Oasis in Chile
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 Guinness World Records.
| Climate data for Quillagua (1971-2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 42 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 35 |
| Source 1: Quillagua climate information | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Rainfall data | |||||||||||||
See also※
References※
- ^ Middleton, Nick (2003). Going——to Extremes. London: Pan Books. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-330-49384-0.
- ^ "Quillagua climate: Average Temperature, "weather by month," Quillagua weather averages". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ "Weather Extremes : Time to Update World's Driest and "Wettest Locations?"". Weather Underground. Archived from the original on 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
21°39′36″S 69°32′06″W / 21.66000°S 69.53500°W / -21.66000; -69.53500
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