Iquique weather in August

In August, Iquique sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 10 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Iquique's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iquique's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 10 mm; 3.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 8:06 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 12th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.8; out of 10

Iquique is city of Peru (1539–1884).

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 11.1 µg/m³ · 2019

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical August day in Iquique reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	14
2	16	14
3	16	14
4	16	14
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	16	14
10	16	14
11	16	14
12	16	14
13	16	14
14	16	14
15	16	14
16	16	14
17	16	14
18	16	14
19	16	14
20	16	14
21	16	14
22	16	14
23	16	14
24	16	14
25	16	14
26	17	14
27	17	14
28	17	14
29	17	14
30	17	14
31	17	14

Iquique weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 20°	1	0.2	13.1	8.1
Feb	22° / 20°	2	0.5	12.7	8.3
Mar	21° / 19°	0	0.1	12.1	8.3
Apr	20° / 17°	1	0.2	11.6	7.8
May	19° / 16°	8	2.3	11.1	7.1
Jun	18° / 15°	16	6.6	10.8	5.9
Jul	17° / 14°	16	6	10.9	5.6
Aug	16° / 14°	10	3.4	11.3	5.8
Sep	17° / 14°	6	1.3	11.9	6.2
Oct	17° / 15°	3	0.2	12.5	6.7
Nov	19° / 16°	2	0.3	13	7.3
Dec	20° / 18°	1	0.1	13.2	7.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	21
Cloudier (%)	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	84	84	84	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	21	79

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Iquique gets around 10 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	10
24	10
25	9
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	7

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	71	71	72	73	74	74	74	75	76	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	76	75	75	73	72	71	69	68	66	64
Comfortable (%)	29	29	28	27	26	25	25	24	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	24	25	27	28	29	31	32	34	36
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	29	0
2	71	29	0
3	72	28	0
4	73	27	0
5	74	26	0
6	74	25	1
7	74	25	1
8	75	24	1
9	76	23	1
10	76	23	1
11	76	23	1
12	77	22	1
13	77	22	1
14	78	21	1
15	78	21	1
16	78	21	1
17	78	21	1
18	78	21	1
19	78	21	1
20	77	22	1
21	77	22	1
22	76	23	1
23	75	24	1
24	75	25	0
25	73	27	0
26	72	28	0
27	71	29	0
28	69	31	0
29	68	32	0
30	66	34	0
31	64	36	0

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

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 8:15 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:28 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	8:15	8:14	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:12	8:11	8:11	8:10	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53
Sunset (PM)	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	8:15	7:19
2	11.1	8:14	7:19
3	11.1	8:14	7:20
4	11.1	8:13	7:20
5	11.1	8:12	7:20
6	11.1	8:12	7:21
7	11.2	8:11	7:21
8	11.2	8:11	7:21
9	11.2	8:10	7:22
10	11.2	8:10	7:22
11	11.2	8:09	7:22
12	11.2	8:08	7:23
13	11.3	8:08	7:23
14	11.3	8:07	7:23
15	11.3	8:06	7:24
16	11.3	8:06	7:24
17	11.3	8:05	7:24
18	11.3	8:04	7:24
19	11.4	8:03	7:25
20	11.4	8:03	7:25
21	11.4	8:02	7:25
22	11.4	8:01	7:26
23	11.4	8:00	7:26
24	11.4	7:59	7:26
25	11.5	7:59	7:26
26	11.5	7:58	7:27
27	11.5	7:57	7:27
28	11.5	7:56	7:27
29	11.5	7:55	7:27
30	11.6	7:54	7:28
31	11.6	7:53	7:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.22 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Iquique?

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

5.8

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

1.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Iquique for sightseeing.

What to pack for Iquique in August

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

In August, Iquique sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Iquique 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 January at about 22°C and coldest in August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 6 to Apr 10 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	22	22	21	20	19	18	17	17	17	18	19	20
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	22	Refreshing
Feb	22	Refreshing
Mar	21	Refreshing
Apr	20	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	18	Cool
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	17	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	20	Refreshing

UV index in Iquique 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 Iquique 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	15	13	10	8	7	7	9	12	13	13	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Iquique?

Iquique sits at 20.2°S, 70.2°W, 15 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Alto Hospicio, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Iquique

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iquique has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 642 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,366 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,271 m.

The land around Iquique is covered by water (56%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, water (54%) and bare terrain (43%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (65%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

642 m

water 56%

16 km

1,366 m

water 54%

80 km

2,271 m

bare terrain 65%

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← July Iquique year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Alto Hospicio 8.0 km · Pozo Almonte 38 km · Arica 194 km · Tocopilla 209 km · Tacna 245 km · Calama 280 km · Ilo 313 km · San Antonio 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

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 Iquique (-20.2133°, -70.1503°, elevation 15 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	14
2	16	14
3	16	14
4	16	14
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	16	14
10	16	14
11	16	14
12	16	14
13	16	14
14	16	14
15	16	14
16	16	14
17	16	14
18	16	14
19	16	14
20	16	14
21	16	14
22	16	14
23	16	14
24	16	14
25	16	14
26	17	14
27	17	14
28	17	14
29	17	14
30	17	14
31	17	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	10
24	10
25	9
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	29	0
2	71	29	0
3	72	28	0
4	73	27	0
5	74	26	0
6	74	25	1
7	74	25	1
8	75	24	1
9	76	23	1
10	76	23	1
11	76	23	1
12	77	22	1
13	77	22	1
14	78	21	1
15	78	21	1
16	78	21	1
17	78	21	1
18	78	21	1
19	78	21	1
20	77	22	1
21	77	22	1
22	76	23	1
23	75	24	1
24	75	25	0
25	73	27	0
26	72	28	0
27	71	29	0
28	69	31	0
29	68	32	0
30	66	34	0
31	64	36	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	14
2	16	14
3	16	14
4	16	14
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	16	14
10	16	14
11	16	14
12	16	14
13	16	14
14	16	14
15	16	14
16	16	14
17	16	14
18	16	14
19	16	14
20	16	14
21	16	14
22	16	14
23	16	14
24	16	14
25	16	14
26	17	14
27	17	14
28	17	14
29	17	14
30	17	14
31	17	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	10
24	10
25	9
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	29	0
2	71	29	0
3	72	28	0
4	73	27	0
5	74	26	0
6	74	25	1
7	74	25	1
8	75	24	1
9	76	23	1
10	76	23	1
11	76	23	1
12	77	22	1
13	77	22	1
14	78	21	1
15	78	21	1
16	78	21	1
17	78	21	1
18	78	21	1
19	78	21	1
20	77	22	1
21	77	22	1
22	76	23	1
23	75	24	1
24	75	25	0
25	73	27	0
26	72	28	0
27	71	29	0
28	69	31	0
29	68	32	0
30	66	34	0
31	64	36	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	14
2	16	14
3	16	14
4	16	14
5	16	14
6	16	14
7	16	14
8	16	14
9	16	14
10	16	14
11	16	14
12	16	14
13	16	14
14	16	14
15	16	14
16	16	14
17	16	14
18	16	14
19	16	14
20	16	14
21	16	14
22	16	14
23	16	14
24	16	14
25	16	14
26	17	14
27	17	14
28	17	14
29	17	14
30	17	14
31	17	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	10
24	10
25	9
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	71	29	0
2	71	29	0
3	72	28	0
4	73	27	0
5	74	26	0
6	74	25	1
7	74	25	1
8	75	24	1
9	76	23	1
10	76	23	1
11	76	23	1
12	77	22	1
13	77	22	1
14	78	21	1
15	78	21	1
16	78	21	1
17	78	21	1
18	78	21	1
19	78	21	1
20	77	22	1
21	77	22	1
22	76	23	1
23	75	24	1
24	75	25	0
25	73	27	0
26	72	28	0
27	71	29	0
28	69	31	0
29	68	32	0
30	66	34	0
31	64	36	0