San Pedro de Atacama vs Torres del Paine: which is better, month by month

San Pedro de Atacama beats Torres del Paine in all 12 months — its lead peaks in July (85 vs 41).

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

San Pedro de Atacama vs Torres del Paine — all 12 months

MonthSan Pedro de AtacamaTorres del PaineWinnerGap
January95Swarm, dry, clean air69Ccold, soaked, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama26
February95Snice, a little rain, clean air71Bcold, soaked, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama24
March97Snice, dry, clean air63Ccold, soaked, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama34
April93Snice, dry, clean air58Dcold, soaked, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama35
May88Anice, dry, clean air51Dfreezing, soaked, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama37
June84Acool, dry, clean air43Ffreezing, soaked, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama41
July85Acool, dry41Ffreezing, soaked, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama44
August87Anice, dry, clean air47Ffreezing, soaked, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama40
September91Snice, dry, clean air54Dfreezing, soaked, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama37
October94Snice, dry, clean air57Dfreezing, soaked, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama37
November94Snice, dry, clean air66Ccold, soaked, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama28
December95Swarm, dry, clean air67Ccold, soaked, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama28

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (85 vs 41). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

San Pedro de Atacama

🇨🇱 Chile · arid climate

Best month
March 97/100
Months won
12 of 12

Torres del Paine

🇨🇱 Chile · cold climate

Best month
February 71/100
Months won
0 of 12

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