GreenlyLast and first frost dates in Iquique
Chile
Iquique 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 Iquique
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 Iquique
Of the nearest cities on our list, the last spring frost ends earliest in Calama (10 August) and latest in Oruro (26 September).
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arica | 193 km | — | — |
| Tacna | 239 km | — | — |
| Calama | 280 km | 10 August | — |
| Antofagasta | 383 km | — | — |
| Oruro | 407 km | 26 September | 30 April |
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Iquique
Within 15 km of Iquique OpenStreetMap lists 5 markets (collected 28 October 2026). The nearest market to the city centre is Mercado de Iquique, 1 km away.
- Mercado de Iquique — market
Almirante Latorre, Iquique · 1 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Iquique: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Iquique by month
Average weather in Iquique over 2016–2025: the warmest month is February. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: November–April (20.8–25.3 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in August, average 13.4 °C. About 12 mm of rain falls in a year, on 4 days; February is the wettest month (2 mm) and March the driest (0 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.4 | 20.1 | 1 | 0 |
| February | 25.3 | 21.1 | 2 | 1 |
| March | 24.2 | 19.9 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 22.1 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 19.9 | 15.6 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 18.5 | 14.5 | 2 | 1 |
| July | 17.7 | 13.6 | 2 | 1 |
| August | 17.7 | 13.4 | 2 | 1 |
| September | 18.2 | 13.7 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 19.3 | 14.7 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 20.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 22.5 | 17.8 | 0 | 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).
