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Photography Weather Forecast for San Pedro de Atacama, Atacama Desert

San Pedro de Atacama, Atacama, Chile

San Pedro provides access to Valle de la Luna's eroded ridges, Salar de Atacama salt crust, and a volcanic skyline led by Licancabur.

Active Forecasts

Current forecast snapshot: 0 of 4 forecast rules match now.

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Santiago
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Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
San Pedro de Atacama
Today · 06:40–07:25 · 1h window
Medium confidence
58%
🌇Golden Hour Potential91.1-93%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: -13.3° (Astronomical twilight)
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
San Pedro de Atacama
Tomorrow · 17:48–18:32
🌇Golden Hour Potential:80.1-89.7%
Medium
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Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
San Pedro de Atacama
Thu, Aug 20 · 01:00–05:38
🌛Moon Altitude:-37.5-0.5°
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
San Pedro de Atacama
Thu, Aug 20 · 06:39–07:23
🌇Golden Hour Potential:89.5%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
San Pedro de Atacama
Thu, Aug 20 · 17:48–18:33
🌇Golden Hour Potential:91.8%
Medium
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Good Moonlight (high)
San Pedro de Atacama
Thu, Aug 20 · 20:00–01:00
🌕Moon Illumination:64.1%
Medium
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Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
San Pedro de Atacama
Fri, Aug 21 · 02:00–05:37
🌛Moon Altitude:-30.2--0.5°
Medium
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How this forecast is made

Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

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