Climate

Antofagasta logs 7 outdoor-dinner months a year to Coyhaique's 2 — Antofagasta wins by 5. Antofagasta also leads on sunny days by 207.

AntofagastaCoyhaique
Sunny days
355148
Hot days
00
Frost days
0124
Rain days
37134
Snow days
029
Outdoor dinner months
7/122/12
Avg wind
3.8 m/s2.4 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,6231,953
Darkest month sun
250 hrs/mo79 hrs/mo
UV peak month
14.18.1

Antofagasta

Feels-like °C

25
26
25
23
21
19
18
19
20
21
22
24

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Coyhaique

Feels-like °C

11
12
6
5
2
-2
-3
-1
3
5
8
11

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Coyhaique averages $1,839/mo for balanced living; Antofagasta has no cost baseline yet.

Antofagasta

monthly · balanced

Coyhaique

$1,839

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,316Comfort $3,105
Top 91%in Among 48 Latin America cities

Mobility

Coyhaique scores 1.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
1.0/5
AntofagastaCoyhaique
Car Efficiency

Culture

Antofagasta and Coyhaique score neck-and-neck on culture (0.0 vs 0.0, 0–5 scale).

0.0/5
vs
0.0/5

Nature & Outdoors

Coyhaique scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
4.2/5
AntofagastaCoyhaique
MountainsForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCamping

Safety

Coyhaique scores 3.6 on safety (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
3.6/5
AntofagastaCoyhaique
Road

Career

Coyhaique scores 1.3 on career (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no career baseline.

/5
vs
1.3/5

Social & Community

Coyhaique scores 1.3 on social & community (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
1.3/5
AntofagastaCoyhaique
Government Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

Coyhaique scores 0.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
0.6/5

Family

Coyhaique scores 0.9 on family (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no family baseline.

/5
vs
0.9/5

Healthcare

Coyhaique scores 1.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
1.7/5

Air Quality

Antofagasta averages 14.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Coyhaique's 37.5 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Antofagasta breathes ~62% cleaner air (23.2 µg/m³ lower).

Antofagasta

Coyhaique

14.3µg/m³
37.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Very Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Antofagasta (365K) and Coyhaique (52K) are 7.0x in population — Antofagasta is the larger metro, Coyhaique the smaller; on land area Antofagasta spans roughly 6.2x more ground.

6.6x

Antofagasta is roughly 6.6x the scale of Coyhaique

Combined population & area comparison

CL flagAntofagasta
6.6x
CL flagCoyhaique
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.CL flagAntofagasta365K7.0x
2.CL flagCoyhaique52K1x
Area
1.CL flagAntofagasta56 km²6.2x
2.CL flagCoyhaique9 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
7.8 km20 km

CL flagAntofagasta

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
4.9 km3.1 km

CL flagCoyhaique

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Antofagasta vs Coyhaique

Which is cheaper, Antofagasta or Coyhaique?
Coyhaique has an estimated monthly cost of $1,839.
How does the climate compare between Antofagasta and Coyhaique?
Sunny days: 355 vs 148 d — Antofagasta higher Annual sunshine: 3,623 vs 1,953 hrs — Antofagasta higher Winter sunshine: 250 vs 79 hrs/day — Antofagasta higher Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 0 d — Similar Frost days: 0 vs 124 d — Antofagasta lower Rainy days: 37 vs 134 d — Antofagasta lower Snowy days: 0 vs 29 d — Antofagasta lower
Is Antofagasta or Coyhaique safer?
Coyhaique has a safety score of 3.6/5.
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