The most comfortable time to visit Coquimbo is from mid December to mid March. For walking, any time of year works. Sunbathing weather is not what it offers.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Sun is not what Coquimbo is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 3, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in January, when the sky is typically 28% covered at midday (mostly clear).
The being outside season here runs from mid December to mid March. It peaks in late January, at 90. The weakest stretch is from mid July to mid September, when it drops to 4, mostly because it is too cold.
For walking, Coquimbo rates Good or better all year. It is at its best in early March, at 91.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Coquimbo over the whole year is 14°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C. Coquimbo has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 0% in January, the driest month, to 6% in July, the wettest. Winds in Coquimbo are highest in January, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Coquimbo come in January, when the sky is typically 33% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 63%.
Month by month Coquimbo 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 | 19°C | 16°C | 17°C | 0% | 33% | 3.7 m/s | 75 | 2 | 85 |
| February | 20°C | 17°C | 18°C | 0% | 40% | 3.2 m/s | 87 | 3 | 83 |
| March | 18°C | 15°C | 16°C | 0% | 44% | 2.9 m/s | 67 | 1 | 89 |
| April | 16°C | 13°C | 14°C | 0% | 61% | 2.5 m/s | 52 | 0 | 90 |
| May | 14°C | 12°C | 12°C | 1% | 63% | 2.5 m/s | 20 | 0 | 88 |
| June | 14°C | 10°C | 11°C | 6% | 42% | 2.6 m/s | 7 | 0 | 85 |
| July | 13°C | 10°C | 11°C | 6% | 47% | 2.6 m/s | 10 | 0 | 84 |
| August | 13°C | 10°C | 10°C | 2% | 51% | 3.2 m/s | 6 | 0 | 81 |
| September | 14°C | 11°C | 11°C | 0% | 58% | 2.8 m/s | 8 | 0 | 85 |
| October | 15°C | 12°C | 11°C | 0% | 48% | 3.5 m/s | 10 | 0 | 85 |
| November | 17°C | 14°C | 14°C | 0% | 44% | 2.9 m/s | 34 | 0 | 87 |
| December | 18°C | 15°C | 15°C | 0% | 44% | 3.3 m/s | 63 | 1 | 88 |
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 Coquimbo weather by season
Year round, Coquimbo has days of about 13°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 17°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 14°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around January. 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.
Coquimbo weather in winterJune to August
Winter in Coquimbo has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 5% chance of rain on a given day.
Coquimbo weather in springSeptember to November
Spring in Coquimbo has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 0% chance of rain on a given day.
Coquimbo weather in summerDecember to February
Summer in Coquimbo has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 0% chance of rain on a given day.
Coquimbo weather in autumnMarch to May
Autumn in Coquimbo has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 0% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Coquimbo?
Coquimbo has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 0% in January, the driest month, to 6% in July, the wettest.
What time of year is Coquimbo windiest?
Winds in Coquimbo are highest in January, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in April, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Coquimbo year round?
The average temperature in Coquimbo over the whole year is 14°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 20°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 10°C.
Where to go instead in late July, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.