Worst time to visit Santiago
Some months in Santiago are clearly tougher for travel — extreme heat, cold, drenching rain, or peak storm season. Here's what to skip.
Country
🇨🇱 Chile
Region
South America
Hottest
January 30°C
Coldest
July 4°C low
Wettest
July 8 rain days
Driest
January 1 rain days
Santiago doesn't have any clearly "bad" months
The climate stays reasonably comfortable year-round — no extreme heat, cold, rain, or storm season is recorded in our data. Worth visiting any time of year. The hottest month (January) peaks at 30°C / 86°F; the coldest (July) drops to 4°C overnight — nothing extreme either way.
Better times to go
Better months: March (27°C, 2 rain days) · April (23°C, 3 rain days) · May (19°C, 5 rain days) · September (20°C, 4 rain days) · October (23°C, 3 rain days) · November (27°C, 2 rain days)
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