Climate

Antofagasta logs 0 frost days a year to Los Andes's 105 — Antofagasta wins by 105. Antofagasta also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.

AntofagastaLos Andes
Sunny days
355311
Hot days
00
Frost days
0105
Rainy days
3748
Snow days
010
Outdoor dinner months
7/125/12
Avg wind
3.8 m/s1.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,6233,503
Darkest month sun
250 hrs/mo160 hrs/mo
UV peak month
14.114.5

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

Los Andes

Feels-like °C

22
23
22
16
11
3
3
8
13
17
20
22

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Antofagasta averages 14.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Los Andes's 17.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Antofagasta breathes ~18% cleaner air (3.1 µg/m³ lower).

Antofagasta

Los Andes

14.3µg/m³
17.4µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Antofagasta (365K) and Los Andes (84K) are 4.3x in population — Antofagasta is the larger metro, Los Andes the smaller; on land area Antofagasta spans roughly 4.0x more ground.

4.2x

Antofagasta is roughly 4.2x the scale of Los Andes

Combined population & area comparison

CL flagAntofagasta
4.2x
CL flagLos Andes
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.CL flagAntofagasta365K4.3x
2.CL flagLos Andes84K1x
Area
1.CL flagAntofagasta56 km²4.0x
2.CL flagLos Andes14 km²1x
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7.8 km20 km

CL flagAntofagasta

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6.0 km4.8 km

CL flagLos Andes

Who Thrives Here

Antofagasta is the stronger fit for the eternal summer. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.

Thrives in both
AntofagastaLos Andes
Thrives only in Antofagasta
AntofagastaLos Andes

Frequently asked about Antofagasta vs Los Andes

How does the climate compare between Antofagasta and Los Andes?
Sunny days: 355 vs 311 d — Antofagasta higher Annual sunshine: 3,623 vs 3,503 hrs — Antofagasta higher Winter sunshine: 250 vs 160 hrs/day — Antofagasta higher Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 0 d — Similar Frost days: 0 vs 105 d — Antofagasta lower Rainy days: 37 vs 48 d — Antofagasta lower Snowy days: 0 vs 10 d — Antofagasta lower
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