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Iquique Climate

Updated:2012-04-13 By：vicky

Abstract:Chile is in the southern hemisphere. The climate varies tremendously from north to south. The north has a desert climates with some of the earth's driest places. It is warm all year round. There is a very large daily range of temperate, upto 30 degrees celsius. Central Chile has a mediterranean type ...

Chile is in the southern hemisphere. The climate varies tremendously from north to south. The north has a desert climates with some of the earth's driest places. It is warm all year round. There is a very large daily range of temperate, upto 30 degrees celsius. Central Chile has a mediterranean type climate with long, hot summers and cool, wet winters. The best seasons are spring, September-November and fall, March-May. The Southern Chile has a more rainy climate, particularly in Northern Patagonia, the far south, around Punta Arenas is drier. The winter temperatures are quite cold, often below 0 celsius in Patagonia and it can be very windy. The summer temperatures are mild in Patagonia and warmer in Southern Continental Chile. Coastal Chile is very much cooler than the interior valleys, despite the narrowness of the country, due to the influence of the cold Humboldt current. The ocean is really not suitable for bathing except in northern Chile. The Andes mountains are permanently snow covered and in the winter, June through August, offer excellent skiing. There are well-developed ski resorts in Central and Southern Chile.

Chile's unusual, ribbon-like shape 4,300 kilometres long and on average 175 kilometres wide has given it a varied climate, ranging from the world's driest desert the Atacama in the north, through a Mediterranean climate in the centre, to a rainy temperate climate in the south. The northern desert contains great mineral wealth, principally copper.

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