When to go · Arica

Arica in May

Great month. Inside Arica's best window: Year-round; Dec–Mar for beach weather, Sep–Nov and Mar–May for valleys and altiplano.

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C); average high / low
Rain days: 0
Crowds: Low; Chile overall
Prices: Low; Chile overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Arica

Inside Arica's best window: Year-round; Dec–Mar for beach weather, Sep–Nov and Mar–May for valleys and altiplano.

No other month rates higher than May for Arica in this guide.

Long-term averages

AricaHighs around 21 °C (70 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 0 daysHighs around 70 °F (21 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 0 days
Atacama and the north, Chile · San Pedro de Atacama, Calama, Aricabest weather
Among the driest places on earth; summer 'Altiplanic winter' storms (Jan–Feb) can close high roads; cold nights, freezing at the geysers Jun–Aug.

Chile overall: Good for the Atacama and Santiago; south turning wet and cold.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Arica, side by side.

First month

Second month

May: Inside Arica's best window: Year-round; Dec–Mar for beach weather, Sep–Nov and Mar–May for valleys and altiplano.

January: Inside Arica's best window: Year-round; Dec–Mar for beach weather, Sep–Nov and Mar–May for valleys and altiplano.

Arica: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.