Iquique vs Calama: which is sunnier?
🇨🇱 Chile vs 🇨🇱 Chile · 255 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Calama is the sunnier overall: about 4,353 hours of sunshine a year to Iquique's 2,950. Calama has the higher Sunshine Score in 11 of 12 months; the other 1 is within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Iquique | Calama | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,950 | 4,353 |
| Sunniest month | January (96/100) | April (100/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 96/100 | 99/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 96/100 | 100/100 |
| Rain / year | 8 mm | 33 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 14 (extreme) | 16 (extreme) |
Iquique vs Calama month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iquique | Calama | Iquique | Calama | Iquique | Calama | |
| January | 96 | 99 | 30° | 27° | 1 | 8 |
| February | 96 | 98 | 31° | 26° | 1 | 9 |
| March | 96 | 99 | 30° | 26° | 1 | 6 |
| April | 96 | 100 | 27° | 25° | 0 | 1 |
| May | 96 | 100 | 26° | 22° | 0 | 2 |
| June | 96 | 100 | 24° | 21° | 1 | 0 |
| July | 96 | 100 | 24° | 21° | 1 | 1 |
| August | 96 | 100 | 24° | 22° | 1 | 1 |
| September | 96 | 100 | 25° | 24° | 1 | 0 |
| October | 96 | 100 | 26° | 26° | 0 | 0 |
| November | 96 | 100 | 27° | 27° | 1 | 1 |
| December | 96 | 99 | 29° | 27° | 0 | 4 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Calama · Feb even · Mar Calama · Apr Calama · May Calama · Jun Calama · Jul Calama · Aug Calama · Sep Calama · Oct Calama · Nov Calama · Dec Calama.
When to pick which
- November–February: Calama (average score 99/100 vs 96). Iquique is the warmer, around 29°C daytime highs vs 27°C.
- March–May: Calama (average score 100/100 vs 96). Iquique is the warmer, around 28°C daytime highs vs 24°C.
- June–August: Calama (average score 100/100 vs 96). Iquique is the warmer, around 24°C daytime highs vs 21°C.
- September–October: Calama (average score 100/100 vs 96). Daytime highs are similar (26°C vs 25°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Iquique weather by month · Calama weather by month · Best time to visit Chile.
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