Best time to visit, weather and climate Chile

The best time to visit Chile is from january until april and november and december, when you will have a pleasant temperature and limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in Chile is 26°C in january and the lowest is 11°C in july.

The average climate figure for Chile is an 8,7. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Chile has the mediterranean climate prevailing. The summers are hot and dry, and the temperature is mild in the winter. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Chile or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

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Climate Chile per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
26°C	25°C	24°C	21°C	16°C	13°C	11°C	13°C	15°C	18°C	22°C	24°C
1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	3 mm	23 mm	43 mm	22 mm	26 mm	15 mm	9 mm	5 mm	2 mm

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Climate data from: Santiago

Chile in brief

Capital	Santiago
Flight time ¹	10 h. 10 min
Population	17.574.003
Area	756.950 km²
Currency	Chilean peso (CLP)
Local date	mo 13 july 2020
Local time	04:34 hour at night

¹ From Cape Town International Airport

Climate Chile

Climate Chile per Month

Chile has the mediterranean climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Chile is 19° degrees and there is about 150 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 316 days a year with an average humidity of 45% and an UV-index of 4.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	26°C	25°C	24°C	21°C	16°C	13°C	11°C	13°C	15°C	18°C	22°C	24°C
Night	12°C	12°C	10°C	8°C	6°C	4°C	2°C	3°C	4°C	6°C	9°C	10°C
Precip	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	3 mm	23 mm	43 mm	22 mm	26 mm	15 mm	9 mm	5 mm	2 mm
Rain days	1	1	2	3	5	6	6	6	5	3	2	1
Dry days	30	27	29	27	26	24	25	25	25	28	28	30
Sun hours per day	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10
Wind force in Bft	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5

Climate Chile january

On average, it is maximum 26° in january in Chile and at least around 12° degrees. In january there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Chile.

Climate Chile february

On average, it is maximum 25° in february in Chile and at least around 12° degrees. In february there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Chile.

Climate Chile march

On average, it is maximum 24° in march in Chile and at least around 10° degrees. In march there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Chile.

Climate Chile april

On average, it is maximum 21° in april in Chile and at least around 8° degrees. In april there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 3 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Chile.

Climate Chile may

On average, it is maximum 16° in may in Chile and at least around 6° degrees. In may there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 23 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Chile.

Climate Chile june

On average, it is maximum 13° in june in Chile and at least around 4° degrees. In june there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 43 mm and the it will be dry 24 days this month in Chile.

Climate Chile july

On average, it is maximum 11° in july in Chile and at least around 2° degrees. In july there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 22 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Chile.

Climate Chile august

On average, it is maximum 13° in august in Chile and at least around 3° degrees. In august there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Chile.

Climate Chile september

On average, it is maximum 15° in september in Chile and at least around 4° degrees. In september there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 15 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Chile.

Climate Chile october

On average, it is maximum 18° in october in Chile and at least around 6° degrees. In october there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 9 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Chile.

Climate Chile november

On average, it is maximum 22° in november in Chile and at least around 9° degrees. In november there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 5 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Chile.

Climate Chile december

On average, it is maximum 24° in december in Chile and at least around 10° degrees. In december there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Chile.

14 day weather forecast Chile

The weather for Santiago in Chile will be 22° till 19° degrees in the next 14 days with a couple of days chance of light rain showers or even quite a bit of rain.

The weather forecast for Chile is based on the weather in Santiago.

Weather forecast this week

Dag	Max	Min	Change	Wind	UV
Mo 13 Jul	20°C	11°C	0%	1m/s	4
Tu 14 Jul	22°C	13°C	0%	1m/s	4
We 15 Jul	19°C	11°C	0%	1m/s	4
Th 16 Jul	18°C	12°C	0%	1m/s	1
Fr 17 Jul	16°C	11°C	0%	1m/s	1
Sa 18 Jul	16°C	11°C	0%	1m/s	1
Su 19 Jul	16°C	10°C	0%	1m/s	1

Weather forecast next week

Dag	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Mo 20 Jul	13°C	9°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	1
Tu 21 Jul	10°C	7°C	14 mm	95%	2m/s	1
We 22 Jul	11°C	6°C	8.4 mm	90%	1m/s	1
Th 23 Jul	13°C	6°C	0 mm	0%	1m/s	4
Fr 24 Jul	17°C	8°C	0 mm	0%	0m/s	1
Sa 25 Jul	19°C	12°C	0 mm	0%	1m/s	1
Su 26 Jul	19°C	11°C	0 mm	0%	1m/s	3

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Flight tickets Chile

Flight tickets to Chile

You can fly to Chile at these well-known airports:

Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Santiago
Carriel Sur Airport
Concepción
Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport
Antofagasta
La Araucanía Airport
Temuco
Diego Aracena Airport
Iquique
Chacalluta Airport
Arica
El Tepual Airport
Puerto Montt
Pichoy Airport
Valdivia
Cañal Bajo Carlos - Hott Siebert Airport
Osorno
El Loa Airport
Calama

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Islands Chile

Easter Island

National Parks Chile

There is 1 national park in the American state Chile.

Torres del Paine National Park

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Currency Chile

In Chile the Chilean peso is used to pay.

Exchange rate Chilean peso (CLP) 13 july 2020

1 Chilean peso = 0,02 South African rand
100 Chilean peso = 2,12 South African rand

1 South African rand = 47,22 Chilean peso
100 South African rand = 4.722,23 Chilean peso

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It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.

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Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.

You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:

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Time difference Chile

In Chile it is now 04:34 o’clock at night on monday 13 july 2020. That is 6 hour earlier than in New Zealand. The time zone of Chile is America/Santiago and the Greenwich time is UTC-04.

Vaccinations Chile

Recommended vaccinations

DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Chile.

Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
Rabiës

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