Alto Hospicio weather in August

In August, Alto Hospicio sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Alto Hospicio's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alto Hospicio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
8:05 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
20%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical August day in Alto Hospicio reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Alto Hospicio weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°3113.18.5
Feb25° / 17°41.212.78.4
Mar25° / 16°10.412.19.0
Apr24° / 14°0011.59.2
May23° / 12°00.111.19.1
Jun21° / 10°00.110.88.7
Jul21° / 10.210.98.6
Aug21° / 10°10.211.38.8
Sep22° / 12°00.111.99.1
Oct23° / 13°0012.59.1
Nov23° / 14°00139.1
Dec24° / 15°10.313.28.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
28911
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Alto Hospicio gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:14 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.18:147:19
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511.18:127:20
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2511.57:587:26
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2711.57:577:27
2811.57:567:27
2911.57:557:27
3011.67:547:27
3111.67:537:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 8.5 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Alto Hospicio?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Alto Hospicio for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Alto Hospicio in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Alto Hospicio sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Alto Hospicio in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 9 to Apr 6 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov19Cool
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Alto Hospicio in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alto Hospicio peaks around January 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 23UV 15Jul 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Alto Hospicio?

Alto Hospicio sits at 20.3°S, 70.1°W, 544 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Iquique, 8.0 km away.

TacnaCalamaIloUyuni

Topography around Alto Hospicio

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alto Hospicio.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alto Hospicio has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 660 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,384 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,345 m.

The land around Alto Hospicio is covered by bare terrain (66%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, bare terrain (65%) and water (32%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (67%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
660 m
16 km
1,384 m
80 km
2,345 m
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August weather nearby: Iquique 8.0 km · Pozo Almonte 33 km · Arica 200 km · Tocopilla 203 km · Tacna 251 km · Calama 272 km · Ilo 321 km · Uyuni 343 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,995
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 517
Religion
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alto Hospicio (-20.2687°, -70.1049°, elevation 544 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).