Pozo Almonte climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pozo Almonte?

Pozo Almonte has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 14 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pozo Almonte?

The hottest day measured in Pozo Almonte between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2017, reaching 33.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pozo Almonte?

The coldest day measured in Pozo Almonte between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1947, at -1.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pozo Almonte?

Almost never: Pozo Almonte sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Pozo Almonte warmed?

Yes: Pozo Almonte warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pozo Almonte?

The wettest day measured in Pozo Almonte between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1941, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pozo Almonte?

The windiest day measured in Pozo Almonte between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1941, with winds reaching 28.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pozo Almonte?

The warmest month in Pozo Almonte is February (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pozo Almonte?

Pozo Almonte receives on average 14 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 4 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pozo Almonte?

Pozo Almonte gets on average 11.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,234 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pozo Almonte (Chile) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 14 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is February (21.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Pozo Almonte averages 0 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 4 rainy days per year.

Pozo Almonte has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 17 October 2017) and the coldest -1.1 °C (on 1 August 1947).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Pozo AlmonteTarapacá

coords: -20.26°, -69.79°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

18.5°C

Average daily high

26.8°C

Average daily low

11.5°C

Annual rainfall

14mm

Sunshine / day

11.6h

Mean relative humidity

55%

Average peak wind

15.4km/h

Seasonal range

5.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

16 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

4 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.4 °C

Average feels-like low

10.7 °C

Average peak gust

31.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

25.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

33.3 °C

17 October 2017

Coldest day

-1.1 °C

1 August 1947

Wettest day

58 mm

10 May 1941

Windiest day

28.6 km/h

22 June 1941

Strongest gust

49.7 km/h

1 July 1983

Hottest feels-like

34.6 °C

24 January 1998

Coldest feels-like

-4.3 °C

1 August 1947

Sunniest day

13.0 h

23 November 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	31.9 °C31 January 2025	2.8 °C31 August 2025	19.0 °C	15 mm	41	0
2024	33.2 °C23 January 2024	1.4 °C12 July 2024	19.3 °C	3 mm	76	0
2023	32.7 °C21 September 2023	4.5 °C10 July 2023	19.8 °C	7 mm	69	0
2022	30.9 °C5 April 2022	2.4 °C19 June 2022	18.3 °C	4 mm	1	0
2021	31.8 °C26 December 2021	2.1 °C24 June 2021	18.9 °C	9 mm	5	0
2020	31.8 °C18 January 2020	2.9 °C12 July 2020	19.2 °C	25 mm	29	0
2019	31.0 °C13 February 2019	1.9 °C25 July 2019	19.1 °C	20 mm	30	0
2018	31.7 °C8 August 2018	3.3 °C1 June 2018	19.2 °C	5 mm	13	0
2017	33.3 °C17 October 2017	3.4 °C21 August 2017	19.1 °C	4 mm	25	0
2016	31.7 °C8 February 2016	3.4 °C6 July 2016	19.7 °C	4 mm	31	0
2015	32.7 °C25 December 2015	4.3 °C11 July 2015	19.6 °C	54 mm	38	0
2014	30.8 °C30 September 2014	3.6 °C6 July 2014	18.7 °C	5 mm	5	0
2013	32.4 °C9 January 2013	2.5 °C3 June 2013	18.6 °C	6 mm	10	0
2012	31.6 °C15 March 2012	4.5 °C15 July 2012	19.0 °C	34 mm	8	0
2011	31.1 °C22 December 2011	4.5 °C2 August 2011	18.5 °C	18 mm	4	0
2010	32.4 °C18 February 2010	1.1 °C30 June 2010	18.3 °C	0 mm	17	0
2009	31.2 °C21 November 2009	4.0 °C5 July 2009	19.0 °C	1 mm	8	0
2008	30.9 °C8 August 2008	3.3 °C2 July 2008	18.3 °C	11 mm	3	0
2007	31.5 °C11 January 2007	4.0 °C7 August 2007	18.4 °C	3 mm	14	0
2006	32.3 °C26 January 2006	4.5 °C17 June 2006	19.2 °C	30 mm	14	0
2005	32.1 °C22 February 2005	3.6 °C23 July 2005	18.7 °C	4 mm	12	0
2004	31.7 °C3 March 2004	2.7 °C10 July 2004	18.8 °C	15 mm	17	0
2003	32.3 °C8 March 2003	3.1 °C23 June 2003	19.1 °C	2 mm	43	0
2002	32.1 °C11 December 2002	4.4 °C21 June 2002	19.4 °C	13 mm	45	0
2001	31.6 °C27 December 2001	1.8 °C19 June 2001	19.0 °C	5 mm	23	0
2000	31.9 °C17 October 2000	2.7 °C24 July 2000	18.5 °C	8 mm	14	0
1999	30.5 °C3 April 1999	0.8 °C23 June 1999	18.3 °C	9 mm	6	0
1998	32.6 °C16 January 1998	4.6 °C13 September 1998	19.2 °C	1 mm	76	0
1997	32.1 °C11 March 1997	5.5 °C21 July 1997	19.6 °C	13 mm	45	0
1996	30.1 °C18 December 1996	1.4 °C2 July 1996	18.3 °C	1 mm	2	0
1995	32.0 °C16 January 1995	2.2 °C26 July 1995	18.5 °C	1 mm	16	0
1994	31.1 °C21 December 1994	2.8 °C5 July 1994	18.7 °C	13 mm	3	0
1993	30.4 °C7 February 1993	3.4 °C8 July 1993	18.7 °C	13 mm	2	0
1992	32.4 °C9 April 1992	3.0 °C16 July 1992	18.8 °C	21 mm	20	0
1991	31.4 °C30 November 1991	2.9 °C2 July 1991	18.6 °C	6 mm	12	0
1990	31.9 °C14 March 1990	-0.1 °C20 July 1990	18.8 °C	4 mm	17	1
1989	30.4 °C20 November 1989	2.1 °C7 July 1989	18.4 °C	3 mm	4	0
1988	30.8 °C17 February 1988	1.9 °C9 July 1988	18.1 °C	3 mm	10	0
1987	32.5 °C24 February 1987	4.2 °C9 June 1987	19.2 °C	18 mm	31	0
1986	30.4 °C10 January 1986	2.5 °C13 July 1986	18.5 °C	24 mm	6	0
1985	30.8 °C5 September 1985	2.6 °C8 August 1985	18.2 °C	18 mm	4	0
1984	30.6 °C13 March 1984	3.0 °C29 June 1984	18.4 °C	31 mm	1	0
1983	32.3 °C19 January 1983	4.9 °C31 August 1983	19.3 °C	11 mm	48	0
1982	31.3 °C12 September 1982	2.7 °C26 June 1982	18.9 °C	13 mm	10	0
1981	30.9 °C1 March 1981	2.4 °C28 July 1981	18.4 °C	19 mm	8	0
1980	30.7 °C25 March 1980	3.6 °C27 June 1980	18.8 °C	3 mm	14	0
1979	31.5 °C8 December 1979	3.1 °C14 July 1979	18.3 °C	2 mm	14	0
1978	31.4 °C6 February 1978	3.2 °C9 July 1978	18.4 °C	8 mm	8	0
1977	31.3 °C7 September 1977	3.1 °C9 June 1977	18.8 °C	25 mm	16	0
1976	31.5 °C22 September 1976	3.5 °C5 June 1976	18.3 °C	35 mm	6	0
1975	31.6 °C2 April 1975	0.5 °C10 August 1975	17.6 °C	28 mm	4	0
1974	31.8 °C21 October 1974	1.1 °C21 June 1974	18.0 °C	13 mm	5	0
1973	31.8 °C21 March 1973	1.0 °C27 June 1973	18.2 °C	3 mm	18	0
1972	31.4 °C24 October 1972	1.6 °C28 August 1972	18.6 °C	8 mm	17	0
1971	30.0 °C15 March 1971	0.6 °C14 June 1971	17.2 °C	6 mm	1	0
1970	32.3 °C3 April 1970	1.2 °C11 July 1970	17.6 °C	1 mm	9	0
1969	31.7 °C25 January 1969	3.5 °C10 July 1969	18.2 °C	8 mm	10	0
1968	30.8 °C7 January 1968	1.9 °C28 June 1968	17.7 °C	4 mm	2	0
1967	30.4 °C16 September 1967	1.3 °C20 July 1967	17.5 °C	11 mm	1	0
1966	31.1 °C25 January 1966	0.0 °C1 July 1966	18.0 °C	1 mm	3	0
1965	29.9 °C24 October 1965	0.3 °C12 July 1965	18.2 °C	5 mm	0	0
1964	30.1 °C9 November 1964	-0.1 °C12 June 1964	17.8 °C	0 mm	1	1
1963	30.6 °C28 August 1963	1.4 °C5 June 1963	17.8 °C	4 mm	2	0
1962	32.7 °C5 September 1962	0.1 °C27 June 1962	17.6 °C	21 mm	8	0
1961	31.8 °C22 February 1961	0.8 °C13 July 1961	18.2 °C	9 mm	23	0
1960	31.2 °C9 December 1960	1.4 °C19 August 1960	18.2 °C	7 mm	17	0
1959	32.7 °C11 January 1959	-0.1 °C10 June 1959	18.5 °C	24 mm	49	1
1958	33.2 °C21 February 1958	2.8 °C17 June 1958	18.7 °C	5 mm	22	0
1957	31.0 °C24 December 1957	3.9 °C24 July 1957	18.5 °C	6 mm	6	0
1956	30.6 °C3 March 1956	2.5 °C26 July 1956	17.5 °C	2 mm	1	0
1955	30.4 °C7 October 1955	1.7 °C8 August 1955	17.5 °C	24 mm	1	0
1954	30.1 °C6 November 1954	1.9 °C6 August 1954	17.6 °C	17 mm	1	0
1953	30.4 °C3 January 1953	2.4 °C18 July 1953	18.3 °C	8 mm	11	0
1952	30.7 °C28 February 1952	2.7 °C20 June 1952	18.0 °C	15 mm	6	0
1951	31.2 °C12 October 1951	0.5 °C16 July 1951	18.2 °C	5 mm	6	0
1950	29.9 °C14 February 1950	1.8 °C6 June 1950	17.2 °C	4 mm	0	0
1949	30.9 °C14 February 1949	2.2 °C19 July 1949	17.8 °C	10 mm	7	0
1948	31.8 °C27 August 1948	1.3 °C15 July 1948	18.3 °C	3 mm	9	0
1947	30.7 °C10 March 1947	-1.1 °C1 August 1947	18.1 °C	7 mm	12	1
1946	31.9 °C16 September 1946	1.5 °C26 July 1946	18.2 °C	5 mm	12	0
1945	31.3 °C26 November 1945	2.0 °C16 July 1945	17.8 °C	1 mm	17	0
1944	31.4 °C26 January 1944	4.7 °C21 June 1944	18.7 °C	12 mm	19	0
1943	31.4 °C11 December 1943	4.5 °C4 July 1943	18.7 °C	23 mm	14	0
1942	31.6 °C30 December 1942	4.5 °C10 September 1942	18.7 °C	130 mm	10	0
1941	32.9 °C29 March 1941	6.6 °C15 August 1941	19.7 °C	176 mm	67	0
1940	32.0 °C8 August 1940	2.5 °C16 June 1940	18.2 °C	9 mm	23	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.7 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

41 d/yr

+25

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

15 mm

+1 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.2 °C	+1.0 °C	3 mm	+0 mm
Feb	30.0 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Mar	29.1 °C	+1.0 °C	3 mm	+1 mm
Apr	28.2 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
May	26.8 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Jun	24.8 °C	+0.4 °C	7 mm	+6 mm
Jul	26.2 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	25.5 °C	-0.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	27.6 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	28.1 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Nov	28.3 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Dec	28.7 °C	+0.7 °C	3 mm	+1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.9 °C

31 Jan 2025

Coldest day

2.8 °C

31 Aug 2025

Wettest day

6.2 mm

25 Jun 2025

Windiest day

23.4 km/h

4 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

49.3 km/h

25 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

31.6 °C

8 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

0.1 °C

31 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

23 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pozo Almonte?

Pozo Almonte has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 14 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pozo Almonte?

The hottest day measured in Pozo Almonte between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2017, reaching 33.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pozo Almonte?

The coldest day measured in Pozo Almonte between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1947, at -1.1 °C.

Does it snow in Pozo Almonte?

Almost never: Pozo Almonte sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Pozo Almonte warmed?

Yes: Pozo Almonte warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pozo Almonte?

The wettest day measured in Pozo Almonte between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1941, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pozo Almonte?

The windiest day measured in Pozo Almonte between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1941, with winds reaching 28.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pozo Almonte?

The warmest month in Pozo Almonte is February (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Pozo Almonte?

Pozo Almonte receives on average 14 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 4 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pozo Almonte?

Pozo Almonte gets on average 11.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,234 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Pozo Almonte?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pozo Almonte.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pozo Almonte?

In Pozo Almonte, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 24 January 1998, and the lowest was -4.3 °C on 1 August 1947.

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