Santiago weather by month & the best time to visit

🇨🇱 Chile · major city break · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Santiago is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with November and April close behind. Santiago averages about 3,263 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 10 mm of rain in March.

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Sun hours / year

3,263

Sunniest month

March

Peak score

97/100

Rain / year

275 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Population

5.7M

Elevation

474 m

When is the best time to visit Santiago?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Santiago is March, then November and April. The dullest month is January (78/100, 8 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Santiago?

Santiago is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,263 hours of sunshine a year. March (97/100) is noticeably better than January (78). It ranks #4 of 18 destinations in Chile for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,773 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around June, carries about 56% of the annual 275 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Mendoza Argentina · 196 km · best in Sep · 3,504 h sun/yr
• La Serena-Coquimbo Chile · 389 km · best in Jan · 2,601 h sun/yr
• Concepcion Chile · 429 km · best in Jan · 3,020 h sun/yr
• Temuco Chile · 638 km · best in Jan · 2,637 h sun/yr
• Cordoba Argentina · 660 km · best in Aug · 2,919 h sun/yr
• Copiapo Chile · 682 km · best in Mar · 3,703 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• San Rafael Argentina · 257 km · 3,468 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• San Luis Argentina · 412 km · 3,223 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• La Rioja Argentina · 585 km · 3,246 h sun/yr · best in Jul

Head-to-head

How Santiago compares month by month: Santiago vs Mendoza · Santiago vs Concepcion · Santiago vs La Serena-Coquimbo · all comparisons