Annual mean 14°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
20.0 °C
Coldest
15.8 °C
Wettest
34%
Windiest
8.9 m/s
Prevailing
SW
7.5 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Arica over the whole year is 14°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C. The rainy (wet) season in Arica runs from December to January, peaking in December with a 27% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is February to November; April is the driest month, at 1%. Winds in Arica are highest in August, averaging 6.0 m/s (22 km/h), and lightest in January, at 3.7 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Arica come in March, when the sky is typically 44% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 84%.
Month by month Arica climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
20°C
14°C
15°C
22%
61%
3.7 m/s
44
12
56
February
20°C
15°C
15°C
9%
52%
4.1 m/s
42
20
47
March
19°C
14°C
14°C
12%
44%
4.5 m/s
42
15
46
April
19°C
13°C
13°C
1%
48%
5.0 m/s
47
5
57
May
18°C
12°C
12°C
2%
70%
4.9 m/s
45
1
65
June
16°C
11°C
10°C
2%
80%
5.6 m/s
40
0
58
July
16°C
10°C
9°C
5%
84%
5.8 m/s
33
0
60
August
16°C
10°C
8°C
4%
84%
6.0 m/s
29
0
53
September
17°C
11°C
10°C
4%
82%
4.6 m/s
31
0
64
October
18°C
12°C
12°C
3%
77%
3.9 m/s
38
0
73
November
19°C
13°C
12°C
3%
67%
4.1 m/s
42
1
65
December
19°C
13°C
14°C
27%
61%
3.8 m/s
44
3
64
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Arica weather by season
Year round, Arica has days of about 16°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 20°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 10°C to 15°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 14°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around April. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Arica weather in winterJune to August
High 16°CLow 10°CRain 3%
Winter in Arica has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 3% chance of rain on a given day.
Arica weather in springSeptember to November
High 18°CLow 12°CRain 3%
Spring in Arica has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 3% chance of rain on a given day.
Arica weather in summerDecember to February
High 19°CLow 14°CRain 19%
Summer in Arica has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Arica weather in autumnMarch to May
High 19°CLow 13°CRain 5%
Autumn in Arica has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 5% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Arica?
The rainy (wet) season in Arica runs from December to January, peaking in December with a 27% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is February to November; April is the driest month, at 1%.
What time of year is Arica windiest?
Winds in Arica are highest in August, averaging 6.0 m/s (22 km/h), and lightest in January, at 3.7 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Arica year round?
The average temperature in Arica over the whole year is 14°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C.