Chile in December
December is Chile's 7th-best month (rank 7 of 12): its 17 destinations average 71/100, led by San Pedro de Atacama at 95 — 24°C and 1 rainy day — while Torres del Paine is cooler at 3°C and scores 67.
#7 of 12 months for Chile · 17 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇨🇱 Chile, month by month
71/100 in DecemberWhere in Chile in December
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means December is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in Chile in December
- Stargazing and the moon · San Pedro de Atacama · 1 Jan – 31 Dec
- New-moon nights in the Elqui · La Serena · 1 Jan – 31 Dec
- Flamingos on the lagoons · Torres del Paine · 1 Oct – 31 Mar (usually)
- Guanaco birthing · Torres del Paine · 15 Nov – 10 Jan (usually)
- New Year fireworks over the bay · Valparaíso · 29 Dec – 2 Jan
- Puñihuil penguin season · Castro · 15 Sep – 31 Mar (usually)
- New Year over the bay · Viña del Mar · 29 Dec – 2 Jan
- Penguin colony season · Punta Arenas · 15 Oct – 15 Mar (usually)
Seasons in force
Peak crowds at 2 of Chile's 6 well-known places this month.