Toconao
Village
Toconao seen from above
Toconao seen from above
Toconao is located in Chile
Toconao
Toconao
Location of Toconao in Chile.
Coordinates: 23°11′25″S 68°00′18″W / 23.19028°S 68.00500°W / -23.19028; -68.00500
Country Chile
RegionAntofagasta Region
ProvinceEl Loa Province
Elevation
2,485 m (8,153 ft)

Toconao is a village 38 km (24 mi) south of San Pedro de Atacama in the San Pedro de Atacama province of Chile's northern Antofagasta Region. It lies at an elevation of 2,485 m (8,153 ft) above sea level, close to the northeast margin of the Salar de Atacama.

The most notable building in Toconao is its church. The bell tower is separated from the main church structure and dates from 1750.

Climate

Climate data for Toconao
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.5
(81.5) 		27.3
(81.1) 		26.4
(79.5) 		24.8
(76.6) 		21.7
(71.1) 		19.0
(66.2) 		18.7
(65.7) 		21.0
(69.8) 		22.6
(72.7) 		24.9
(76.8) 		26.1
(79.0) 		27.6
(81.7) 		24.0
(75.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 11.0
(51.8) 		11.2
(52.2) 		10.2
(50.4) 		8.6
(47.5) 		6.1
(43.0) 		3.8
(38.8) 		3.3
(37.9) 		5.3
(41.5) 		6.5
(43.7) 		8.3
(46.9) 		9.0
(48.2) 		11.2
(52.2) 		7.9
(46.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7
(0.3) 		11
(0.4) 		8
(0.3) 		0
(0) 		1
(0.0) 		2
(0.1) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		1
(0.0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		1
(0.0) 		31
(1.2)
Average relative humidity (%) 31 38 33 26 23 24 23 20 16 16 19 24 24
Source: Atlas Agroclimatico de Chile (temperatures 1988–2007, precipitation 1975–2009, humidity 1988–2015)[1]

References

  1. ^ "Atlas Agroclimático de Chile–Estado Actual y Tendencias del Clima (Tomo I: Regiones de Arica Y Parinacota, Tarapacá y Antofagasta" (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. 2017. pp. 136–146. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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