Calama weather in June

In June, Calama sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 4 mm of precipitation across 0.3 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of June to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Calama's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
4 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
8:17 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
20%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Calama is city in Chile.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,838/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical June day in Calama reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Calama

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
14
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Calama weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June 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
Jan22° / 10°92.413.28.2
Feb22° / 10°112.712.88.2
Mar22° / 61.112.28.7
Apr22° / 20.311.58.9
May20° / 50.510.98.6
Jun19° / 40.310.78.3
Jul19° / 30.610.88.2
Aug20° / 30.411.28.7
Sep21° / 10.211.99.0
Oct22° / 0012.59.2
Nov23° / 0013.19.3
Dec23° / 10.313.48.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Calama gets around 4 mm of rain and snow over 0.3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Dry (%)
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Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of June to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 8:11 AM to 8:20 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.78:116:55
210.78:126:55
310.78:126:55
410.78:136:55
510.78:136:55
610.78:136:55
710.78:146:55
810.78:146:55
910.78:156:55
1010.78:156:55
1110.78:156:55
1210.68:166:55
1310.68:166:55
1410.68:166:55
1510.68:176:55
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1810.68:186:55
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2010.68:186:56
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2310.68:196:56
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2710.68:196:57
2810.68:206:57
2910.68:206:58
3010.68:206:58

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.88 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 9.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 4.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Calama?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Calama for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Calama in June

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

In June, Calama sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Calama in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Calama peaks around January 1 at about 17 (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 highVery highExtremeJan 1UV 17Jul 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Calama?

Calama sits at 22.5°S, 68.9°W, 2,275 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is San Pedro de Atacama, 90 km away.

Pozo AlmonteAlto HospicioIquiqueUyuniVillazón

Topography around Calama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 2,268 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,554 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,822 m.

The land around Calama is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and bare terrain (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
1,554 m
80 km
3,822 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
June weather nearby: San Pedro de Atacama 90 km · Tocopilla 137 km · Antofagasta 201 km · Pozo Almonte 261 km · Alto Hospicio 272 km · Iquique 280 km · Uyuni 311 km · Villazón 345 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 Calama (-22.4567°, -68.9237°, elevation 2,275 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. 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).