Iquique weather in February

In February, Iquique sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Iquique's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iquique's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
7:35 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
46%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
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.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical February day in Iquique reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Iquique weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 20°10.213.18.1
Feb22° / 20°20.512.78.3
Mar21° / 19°00.112.18.3
Apr20° / 17°10.211.67.8
May19° / 16°82.311.17.1
Jun18° / 15°166.610.85.9
Jul17° / 14°16610.95.6
Aug16° / 14°103.411.35.8
Sep17° / 14°61.311.96.2
Oct17° / 15°30.212.56.7
Nov19° / 16°20.3137.3
Dec20° / 18°10.113.27.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46436
56535
66436
76436
86436
96337
106337
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126436
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286832

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Iquique gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in February. 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17129
27030
37030
46931
56931
66832
76832
86832
96832
106832
116931
126931
137030
147129
157228
167327
177426
187525
197624
207723
217822
227822
237921
248020
258020
268020
278020
288020

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 8:21 PM to 8:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.97:278:21
212.97:278:21
312.97:288:21
412.97:298:20
512.87:298:20
612.87:308:20
712.87:308:19
812.87:318:19
912.87:318:19
1012.87:328:18
1112.87:338:18
1212.77:338:17
1312.77:348:17
1412.77:348:16
1512.77:358:16
1612.77:358:15
1712.77:368:15
1812.67:368:14
1912.67:378:14
2012.67:378:13
2112.67:378:12
2212.67:388:12
2312.57:388:11
2412.57:398:10
2512.57:398:10
2612.57:408:09
2712.57:408:08
2812.57:408:08

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 7.69 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 — February's 7.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
27.8Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
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257.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Iquique?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Iquique for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Iquique in February

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

In February, Iquique sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 20°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Iquique in February

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in February — 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.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov19Cool
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Iquique in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (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.

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 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.

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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
16 km
1,366 m
80 km
2,271 m
shrubsartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February 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
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 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).