South America · City travel

Best time to visit Santiago

Late Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 28.8°C, with 0.2 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Santiago
Photo: Miguel hernandez (CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 13.1-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Santiago season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 64.6)Mid Jan: Good (season score 63.0)Late Jan: Good (season score 61.7)Early Feb: Good (season score 63.2)Mid Feb: Good (season score 67.1)Late Feb: Good (season score 67.7)Early Mar: Good (season score 66.7)Mid Mar: Good (season score 67.4)Late Mar: Great (season score 71.7)Early Apr: Good (season score 70.6)Mid Apr: Good (season score 63.2)Late Apr: Good (season score 62.2)Early May: Good (season score 60.6)Mid May: Okay (season score 48.7)Late May: Okay (season score 43.5)Early Jun: Fair (season score 40.6)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 28.3)Late Jun: Fair (season score 34.6)Early Jul: Okay (season score 44.0)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 41.0)Late Jul: Okay (season score 45.1)Early Aug: Okay (season score 45.0)Mid Aug: Okay (season score 44.4)Late Aug: Okay (season score 44.9)Early Sep: Okay (season score 44.0)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 55.3)Late Sep: Okay (season score 56.9)Early Oct: Good (season score 58.0)Mid Oct: Good (season score 60.1)Late Oct: Good (season score 59.6)Early Nov: Good (season score 62.0)Mid Nov: Good (season score 65.6)Late Nov: Good (season score 70.0)Early Dec: Good (season score 67.3)Mid Dec: Good (season score 65.1)Late Dec: Good (season score 63.5)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGood31.5°C0.130.9%
FebruaryGood31.2°C0.129.8%
MarchGood29.7°C0.234.4%
AprilGood25.5°C0.550.2%
MayOkay20.9°C1.065.9%
JuneFair17.5°C1.772.5%
JulyOkay17.6°C1.169.2%
AugustOkay19.1°C1.169.8%
SeptemberOkay21.9°C0.966.5%
OctoberGood25.4°C0.460.0%
NovemberGood28.2°C0.245.8%
DecemberGood30.5°C0.135.6%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: ARTURO MERINO BENITEZ INTL(12 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.