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Chile climate

Long, narrow — desert north to cool damp south. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Santiago · Puente Alto · Maipú · Antofagasta · Viña del Mar · Valparaíso

Browse all 20 cities in Chile

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

Csb

Warm-summer Mediterranean

10 cities

Santiagopop 4.8M Puente Altopop 568k Viña del Marpop 334k Valparaísopop 282k Temucopop 238k Concepciónpop 224k Rancaguapop 213k Talcapop 197k Chillánpop 150k Valdiviapop 133k

BWk

Cold desert

3 cities

Antofagastapop 401k La Serenapop 155k Copiapópop 129k

Cfb

Oceanic / temperate

2 cities

Puerto Monttpop 246k Coyhaiquepop 46k

BWh

Hot desert

2 cities

Aricapop 242k Iquiquepop 200k

BSk

Cold semi-arid

1 city

Cfc

Subpolar oceanic

1 city

Punta Arenaspop 117k

Af

Tropical rainforest

1 city

Hanga Roapop 7k

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Chile.

Warm-summer MediterraneanCsb

Warm-summer MediterraneanCsb

Cold semi-aridBSk

Warm-summer MediterraneanCsb

Warm-summer MediterraneanCsb

Climate types in Chile

Chile spans 7 climate types. All climate types:

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean · 10 cities BWk Cold desert · 3 cities BWh Hot desert · 2 cities Cfb Oceanic / temperate · 2 cities Af Tropical rainforest · 1 city Cfc Subpolar oceanic · 1 city BSk Cold semi-arid · 1 city

Climate records across Chile — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Hanga Roa (69.7 °F avg) · Coolest Punta Arenas (43.4 °F avg) · Wettest Valdivia (68 in/yr) · Driest Iquique (0 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Chile sits well between them.