Tocopilla in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Tocopilla sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 5 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Spring is Tocopilla's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Tocopilla has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Tocopilla's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 16°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 14°C
Rainfall: 5 mm; 0 wet days
Avg wind: 12 km/h
Travel score: 6.3; 3rd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Tocopilla in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.

A typical spring day in Tocopilla reaches about 16°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

Tocopilla weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 18°	3	0.4	13.2	7.8
Feb	20° / 19°	3	0.7	12.8	8.0
Mar	19° / 18°	3	0.4	12.2	7.9
Apr	18° / 17°	3	0.6	11.5	7.5
May	17° / 16°	6	1.9	11	6.9
Jun	16° / 15°	9	2.5	10.7	6.2
Jul	16° / 14°	7	2	10.8	6.0
Aug	15° / 14°	4	0.5	11.2	6.0
Sep	15° / 14°	2	0.2	11.9	6.1
Oct	15° / 14°	1	0.1	12.5	6.1
Nov	16° / 15°	2	0.1	13.1	6.6
Dec	18° / 17°	2	0.2	13.3	7.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Tocopilla gets around 5 mm of rain over 0 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 12 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early September to 13 h 12 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 7.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Tocopilla?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.5

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Tocopilla for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tocopilla in Spring

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

In spring, Tocopilla sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

Sea temperature near Tocopilla in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 18°C across spring — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	22	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	17	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	16	Cool
Sep	16	Cool
Oct	17	Cool
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	20	Refreshing

UV index in Tocopilla in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	15	14	10	8	7	6	9	12	14	14	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Tocopilla in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	12	10	13	19	19	19	17	14	12	11	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	10	Good
Apr	13	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

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.

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

bare terrain 54%

16 km

1,970 m

bare terrain 52%

80 km

2,278 m

bare terrain 67%

artificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring 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

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.