Places with the best weather in South America year-round

La Serena tops the list at 92 /100 averaged across the year. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Comfort Avg high Rainfall
1 La Serena Chile 92 /100 – °C – mm
2 Antofagasta Chile 91 /100 – °C – mm
3 Chincha Alta Peru 91 /100 – °C – mm
4 Coquimbo Chile 91 /100 – °C – mm
5 Tacna Peru 91 /100 – °C – mm
6 Santa Anita - Los Ficus Peru 90 /100 – °C – mm
7 Lima Peru 90 /100 – °C – mm
8 Iquique Chile 89 /100 – °C – mm
9 Callao Peru 89 /100 – °C – mm
10 Chimbote Peru 88 /100 – °C – mm
11 Quillacollo Bolivia 88 /100 – °C – mm
12 Cochabamba Bolivia 87 /100 – °C – mm
13 Abha Saudi Arabia 87 /100 – °C – mm
14 Trujillo Peru 87 /100 – °C – mm
15 Arequipa Peru 87 /100 – °C – mm
16 Viña del Mar Chile 87 /100 – °C – mm
17 Arica Chile 86 /100 – °C – mm
18 Ica Peru 86 /100 – °C – mm
19 Khamis Mushait Saudi Arabia 85 /100 – °C – mm
20 Chiclayo Peru 85 /100 – °C – mm
21 Quilicura Chile 85 /100 – °C – mm
22 Maipú Chile 85 /100 – °C – mm
23 Santiago Chile 85 /100 – °C – mm
24 La Rioja Argentina 83 /100 – °C – mm
25 Vitória da Conquista Brazil 83 /100 – °C – mm
26 Paraná Argentina 83 /100 – °C – mm
27 Contagem Brazil 83 /100 – °C – mm
28 Río Cuarto Argentina 83 /100 – °C – mm
29 Santa Fe Argentina 83 /100 – °C – mm
30 Rosario Argentina 83 /100 – °C – mm
31 San Luis Argentina 83 /100 – °C – mm
32 Huánuco Peru 83 /100 – °C – mm
33 Córdoba Argentina 82 /100 – °C – mm
34 Ribeirão das Neves Brazil 82 /100 – °C – mm
35 Rancagua Chile 82 /100 – °C – mm
36 Belo Horizonte Brazil 82 /100 – °C – mm
37 Calama Chile 82 /100 – °C – mm
38 Poços de Caldas Brazil 82 /100 – °C – mm
39 Puente Alto Chile 82 /100 – °C – mm
40 Catamarca Argentina 81 /100 – °C – mm
41 Pouso Alegre Brazil 81 /100 – °C – mm
42 Santa Luzia Brazil 81 /100 – °C – mm
43 Merlo Argentina 81 /100 – °C – mm
44 Ceilândia Brazil 80 /100 – °C – mm
45 Sete Lagoas Brazil 80 /100 – °C – mm
46 La Plata Argentina 80 /100 – °C – mm
47 Samambaia Brazil 80 /100 – °C – mm
48 Bragança Paulista Brazil 80 /100 – °C – mm
49 Ponta Grossa Brazil 80 /100 – °C – mm
50 Tarija Bolivia 80 /100 – °C – mm

Averaged across all twelve months, and only for destinations with a full twelve-month series and a published climate page. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.

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: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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