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No, the Atacama is a cold desert. The hottest desert use to be the Sahara in Libya but that title has recently been awarded to Death Valley in the Mojave Desert of North America.
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Is the Atacama Desert Earth's hottest desert?
No, the Atacama is a cold desert with temperatures rarely rising above 80 degrees F. Recently, Death Valley in the Mojave Desert of the United States was named the hottest place on earth. Previously that record was held by Libya.
What is the hottest month of Chile?
There are no 'hot' deserts in Chile. The Atacama is the largest desert in Chile and would be the 'hottest' even though it is considered a cold desert.
What is the hottest temperature recorded in the Atacama Desert?
In the Atacama Desert there are very few weather observatories so we do not know the absolute hottest temperature experienced there. However, the summer temperature rarely ever rises above 80 degrees F. It us usually about 70 to 75 degrees.
Which deserts are located in Chile?
The large desert in northern Chile is the Atacama Desert. The Atacama is the driest non-polar desert in the world.
Which is the coldest - the Sahara or the Gobi?
The Sahara Desert is hotter than the Atacama Desert, it's larger than the Atacama Desert and it has more life, but the Atacama Desert is much drier. The Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth, with an average of less than a millimetre of the rain.
What is earth's hottest desert along the coast of Peru?
The Mojave Desert holds the record for the hottest temperature ever reliably recorded in a desert and that is in the United States. Peru has no hot deserts. Both the Atacama and the Sechura Deserts are considered to be cold deserts.
Is San Pedro De Atacama in the Atacama desert?
Yes it is located in the Atacama Desert.
What is the climate of the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama Desert is a cool, exceedingly dry desert.
What its the desert in northern Chile?
The Atacama Desert is located in northern Chile, southern Peru and small parts of Bolivia and Argentina.
What kind of desert is the Atacama?
The Atacama is a cold coastal desert.
What cold current passes through the Atacama's desert?
No current passes through the Atacama Desert but the Humbolt, or Peruvian Current, passes just off shore and has a great influence on the climate of the Atacama.
What are the temps for the Atacama Desert in the summer?
During summer (January, February and March) the temperature fluctuates between 27°C (81°F) and a minimum of 16°C (61°F) at night. Hope this helps. The atacama desert is located in northern Chile and is the driest desert in the world!
