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Best time to visit Valparaíso

February is the best time to visit Valparaíso for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to April.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 90/100
A beach holiday February sea 17 °C
The least cloud January 18 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 0 mm
Warmth February 20 °C
Cooler weather July 14 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 90 20 °C 0 56
2 January 89 20 °C 0 54
3 March 88 19 °C 1 52
4 December 86 18 °C 0 46
5 April 83 17 °C 2 41
6 November 81 17 °C 1 36
7 May 78 16 °C 4 30
8 October 76 15 °C 2 30
9 September 72 14 °C 3 27
10 June 71 14 °C 6 20
11 August 70 14 °C 5 22
12 July 70 14 °C 5 21

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 17 °C and air temperatures around 20 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 17 °C 20 °C 18 % 54
February 17 °C 20 °C 18 % 56
March 17 °C 19 °C 21 % 52
April 15 °C 17 °C 34 % 41
May 14 °C 16 °C 54 % 30
June 14 °C 14 °C 56 % 20
July 13 °C 14 °C 51 % 21
August 13 °C 14 °C 49 % 22
September 13 °C 14 °C 47 % 27
October 13 °C 15 °C 39 % 30
November 14 °C 17 °C 26 % 36
December 16 °C 18 °C 21 % 46

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 5 wet days and highs near 14 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 19.5 °C under 1 mm 18 %
February 19.6 °C 1 mm 18 %
March 19.0 °C 3 mm 21 %
April 17.2 °C 14 mm 34 %
May 15.7 °C 52 mm 54 %
June 14.4 °C 112 mm 56 %
July 13.6 °C 62 mm 51 %
August 13.9 °C 55 mm 49 %
September 14.5 °C 25 mm 47 %
October 15.4 °C 14 mm 39 %
November 16.9 °C 3 mm 26 %
December 18.3 °C 3 mm 21 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.