South America · Nature travel

Best time to visit Torres del Paine

Early Feb–Late Feb, Mid Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 11.2°C, with 8.4 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Torres del Paine
Photo: Karen Chan 16 (CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 9.6-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Torres del Paine season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Fair (season score 34.4)Mid Jan: Okay (season score 45.7)Late Jan: Okay (season score 44.3)Early Feb: Good (season score 66.0)Mid Feb: Good (season score 57.9)Late Feb: Good (season score 65.5)Early Mar: Okay (season score 50.8)Mid Mar: Good (season score 60.1)Late Mar: Okay (season score 53.4)Early Apr: Okay (season score 51.9)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 47.0)Late Apr: Okay (season score 52.4)Early May: Okay (season score 48.6)Mid May: Okay (season score 56.3)Late May: Okay (season score 47.7)Early Jun: Fair (season score 38.5)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 42.0)Late Jun: Fair (season score 40.0)Early Jul: Fair (season score 42.8)Mid Jul: Okay (season score 45.7)Late Jul: Fair (season score 38.0)Early Aug: Fair (season score 40.4)Mid Aug: Okay (season score 47.0)Late Aug: Fair (season score 40.0)Early Sep: Okay (season score 51.0)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 42.7)Late Sep: Okay (season score 55.7)Early Oct: Okay (season score 52.4)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 37.2)Late Oct: Okay (season score 43.6)Early Nov: Okay (season score 53.2)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 34.7)Late Nov: Fair (season score 34.0)Early Dec: Okay (season score 46.2)Mid Dec: Fair (season score 36.2)Late Dec: Fair (season score 39.4)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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
JanuaryFair11.2°C9.083.4%
FebruaryGood11.6°C8.580.8%
MarchOkay10.1°C8.681.5%
AprilOkay8.1°C8.378.3%
MayOkay5.7°C7.874.3%
JuneFair3.3°C8.074.1%
JulyFair3.0°C7.974.5%
AugustFair4.0°C7.875.8%
SeptemberOkay5.7°C7.577.5%
OctoberOkay7.7°C8.480.2%
NovemberFair9.2°C8.782.9%
DecemberFair10.4°C9.183.4%

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.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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