GreenlyLast and first frost dates in Antofagasta
Chile
Antofagasta had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
When the soil warms up in Antofagasta
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 18 °C | already in the first week of July |
Frost dates near Antofagasta
Of the nearest cities on our list, the last spring frost ends earliest in Copiapó (19 July) and latest in San Salvador de Jujuy (11 August).
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calama | 200 km | 10 August | — |
| Iquique | 383 km | — | — |
| Copiapó | 414 km | 19 July | 24 June |
| Salta | 522 km | 10 August | 30 June |
| San Salvador de Jujuy | 522 km | 11 August | 25 June |
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Antofagasta
Within 15 km of Antofagasta OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre and 4 markets (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Hierba Buena, 1 km away.
- Hierba Buena — garden centre
Eduardo Lefort 1590, Antofagasta · Tue–Sun 10:30–19:00; public holidays closed · 1 km - Mercado Municipal — market
Manuel Antonio Matta, Antofagasta · 0 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Antofagasta: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Antofagasta by month
Average weather in Antofagasta over 2016–2025: the warmest month is February. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: November–April (20.3–24.7 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 12.2 °C. About 15 mm of rain falls in a year, on 3 days; June is the wettest month (3 mm) and February the driest (0 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24 | 18.2 | 1 | 0 |
| February | 24.7 | 18.9 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 23.3 | 17.6 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 21.1 | 15.8 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 19.2 | 14.1 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 18.1 | 12.9 | 3 | 1 |
| July | 17.3 | 12.2 | 2 | 1 |
| August | 17.5 | 12.3 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 17.9 | 12.6 | 2 | 1 |
| October | 18.8 | 13.4 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 20.3 | 14.8 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 22.1 | 16.2 | 1 | 0 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).
