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Twelve months of averages for Arica, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

Every month in Arica averages a high between 18°C and 32°C with under 150 mm of rain.

The warmest month is March (24°C) and the coolest July (22°C). The wettest is January (5 mm) and the driest May (0 mm); about 27 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Arica: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, dry
FebMild–warm, dry
MarMild–warm, dry
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, dry
NovMild–warm, dry
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Arica

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Arica by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	24°C	14°C	5 mm	65%	65%	7.4	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	24°C	14°C	5 mm	67%	65%	7.2	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	24°C	14°C	3 mm	64%	59%	6.7	27°C	Mild to warm and dry
April	24°C	12°C	1 mm	56%	60%	5.5	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	23°C	11°C	0 mm	46%	72%	4.1	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	22°C	10°C	1 mm	44%	81%	3.3	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	22°C	9°C	4 mm	42%	83%	3.3	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	22°C	9°C	2 mm	40%	82%	3.9	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	23°C	10°C	2 mm	42%	79%	4.9	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	23°C	11°C	1 mm	47%	78%	6	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	23°C	11°C	1 mm	52%	70%	7	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	24°C	12°C	2 mm	60%	64%	7.6	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

The model's grid cell sits about 1,425 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

24°C

14°C

5 mm

65%

7.4

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

24°C

14°C

5 mm

67%

65%

7.2

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

24°C

14°C

3 mm

64%

59%

6.7

27°C

Mild to warm and dry

April

24°C

12°C

1 mm

56%

60%

5.5

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

23°C

11°C

0 mm

46%

72%

4.1

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

22°C

10°C

1 mm

44%

81%

3.3

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

22°C

9°C

4 mm

42%

83%

3.3

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

22°C

9°C

2 mm

40%

82%

3.9

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

23°C

10°C

2 mm

42%

79%

4.9

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

23°C

11°C

1 mm

47%

78%

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

23°C

11°C

1 mm

52%

70%

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

24°C

12°C

2 mm

60%

64%

7.6

25°C

Mild to warm and dry