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Monthly climate in Santiago, Chile

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santiago features a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (49 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (26 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 382 mm (15.0 inches) and receives 43 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santiago enjoys an average of 3769 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 57 minutes to 14 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santiago, Chile §

The warmest months in Santiago are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 11 °C (49 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santiago experiences 141 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 8 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Santiago, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santiago, Chile §

Santiago usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 6 rainy days and 72 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santiago are February, March and December. On average, 4 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santiago, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7 (0.3) 6 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 12 (0.5) 49 (1.9) 99 (3.9) 62 (2.4) 56 (2.2) 41 (1.6) 36 (1.4) 8 (0.3) 3 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 1 2 5 8 5 7 8 5 2 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Santiago, Chile §

The sunniest months in Santiago are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santiago: May, June and July receive an average of 7 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santiago, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 325 349 362 301 259 209 240 273 306 349 381 409
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 3m 13h 15m 12h 14m 11h 12m 10h 21m 9h 57m 10h 10m 10h 55m 11h 54m 12h 56m 13h 51m 14h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Santiago, Chile §

Santiago experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santiago UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santiago, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 12 11 7 5 3 4 6 8 11 12 14