Caldera Sunshine Hours by Month

Sunshine is key to understanding how a place experiences its seasons. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Caldera, Atacama, Chile. Long-term data from 1990 to 2020 was used to calculate these averages.

Monthly hours of sunshine

While the amount of sunshine in Caldera changes moderately throughout the year, the annual total remains impressive at around 2925 hours. Expect slightly brighter days in January and a subtle dip in June.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 9.8 hours daily sunshine in January, it dips to 6.4 hours in June.

Caldera enjoys an average of 2925 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Seville, Spain, enjoys an impressive 2920 hours of sunshine per year, making it an ideal destination even in winter.

In contrast, Tromsø , Norway, receives only about 1270 hours of sunshine per year, known for the polar night with no sunlight for weeks during winter.

Stockholm, Sweden, receives approximately 1907 hours of sunshine annually.

In Tokyo, Japan, the average annual sunshine is 1930 hours, with sunny periods between rainy seasons.

June, Caldera’s wettest month, receives 1.6 mm (0.1 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 18°C (64°F). During the driest month January you can expect a temperature of 22°C (72°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Caldera Precipitation page.