Best Time to Dive Iquique
Across 1 Iquique, Tarapacá Region dive site with multi-year conditions history, December historically shows the most favorable days — 99% of sampled days in the good band. May historically shows the fewest favorable days (69% of sampled days). Average water temperature in the sample runs from about 16°C in July to 20°C in February. Typical seas range from 1.1 m to 1.5 m of significant wave height through the year. These figures are historical climatology computed from measured conditions — patterns, not a forecast or a guarantee.
Computed from our own conditions climatology — measured history, not brochure copy.
Month by month
| Month | Historically favorable days | Water temp | Typical seas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 97% | 19°C | 1.2 m |
| Feb | 98% | 20°C | 1.2 m |
| Mar | 91% | 19°C | 1.2 m |
| Apr | 86% | 18°C | 1.3 m |
| May | 69% | 17°C | 1.5 m |
| Jun | 74% | 17°C | 1.5 m |
| Jul | 83% | 16°C | 1.4 m |
| Aug | 77% | 16°C | 1.5 m |
| Sep | 71% | 16°C | 1.5 m |
| Oct | 80% | 17°C | 1.4 m |
| Nov | 83% | 17°C | 1.3 m |
| Dec | 99% | 18°C | 1.1 m |
% = share of sampled days scoring in the favorable band, median across 1 dive site with at least two years of history. Ringed = historical peak.
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