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Best Time to Visit Chile

Climate based on Santiago20152024

The best overall time to visit Chile is January (excellent, score 99/100). The single best 14-day window: Jan 1 – Jan 14. Avoid June if you can — it scores lowest at 44/100.

Year-at-a-glance heatmap

Each cell shows a daily "visit suitability" score combining comfort (temperature), dryness (rainfall), and sunshine. Hover for details.

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Best 14-day travel windows

Top pick
Jan 1 – Jan 14
14-day window • Score 100/100
Alternative 1
Feb 25 – Mar 10
14-day window • Score 100/100
Alternative 2
Feb 2 – Feb 15
14-day window • Score 99/100

Month-by-month breakdown

January

Excellent
99/100
  • 30°C / 16°C
  • 9mm total
  • 13.4h sun/day

February

Excellent
99/100
  • 30°C / 16°C
  • 5mm total
  • 12.7h sun/day

March

Excellent
99/100
  • 28°C / 15°C
  • 3mm total
  • 11.7h sun/day

April

Excellent
82/100
  • 23°C / 12°C
  • 33mm total
  • 9.7h sun/day

May

Good
61/100
  • 19°C / 9°C
  • 36mm total
  • 8.0h sun/day

June

Poor
44/100
  • 16°C / 7°C
  • 79mm total
  • 6.8h sun/day

July

Fair
46/100
  • 15°C / 6°C
  • 56mm total
  • 7.6h sun/day

August

Fair
50/100
  • 16°C / 7°C
  • 67mm total
  • 8.3h sun/day

September

Good
60/100
  • 19°C / 8°C
  • 40mm total
  • 9.2h sun/day

October

Good
73/100
  • 22°C / 10°C
  • 36mm total
  • 11.0h sun/day

November

Excellent
91/100
  • 26°C / 12°C
  • 12mm total
  • 12.3h sun/day

December

Excellent
99/100
  • 29°C / 14°C
  • 7mm total
  • 13.5h sun/day

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Climate data from Open-Meteo Archive API. Daily normals computed from 10 years of historical observations.
Best Time to Visit Chile (2026): Month-by-Month Weather Calendar