Climate and average weather in Coquimbo
In Coquimbo, the summers are warm, dry, and clear and the winters are mild and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Coquimbo typically varies from 9°C to 24°C, and is rarely below 6°C or above 25°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Coquimbo for warm-weather activities are from early January to early May and early September to late December.
- Hottest
- Jan
- 24°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 9°
- Wettest
- Jun
- 30 mm
- Driest
- Jan
- 0 mm
- Rain / yr
- 101 mm
- 11 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.1–13.9 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 22 m
- 30.0°S
- Clearest
- Nov
- 26% cloud
Coquimbo is city of Chile.
- Air quality
- Moderate
- PM2.5 11.9 µg/m³ · 2019
- Density
- 3,027/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1867
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Coquimbo weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to early May.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Coquimbo, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Coquimbo stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is January, with an average high of 24°C and low of 16°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 9°C and high of 16°C.
Days typically run about 7°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | 16 |
| Feb | 23 | 16 |
| Mar | 22 | 15 |
| Apr | 20 | 14 |
| May | 18 | 12 |
| Jun | 17 | 10 |
| Jul | 16 | 9 |
| Aug | 17 | 9 |
| Sep | 18 | 11 |
| Oct | 20 | 12 |
| Nov | 21 | 13 |
| Dec | 22 | 15 |
Average hourly temperature in Coquimbo
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on January afternoons, near 24°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 9°C.
Coquimbo weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24° / 16° | 0 | 0.1 | 13.7 | 9.2 |
| Feb | 23° / 16° | 1 | 0 | 13.1 | 9.1 |
| Mar | 22° / 15° | 5 | 0.4 | 12.2 | 8.7 |
| Apr | 20° / 14° | 3 | 0.7 | 11.3 | 8.0 |
| May | 18° / 12° | 21 | 2 | 10.5 | 7.1 |
| Jun | 17° / 10° | 30 | 2.5 | 10.1 | 6.3 |
| Jul | 16° / 9° | 16 | 1.9 | 10.3 | 6.3 |
| Aug | 17° / 9° | 15 | 1.9 | 10.9 | 6.8 |
| Sep | 18° / 11° | 5 | 0.9 | 11.8 | 7.5 |
| Oct | 20° / 12° | 5 | 0.6 | 12.7 | 8.1 |
| Nov | 21° / 13° | 1 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 8.7 |
| Dec | 22° / 15° | 1 | 0.1 | 13.9 | 9.0 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Coquimbo gets about 101 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, and that barely changes with the seasons — rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
June is the wettest month by volume, with 30 mm over about 3 wet days; January is the driest, with 0 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rain days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 1 | 0 |
| Apr | 2 | 1 |
| May | 6 | 2 |
| Jun | 9 | 3 |
| Jul | 6 | 2 |
| Aug | 6 | 2 |
| Sep | 3 | 1 |
| Oct | 2 | 1 |
| Nov | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Coquimbo collects about 101 mm of rain across 11 wet days — roughly 8 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. June is the wettest month with 30 mm, while January is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 66% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Rain days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 5 | 0 |
| Apr | 3 | 1 |
| May | 21 | 2 |
| Jun | 30 | 3 |
| Jul | 16 | 2 |
| Aug | 15 | 2 |
| Sep | 5 | 1 |
| Oct | 5 | 1 |
| Nov | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 1 | 0 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Coquimbo, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around October 11 and lasts for 5.9 months, ending around April 8. The clearest month is February, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 93% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around April 9 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around October 10. The cloudiest month is June, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 43% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 93 | 93 | 89 | 74 | 59 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 92 |
| Cloudier (%) | 7 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 43 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 93 | 7 |
| Feb | 93 | 7 |
| Mar | 89 | 11 |
| Apr | 74 | 26 |
| May | 59 | 41 |
| Jun | 57 | 43 |
| Jul | 65 | 35 |
| Aug | 68 | 32 |
| Sep | 70 | 30 |
| Oct | 80 | 20 |
| Nov | 90 | 10 |
| Dec | 92 | 8 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 13 h 54 min of light; the shortest, around June 7, only 10 h 06 min — a swing of roughly 3 h 48 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 13.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:03 | 7:28 | 7:48 | 8:07 | 8:27 | 8:43 | 8:44 | 8:22 | 7:45 | 7:08 | 6:45 | 6:44 |
| Sunset (PM) | 8:47 | 8:32 | 8:02 | 7:24 | 6:57 | 6:48 | 6:58 | 7:17 | 7:34 | 7:53 | 8:17 | 8:39 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.7 | 7:03 | 8:47 |
| Feb | 13.1 | 7:28 | 8:32 |
| Mar | 12.2 | 7:48 | 8:02 |
| Apr | 11.3 | 8:07 | 7:24 |
| May | 10.5 | 8:27 | 6:57 |
| Jun | 10.1 | 8:43 | 6:48 |
| Jul | 10.3 | 8:44 | 6:58 |
| Aug | 10.9 | 8:22 | 7:17 |
| Sep | 11.8 | 7:45 | 7:34 |
| Oct | 12.7 | 7:08 | 7:53 |
| Nov | 13.5 | 6:45 | 8:17 |
| Dec | 13.9 | 6:44 | 8:39 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Coquimbo averages about 19 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 12 and 25 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.5 months, from around Oct 12 to Mar 28. The sunniest month is November, with roughly 24 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is May, down near 12 sunny days — about 49% fewer than the November peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 24 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 |
| Sky | Brilliant | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | Brilliant |
| Feb | 21 | Bright |
| Mar | 21 | Bright |
| Apr | 15 | Bright |
| May | 12 | Mixed |
| Jun | 12 | Mixed |
| Jul | 15 | Bright |
| Aug | 16 | Bright |
| Sep | 17 | Bright |
| Oct | 20 | Bright |
| Nov | 24 | Brilliant |
| Dec | 24 | Brilliant |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Coquimbo, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in February, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 9% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 12 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 87 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 91 | 55 |
| Comfortable (%) | 84 | 84 | 79 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 45 |
| Humid (%) | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | 84 | 4 |
| Feb | 7 | 84 | 9 |
| Mar | 15 | 79 | 6 |
| Apr | 50 | 49 | 1 |
| May | 87 | 13 | 0 |
| Jun | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct | 98 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov | 91 | 9 | 0 |
| Dec | 55 | 45 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Coquimbo is steady company: average speeds sit near 6 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 6 | calm |
| Apr | 5 | calm |
| May | 5 | calm |
| Jun | 5 | calm |
| Jul | 5 | calm |
| Aug | 5 | calm |
| Sep | 6 | calm |
| Oct | 6 | calm |
| Nov | 7 | calm |
| Dec | 7 | calm |
Best time to visit Coquimbo
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Coquimbo throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late April, Coquimbo is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Coquimbo for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid September to early May, with a peak score in the second week of January.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.0 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | good | good | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.2 | ideal |
| Feb | 9.1 | ideal |
| Mar | 8.7 | ideal |
| Apr | 8.0 | ideal |
| May | 7.1 | good |
| Jun | 6.3 | good |
| Jul | 6.3 | good |
| Aug | 6.8 | good |
| Sep | 7.5 | ideal |
| Oct | 8.1 | ideal |
| Nov | 8.6 | ideal |
| Dec | 9.0 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Coquimbo for hot-weather activities is from early December to mid March, with a peak score in the last week of January.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Coquimbo, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around January (highs near 24°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 16°C), pack a warm layer.
In January, Coquimbo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.
Sea temperature near Coquimbo
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in August near 13°C.
The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Cool |
| Feb | 18 | Cool |
| Mar | 17 | Cool |
| Apr | 16 | Cool |
| May | 15 | Bracing |
| Jun | 14 | Bracing |
| Jul | 13 | Bracing |
| Aug | 13 | Bracing |
| Sep | 13 | Bracing |
| Oct | 14 | Bracing |
| Nov | 14 | Bracing |
| Dec | 16 | Cool |
UV index (midday) in Coquimbo by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Coquimbo peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 4 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 11 | Extreme |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 4 | Moderate |
| Jun | 4 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 5 | High |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Coquimbo
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 9 | 7.5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 9 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 7 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 9 | 7 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 6 | 2 |
| May | 4 | 0 |
| Jun | 3 | 0 |
| Jul | 3.5 | 0 |
| Aug | 5 | 0 |
| Sep | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 9 | 7 |
Air quality in Coquimbo by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Coquimbo is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (March, 9 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Coquimbo's WHO annual average of 11.9 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Good |
| Feb | 10 | Good |
| Mar | 9 | Good |
| Apr | 11 | Good |
| May | 13 | Moderate |
| Jun | 15 | Moderate |
| Jul | 16 | Moderate |
| Aug | 16 | Moderate |
| Sep | 14 | Moderate |
| Oct | 11 | Good |
| Nov | 10 | Good |
| Dec | 9 | Good |
Growing season
Coquimbo is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Coquimbo banks about 2,255 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 304 | 274 | 271 | 203 | 151 | 94 | 74 | 97 | 131 | 178 | 214 | 264 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 304 |
| Feb | 274 |
| Mar | 271 |
| Apr | 203 |
| May | 151 |
| Jun | 94 |
| Jul | 74 |
| Aug | 97 |
| Sep | 131 |
| Oct | 178 |
| Nov | 214 |
| Dec | 264 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Coquimbo receives about 5.8 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.0 and 8.4 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.0 months, from around Sep 20 to Mar 21. The brightest month is December, averaging about 8.4 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 3.1 kWh/m² — roughly 63% less than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.1 | Intense |
| Feb | 7.3 | Intense |
| Mar | 6.1 | Intense |
| Apr | 4.5 | Bright |
| May | 3.5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3.0 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4.2 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.5 | Bright |
| Oct | 7.0 | Intense |
| Nov | 8.0 | Intense |
| Dec | 8.4 | Intense |
Where is Coquimbo?
Coquimbo sits at 30.0°S, 71.3°W, 22 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is La Serena, 10 km away.
Topography around Coquimbo
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Coquimbo.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Coquimbo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,696 m.
The land around Coquimbo is covered by water (54%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, water (52%) within 16 km, and water (30%), bare terrain (27%) and grassland (26%) within 80 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
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 Coquimbo (-29.9533°, -71.3395°, elevation 22 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).