When to go · Calama

Calama in October

Great month. Inside Calama's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Dec.

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 11°C (52°F)52°F (11°C); average high / low
Rain days: 0
Crowds: Medium; Chile overall
Prices: Medium; Chile overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Calama

Inside Calama's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Dec.

No other month rates higher than October for Calama in this guide.

Long-term averages

CalamaHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 0 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °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: Spring; Patagonia opens (shoulder); good Atacama weather.

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

First month

Second month

October: Inside Calama's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Dec.

March: Inside Calama's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Dec.

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