°C. It is also the driest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for November →
San Pedro de Atacama in December
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 11°C. December is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 1 rain day and 13 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for December →
Related destinations
More in Chile: Santiago · Pucon
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