San Pedro de Atacama

    Chile

    Geysers erupt at dawn and flamingos wade through salt flats in the driest and most Mars-like desert on the planet.

    Warmest month is January at 25°C on average. Coolest is June at 21°C. Driest reading falls in April with 0 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $2,000 (~$2.00)
      Country-level price estimate for Chile, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $2,500 (~$2.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Chile, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      14h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      4,032 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Tap water is generally safe to drink.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January25°4°C4
    February25°5°C6
    March24°3°C2
    April23°4°C0
    May22°5°C0
    June21°6°C1
    July22°5°C0
    August22°6°C0
    September24°5°C0
    October24°5°C0
    November25°4°C0
    December25°4°C1

    What to do

    • Float effortlessly in the hyper-saline waters of the Baltinache lagoons
    • Stargaze through heavy-duty telescopes under ultra-clear night skies
    • Watch the shifting shadows and sunset colors painting Moon Valley

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.