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fair match
Antofagasta, Chile and Lima, Peru are a fair climate match — 1,469 km (913 mi) apart. Antofagasta is Köppen zone BWk; Lima is BWh.
See Antofagasta on the interactive map →Looking outward from Antofagasta (cold desert, BWk), the closest distant match is Lima (hot desert, BWh) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. From Antofagasta, the atlas looks only about 1,469 km (913 mi) away to Lima — a nearby stand-in when you want this climate elsewhere.
For Antofagasta, Lima is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. January means differ by 2°C (Lima warmer); July by 2°C (Lima warmer). Monthly rainfall stays within 2 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine stays close: Lima at 10.7 h/day on average versus 11.1 h/day in Antofagasta (January 11.1 h / 12.6 h, July 10.3 h / 9.6 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (12 µg/m³ in Lima, 12 in Antofagasta). Humidity: dew point in Lima runs about 6°C higher in July (14°C vs 8°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Lima, Peru is the closest distant match for Antofagasta, Chile — scored fair, about 1,469 km (913 mi) away.
Antofagasta and Lima are separated by roughly 1,469 km (913 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Antofagasta is cold desert (BWk) and Lima is hot desert (BWh), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Antofagasta has a cold desert climate (BWk). January averages a high of 24°C and a low of 17°C with 0 mm of rain; July averages 17°C / 12°C and 3 mm.
Antofagasta averages about 12.6 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.6 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 10.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 52); July averages 12.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 56).
Other close climate matches for Antofagasta: Las Palmas (loose), Luanda (loose), Trujillo (loose).
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