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Best time to visit Viña del Mar

December is the best time to visit Viña del Mar for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly October to May.

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 December comfort 94/100
A beach holiday February sea 17 °C
The least cloud February 17 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 0 mm
Warmth January 24 °C
Cooler weather July 16 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 December 94 23 °C 0 60
2 March 94 23 °C 1 65
3 February 94 23 °C 0 69
4 January 93 24 °C 0 68
5 April 92 21 °C 2 53
6 November 92 21 °C 1 50
7 October 88 19 °C 2 42
8 May 86 18 °C 4 40
9 September 81 17 °C 3 37
10 August 76 16 °C 5 30
11 June 76 16 °C 6 27
12 July 74 16 °C 5 27

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 17 °C and air temperatures around 23 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 17 °C 24 °C 17 % 68
February 17 °C 23 °C 17 % 69
March 17 °C 23 °C 20 % 65
April 15 °C 21 °C 34 % 53
May 14 °C 18 °C 54 % 40
June 14 °C 16 °C 57 % 27
July 13 °C 16 °C 51 % 27
August 13 °C 16 °C 50 % 30
September 13 °C 17 °C 47 % 37
October 13 °C 19 °C 39 % 42
November 14 °C 21 °C 26 % 50
December 16 °C 23 °C 20 % 60

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 5 wet days and highs near 16 °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 23.7 °C under 1 mm 17 %
February 23.4 °C 1 mm 17 %
March 22.8 °C 3 mm 20 %
April 20.6 °C 14 mm 34 %
May 18.4 °C 50 mm 54 %
June 16.5 °C 114 mm 57 %
July 15.7 °C 63 mm 51 %
August 16.4 °C 54 mm 50 %
September 17.4 °C 25 mm 47 %
October 19.1 °C 14 mm 39 %
November 21.1 °C 3 mm 26 %
December 22.6 °C 3 mm 20 %

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.