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Last and first frost dates in Arica

Chile

Arica had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

Last spring frostnone in ten years
First autumn frostnone 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 Arica

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

SoilDate
5 °Calready in the first week of July
10 °Calready in the first week of July
15 °Calready in the first week of July
18 °Calready in the first week of July

Frost dates near Arica

Of the nearest cities on our list, the last spring frost ends earliest in Puno (6 October) and latest in La Paz (21 October).

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
Tacna47 km——
Iquique193 km——
Arequipa264 km——
Puno295 km6 October25 April
La Paz318 km21 October20 April

Seeds, seedlings and markets in Arica

Within 15 km of Arica OpenStreetMap lists 9 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026). The nearest market to the city centre is Mercado 11 de Septiembre, 6 km away.

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Weather in Arica by month

Average weather in Arica over 2016–2025: the warmest month is February. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: October–May (20.6–27.5 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in August, average 12.9 °C. About 33 mm of rain falls in a year, on 10 days; February is the wettest month (6 mm) and March the driest (1 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January26.419.841
February27.520.762
March26.319.910
April23.717.511
May20.815.531
June18.914.352
July181362
August18.212.931
September19.113.410
October20.614.310
November22.515.910
December24.417.810

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).