Tocopilla weather in June

In June, Tocopilla sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 46% of the time in June, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of June to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Tocopilla's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tocopilla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
8:21 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
46%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Tocopilla is city in Chile.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,195/km²
people per km²
Founded
1843

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 16°C through the month.

A typical June day in Tocopilla reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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 18°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Tocopilla weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 18°30.413.27.8
Feb20° / 19°30.712.88.0
Mar19° / 18°30.412.27.9
Apr18° / 17°30.611.57.5
May17° / 16°61.9116.9
Jun16° / 15°92.510.76.2
Jul16° / 14°7210.86.0
Aug15° / 14°40.511.26.0
Sep15° / 14°20.211.96.1
Oct15° / 14°10.112.56.1
Nov16° / 15°20.113.16.6
Dec18° / 17°20.213.37.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in June, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36337
46238
56238
66139
76139
86040
96040
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Tocopilla gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.5 wet days in June, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the comfortable band about 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
118712
218712
318811
418811
528810
628810
72899
83889
93898
103898
114888
124897
135887
145887
156877
166886
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187876
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219865
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Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of June to 10 h 42 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 8:16 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.88:167:01
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510.78:177:00
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.29 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 8.45 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 4.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Tocopilla?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Tocopilla for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tocopilla in June

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

In June, Tocopilla sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Tocopilla in June

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in August near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 11 to Apr 10 — about 4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

14°16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul17Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov19Cool
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Tocopilla 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 Tocopilla peaks around January 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 16Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Tocopilla in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tocopilla is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tocopilla's WHO annual average of 13.9 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 2419 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr13Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tocopilla?

Tocopilla sits at 22.1°S, 70.2°W, 37 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Calama, 137 km away.

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Topography around Tocopilla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tocopilla has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 908 m around an average of 193 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,970 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,278 m.

The land around Tocopilla is covered by bare terrain (54%) and water (37%) within 3 km, bare terrain (52%) and water (47%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (67%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
908 m
16 km
1,970 m
80 km
2,278 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Calama 137 km · Antofagasta 175 km · Alto Hospicio 203 km · Pozo Almonte 209 km · Iquique 209 km · San Pedro de Atacama 224 km · Uyuni 394 km · Arica 402 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 Tocopilla (-22.092°, -70.1979°, elevation 37 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).