Best time to visit Arica
Chile · 20-year averages
June is the best month in Arica, scoring 76 out of 100, with March the weakest at 48. The 28-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. 10 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.
March is the warmest month at 34.3 °C and July the coolest at 32 °C — a 2.3 °C spread across the year. 348 days a year top 30 °C, more than a third of the calendar, so heat is the baseline here rather than a season.
Rain is spread evenly through the year — between 0 and 1 wet days in every month — so there is no dry season to aim for and no wet one to dodge. Whatever you plan, the odds of rain are much the same.
The sea is comfortable for swimming in January, February, March, April and December — 24.3 °C at its warmest against 17.1 °C at its coldest. The water peaks a month or two after the air does, so the best swimming falls later in the year than the best weather. Daylight runs from 11 hours in winter to 13.2 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.
The three strongest months are June, July, August. The one to think twice about is March. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight, sea temperature and crowd levels.
Arica month by month
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Rain days | Daylight h | Sea °C | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.8 | 23.5 | 1 | 13.1 | 23.6 | 68 | A good month |
| February | 34.2 | 24.1 | 1 | 12.7 | 24.3 | 48 | A hard month |
| March | 34.3 | 23.6 | 1 | 12.2 | 23.8 | 48 | A hard month |
| April | 33.7 | 22.2 | 0 | 11.7 | 22.2 | 70 | A good month |
| May | 33.3 | 21 | 0 | 11.3 | 20.5 | 72 | A good month |
| June | 32.4 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 18.8 | 76 | A good month |
| July | 32 | 19.4 | 1 | 11.1 | 17.5 | 76 | A good month |
| August | 32.8 | 19.7 | 0 | 11.5 | 17.1 | 74 | A good month |
| September | 33.1 | 20.2 | 0 | 12 | 17.2 | 73 | A good month |
| October | 33.3 | 20.5 | 0 | 12.5 | 18.4 | 72 | A good month |
| November | 33.2 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 20.1 | 72 | A good month |
| December | 33.3 | 22.1 | 0 | 13.2 | 21.9 | 72 | A good month |
Planning the rest of the trip
- Flight time to Arica how long you are actually in the air
- Arica time zone and the difference from home
- Days until your trip count down to the departure date