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The average temperature (high) is about 25 degrees C (77 degrees F) but some areas can get even hotter. Lows in same areas may drop to near or below 0 degrees C. at night. It is considered a cool (or cold) desert. The temperature is moderated by the cold Pacific Ocean to the west.
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What kind of desert is the Atacama?
The Atacama is a cold coastal desert.
Is the Atacama Desert a hot or cold desert?
The Atacama is a cold desert. Temperatures rarely exceed 75 or 80 degrees F.
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.
Is the Atacama Desert the driest on earth?
Both the Atacama Desert and the Antarctic Desert share the honor as the driest on earth. The Antarctic is a polar desert and the Atacama is a cool coastal desert - both classified as cold deserts.
What type of desert is the Atacama Desert - subtropical cool coastal cold winter or polar?
The Atacama Desert of South America is a cool coastal desert.
What is the difference between the Simpson Desert and the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama Desert is a cold desert while the Simpson is a hot desert. The Simpson has more rainfall and, thus, more vegetation and animal life than the Atacama.
Is the Atacama Desert the driest place on earth?
Technically, the Atacama is classified as a cold desert. In actuality, the climate is quite mild. The high temperature rarely rises above 80 degrees F and the low rarely drops below 32 degrees F. The temperature is moderated by the Atacama's close proximity to the Pacific Ocean.
Where is it hotter - in Calexico California or in the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama is a cold desert so Calexico wins the prize for being hotest.
How is the Gobi Desert different from the Atacama Desert?
The Gobi Desert is a cold winter desert that has hot summers and bitterly cold winters. The Atacama is a cool coastal desert with no temperature extremes. It is mild all year.
What desert biome would the Atacama fall under?
The Atacama Desert falls under the cold desert biome. Despite its location in a subtropical region, the Atacama Desert's high elevation and surrounding Andes Mountains contribute to its unique climate, characterized by cold temperatures and low precipitation.
What is the name of a cold desert?
Antarctica, Gobi, Atacama are all cold deserts.
Is Atacama Desert the hottest?
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.
