Weather, climate and best time to go to Chile
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Chile
Best time to go to Chile
Best time to go to Chile
The best time to go to Chile is from january until may and august until december, in which you have a soft till warm temperature and barely till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Chile is 30° in january and the lowest is 14° in july.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Chile or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
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| Jan | 30° | 2 mm | |
| Feb | 29° | 2 mm | |
| Mar | 29° | 1 mm | |
| Apr | 25° | 12 mm | |
| May | 20° | 40 mm | |
| Jun | 15° | 95 mm | |
| Jul | 14° | 46 mm | |
| Aug | 16° | 58 mm | |
| Sep | 20° | 28 mm | |
| Oct | 23° | 14 mm | |
| Nov | 26° | 8 mm | |
| Dec | 28° | 5 mm |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Chile? Go to the full climate information about Chile
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Chile indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Chile.
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Climate Chile
Climate Chile
In Chile there are 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the cold semi-arid climate and subtropical highland climate. The average annual temperature for Chile is 23° degrees and there is 312 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 306 days a year with an average humidity of 44% and an UV-index of 5.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Santiago in Chile per month.
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Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
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Wind force in Bft |
Average UV-index |
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| Jan | 30° | 18° | 2 mm | 1 | 30 | 2 | 7 |
| Feb | 29° | 17° | 2 mm | 1 | 27 | 2 | 6 |
| Mar | 29° | 14° | 1 mm | 0 | 31 | 2 | 6 |
| Apr | 25° | 9° | 12 mm | 3 | 27 | 2 | 5 |
| May | 20° | 6° | 40 mm | 6 | 25 | 2 | 4 |
| Jun | 15° | 3° | 95 mm | 7 | 23 | 2 | 3 |
| Jul | 14° | 2° | 46 mm | 7 | 24 | 2 | 3 |
| Aug | 16° | 3° | 58 mm | 6 | 25 | 2 | 4 |
| Sep | 20° | 6° | 28 mm | 4 | 26 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct | 23° | 11° | 14 mm | 4 | 27 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov | 26° | 14° | 8 mm | 3 | 27 | 2 | 6 |
| Dec | 28° | 16° | 5 mm | 2 | 29 | 2 | 6 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 30° in january in Chile and at least around 18° degrees. In january there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Chile.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 29° in february in Chile and at least around 17° degrees. In february there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Chile.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 29° in march in Chile and at least around 14° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Chile.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 25° in april in Chile and at least around 9° degrees. In april there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 12 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Chile.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 20° in may in Chile and at least around 6° degrees. In may there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 40 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Chile.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 15° in june in Chile and at least around 3° degrees. In june there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 95 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Chile.
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 14° in july in Chile and at least around 2° degrees. In july there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 46 mm and the it will be dry 24 days this month in Chile.
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 16° in august in Chile and at least around 3° degrees. In august there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 58 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Chile.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 20° in september in Chile and at least around 6° degrees. In september there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 28 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Chile.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 23° in october in Chile and at least around 11° degrees. In october there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 14 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Chile.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 26° in november in Chile and at least around 14° degrees. In november there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 8 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Chile.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 28° in december in Chile and at least around 16° degrees. In december there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 5 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Chile.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather statistics Chile
Weather statistics Chile
View all weather statistics from Chile per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Chile and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Chile
About Chile
Time difference Chile
Vaccinations Chile
Currency Chile
Exchange rate Chileense peso op
14 day weather forecast Chile
The weather for Santiago in Chile will be 26° till 18° degrees in the next 14 days with a couple of days chance of light rain showers.
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| Max (°C) | 26° | 23° | 13° | 21° | 26° | 29° | 25° |
| Min (°C) | 14° | 14° | 8° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 17° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0.6mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
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| Max (°C) | 22° | 15° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 16° | 18° |
| Min (°C) | 13° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 11° | 16° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 15% | 15% | 20% | 30% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0.3mm | 0.1mm | 1.7mm | 2.6mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
About Chile
Chile is in the continental part Zuid-Amerika and the capital is Santiago. It is 756.950 km² with 6.435 km of coastline and has a population of 17.574.003. In terms of area, the country is 25x bigger than United Kingdom. If you want to call Chile you have to use +56 or 0056 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +565012457809 or 00565012457809.
Chile is in a straight line at 11.672 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 14 hour and 35 min.
Time difference Chile
In Chile it is now 13:47 hour in the afternoon on tuesday 21 august 2018. That is 5 hour earlier than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Chile is America/Santiago and the Greenwich time is UTC-03.
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
Currency Chile
In Chile the Chileense peso is used to pay.
Exchange rate Chileense peso op
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1 Chileense peso = € 0,00 euro
100 Chileense peso = € 0,13 euro
1 euro = 763,71 Chileense peso
100 euro = 76.370,89 Chileense peso
Install exchange rate app
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.
Bring your credit card
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:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
Download Android
Download Apple
MasterCard Nearby
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