Month by month
Valparaíso's New Year fireworks over the bay draw crowds on 31 December. Many museums close for Chile's national holidays, the Fiestas Patrias, on 18 and 19 September.
- JanuaryBest: BusyTypically 30°C by day, 15°C at night, rain on about 3 days a month
- FebruaryBest: BusyTypically 30°C by day, 15°C at night, rain on about 2 days a month
- MarchBestTypically 28°C by day, 13°C at night, rain on about 3 days a month
- AprilGo with a plan: MildTypically 24°C by day, 11°C at night, rain on about 3 days a month
- MayGo with a plan: MildTypically 20°C by day, 8°C at night, rain on about 4 days a month
- JuneGo with a plan: ColdTypically 16°C by day, 5°C at night, rain on about 6 days a month
- JulyGo with a plan: ColdTypically 17°C by day, 5°C at night, rain on about 3 days a month
- AugustGo with a plan: ColdTypically 18°C by day, 5°C at night, rain on about 3 days a month
- SeptemberGo with a plan: MildTypically 21°C by day, 6°C at night, rain on about 2 days a month
- OctoberGo with a plan: MildTypically 23°C by day, 8°C at night, rain on about 2 days a month
- NovemberBestTypically 27°C by day, 11°C at night, rain on about 2 days a month
- DecemberBestTypically 29°C by day, 13°C at night, rain on about 1 days a month
Typical weather is for Santiago: averages of NASA POWER daily data, 2016 to 2025, on a grid of about 50 km. Mountains and coasts can differ.
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[Photo: San Pedro de Atacama]
San Pedro de Atacama in 3 daysValle de la Luna, Laguna Chaxa, Miscanti and Miñiques, Piedras Rojas, Toconao, Tatio Geysers, Laguna Cejar, Laguna Tebenquiche3 days, ChileBalanced pace
[Photo: Santiago]
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Chile in 7 daysSantiago, Cerro San Cristóbal, Valparaíso, San Pedro de Atacama, Valle de la Luna, Miscanti and Miñiques, Tatio Geysers, Laguna Cejar7 days, ChileBalanced pace