Quillagua

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Quillagua is an oasis in the Tocopilla Province, in the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile. It is a part of the commune of María Elena. The Loa River is crossed by the Pan-American Highway in this area. According to the Dirección Meteorológica de Chile, Quillagua is drier than Arica and thus it is the driest place on Earth. This is also recognized by the Guinness Book of Records.[1]

Climate data for Quillagua (1971-2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 26.9
(80.4) 		26.7
(80.1) 		25.3
(77.5) 		23.4
(74.1) 		21.1
(70.0) 		19.1
(66.4) 		18.8
(65.8) 		19.3
(66.7) 		21.4
(70.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		24.0
(75.2) 		26.0
(78.8) 		22.9
(73.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.9
(71.4) 		21.7
(71.1) 		20.3
(68.5) 		18.4
(65.1) 		16.2
(61.2) 		14.3
(57.7) 		14.0
(57.2) 		14.5
(58.1) 		16.5
(61.7) 		17.6
(63.7) 		19.0
(66.2) 		20.5
(68.9) 		17.9
(64.2)
Average low °C (°F) 16.9
(62.4) 		16.8
(62.2) 		15.4
(59.7) 		13.4
(56.1) 		11.3
(52.3) 		9.5
(49.1) 		9.3
(48.7) 		9.8
(49.6) 		11.6
(52.9) 		12.7
(54.9) 		14.0
(57.2) 		15.0
(59.0) 		13.0
(55.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.05
(0.00) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.05
(0)
Source 1: Quillagua climate information [2]
Source 2: Rainfall data[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Middleton, Nick (2003). Going to Extremes. London: Pan Books. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-330-49384-0.
  2. ^ "Quillagua climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Quillagua weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-06-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Coordinates: 21°39′36″S 69°32′06″W / 21.66000°S 69.53500°W / -21.66000; -69.53500


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