How warm does Iquique get?

Typical daytime highs in Iquique are Mar–May 22°C (71°F), Jun–Aug 18°C (64°F), Sep–Nov 19°C (66°F), Dec–Feb 24°C (74°F).

Is Iquique expensive?

On the ground, Iquique is mid-range.

Latin America & Caribbean / Chile

Iquique

Q: What sort of trip is Iquique good for?

Iquique is good for sunshine and salt water, moving about and doing things, landscape doing the heavy lifting, an unhurried pace.

Iquique · Chile · Iquique

A desert coastline where sand dunes drop straight down to the Pacific and paragliders launch right off them, a Victorian-era old town built on a nineteenth-century nitrate boom, and abandoned mining ghost towns a short drive inland.

The best time to visit Iquique is Nov–Mar, when typical daytime highs reach about 22°C (71°F). Local time there is 03:22 (UTC-4).

Best time to go

Nov–Mar

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

IQQ · Iquique

Good for

sunshine and salt water moving about and doing things landscape doing the heavy lifting an unhurried pace

In season

January February March November December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High8 to 32°C46 to 90°F Rain0 to 20mm0 to 0.8in

January · high 75°F · rain 0.2in · 13.2h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Iquique month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	24°C75°F	4mm0.2in	13.2h13.2h	in the recommended window
February	25°C76°F	2mm0.1in	12.8h12.8h	in the recommended window
March	24°C75°F	0mm0.0in	12.3h12.3h	in the recommended window
April	22°C71°F	0mm0.0in	11.6h11.6h
May	20°C67°F	0mm0.0in	11.1h11.1h
June	18°C65°F	1mm0.0in	10.9h10.9h
July	17°C63°F	1mm0.0in	11.0h11.0h
August	17°C63°F	1mm0.0in	11.4h11.4h
September	18°C64°F	1mm0.0in	12.0h12.0h
October	19°C66°F	0mm0.0in	12.6h12.6h
November	20°C69°F	0mm0.0in	13.1h13.1h	in the recommended window
December	22°C72°F	0mm0.0in	13.4h13.4h	in the recommended window

Good to know

Currency: CLP · Chilean peso
Language: Spanish
Plug: C, L
Driving: on the right

United States: Type A, B at home, you will need an adapter. 220 V there, 120 V at home — check your charger says 100-240 V.

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