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Best Time for Santiago, Valparaíso & the Coast
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Sweet spot: January, February, March. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
💡 Good to know
- The coast's fog burns off by noon, Casablanca's cool-climate whites pour in garden tasting rooms, and Valparaíso's hills paint themselves in summer light.
- Santiago pairs smoggy valley days with an hour's drive to Andean ski resorts — and the coast turns moody, poetic and half-price.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.2°C | 25.4°C | 4 mm | 14.0 h | |
| February | 14.1°C | 25.0°C | 4 mm | 13.2 h | |
| March | 13.0°C | 23.7°C | 6 mm | 12.2 h | |
| April | 10.8°C | 20.6°C | 11 mm | 11.2 h | |
| May | 9.1°C | 17.5°C | 48 mm | 10.3 h | |
| June | 7.0°C | 14.9°C | 63 mm | 9.8 h | |
| July | 6.2°C | 14.1°C | 51 mm | 10.0 h | |
| August | 6.5°C | 15.1°C | 44 mm | 10.8 h | |
| September | 7.3°C | 16.7°C | 14 mm | 11.8 h | |
| October | 8.7°C | 19.1°C | 12 mm | 12.8 h | |
| November | 10.7°C | 22.1°C | 7 mm | 13.7 h | |
| December | 12.6°C | 24.1°C | 4 mm | 14.2 h |