San Pedro de Atacama vs Valparaíso: which is better, month by month

San Pedro de Atacama beats Valparaíso in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in June (84 vs 74) — and they are within 3 points in November to February.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

San Pedro de Atacama vs Valparaíso — all 12 months

MonthSan Pedro de AtacamaValparaísoWinnerGap
January95Swarm, dry, clean air94Snice, dry, clean airTie1
February95Snice, a little rain, clean air93Snice, dry, muggy airTie2
March97Snice, dry, clean air92Snice, dry, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama5
April93Snice, dry, clean air88Anice, dry, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama5
May88Anice, dry, clean air82Acool, a little rain, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama6
June84Acool, dry, clean air74Bcool, rainy, muggy airSan Pedro de Atacama10
July85Acool, dry77Bcool, a little rain, muggy airSan Pedro de Atacama8
August87Anice, dry, clean air80Acool, a little rain, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama7
September91Snice, dry, clean air86Acool, dry, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama5
October94Snice, dry, clean air87Anice, dry, clean airSan Pedro de Atacama7
November94Snice, dry, clean air91Snice, dry, clean airTie3
December95Swarm, dry, clean air92Snice, dry, clean airTie3

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is June (84 vs 74). 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
8 of 12

Valparaíso

🇨🇱 Chile · arid climate

Best month
January 94/100
Months won
0 of 12

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