title: Toconao
text: # Toconao
  
  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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Average high °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) |
  | Average low °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) ||||||||||||||
  