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Santiago

Destination brief

Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

14°CModerate or heavy rain in area with thunder
AirModerate

Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas.

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Travel Score

out of 100

Good to travel

In short

A good time to go.

Best days for the weather: Wed Oct 21 and Thu Oct 22.
Rain is likely today, tomorrow and Thursday.
Daytime highs of 20–21°.
Air quality is acceptable; unusually sensitive people may want to limit long outdoor activity.

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What to do in Santiago

Travelling as

A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.

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Best days to go

Weather forecast

Fair weather and steady: Wed Oct 21 and Thu Oct 22

Average weather score 56 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.

TueOct 2049
WedOct 2157In the best days
ThuOct 2255In the best days

Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.

Score breakdown

Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.

Weather16.1 / 30
Average daily weather score 54/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 85% chance of rain on Oct 20.
Air quality16 / 20
US EPA index 2: Moderate.
Safety20 / 20
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
Hazards10 / 10
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
Events5 / 10
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
SeasonEstimated5 / 10

Weather now

WeatherAPI

Santiago, Region MetropolitanaUpdated 7:15 PM local time

14°C

Moderate or heavy rain in area with thunder

Feels like 13°High 20° · Low 12°

Rain now

79%

Rain today

85% chance

Humidity

89%

Wind

Best time of year

NASA POWER climatology (public domain)

Usually the most comfortable: November, March and April. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.

January: pleasant, high 28°, low 14°, about 8 mm of rain, comfort 100 out of 100
February: pleasant, high 27°, low 13°, about 9 mm of rain, comfort 100 out of 100
March: pleasant, high 25°, low 12°, about 9 mm of rain, comfort 100 out of 100
April: pleasant, high 22°, low 9°, about 11 mm of rain, comfort 100 out of 100
May: pleasant, high 18°, low 6°, about 41 mm of rain, comfort 91 out of 100
June: cool, high 14°, low 3°, about 59 mm of rain, comfort 78 out of 100
July: cool, high 14°, low 2°, about 45 mm of rain, comfort 79 out of 100
August: cool, high 15°, low 3°, about 36 mm of rain, comfort 85 out of 100
September: pleasant, high 18°, low 4°, about 13 mm of rain, comfort 93 out of 100
October: pleasant, high 21°, low 7°, about 10 mm of rain, comfort 100 out of 100
November: pleasant, high 24°, low 10°, about 9 mm of rain, comfort 100 out of 100
December: pleasant, high 27°, low 12°, about 7 mm of rain, comfort 100 out of 100

Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.

October 2026 at a glance

Typical weather

21° 7°

Pleasant

About 10 mm of rain over the month

Festivals that month

None recorded in our calendar.

What to pack

Layers you can add or take offDays are mild.
A layer for the eveningNights are much cooler than days.

Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.

Month by month

Typical weather by month at this place
Month	Feels	High / low	Rain	Comfort
January	Pleasant	28° / 14°	8 mm	100
February	Pleasant	27° / 13°	9 mm	100
March	Pleasant	25° / 12°	9 mm	100
April	Pleasant	22° / 9°	11 mm	100
May	Pleasant	18° / 6°	41 mm	91
June	Cool	14° / 3°	59 mm	78
July	Cool	14° / 2°

Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.

Best time of year

Festivals

Festival calendar

Happening now

Nothing on right now

No listed festivals or events are happening today.

Upcoming2

Christmas Day
Religious
Worldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 66 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National Holiday
Worldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 73 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.

Air quality

US EPA index

2 / 6

Moderate

Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people may want to limit long outdoor exertion.

PM2.5: 15.6 µg/m³
PM10: 16.1 µg/m³
Ozone (O₃): 61.0 µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂): 29.0 µg/m³
Sulphur dioxide (SO₂): 19.3 µg/m³
Carbon monoxide (CO): 832.0 µg/m³

Safety & hazards

Where to next

GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.

Towns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.

Where to next

Trip facts

GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

Country: Chile
Capital: Santiago
Currency: Peso (CLP)
Calling code: +56
Languages: Spanish
Plugs: Type C, L
Power: 220–230 V · 50 Hz
Driving: On the right

Exchange rate

1 USD ≈ 982.71 CLP, as of 20 Oct 2026

Show the rate in

A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)

Power is what the wall supplies, not what a device needs: most phone and laptop chargers take 100 to 240 V, so you usually need only a plug adapter. Check the label on your device.

Plugs, power and driving side are shown only where two sources agree (Wikipedia, Mains electricity by country (from the IEC's World Plugs), worldstandards.eu, Wikidata, Wikipedia, Left- and right-hand traffic), checked 2026-10-11. See .

Santiago

What to do in Santiago

Best days to go

Score breakdown

Weather now

Best time of year

October 2026 at a glance

Best time of year

Festivals

Happening now

Upcoming2

Air quality

Safety & hazards

Where to next

Where to next

Trip facts

Local time

Next 24 hours

3-day forecast

Emergency numbers

A few words in Spanish

Where to next

Best time of year

October 2026 at a glance