Best time to visit Central Chile & Mendoza

The best time to visit Central Chile & Mendoza is February, March, April, October and November, judged across 4 places; June is its weakest month.

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Updated September 2026 · Latin America & the Caribbean · 4 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Central Chile & Mendoza month by month

Month	Season	Why	Best places
January	good	barely a wet day · 29°C highs · 13 h sun	Valparaíso, Santiago, Viña del Mar
February	in season	barely a wet day · 29°C highs · 12 h sun	Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Santiago
March	in season	harvest · barely a wet day · 28°C highs	Valparaíso, Mendoza, Santiago
April	in season	harvest · 2 wet days · 24°C highs	Mendoza, Valparaíso, Santiago
May	good	19°C highs	Mendoza, Valparaíso, Santiago
June	good	16°C highs	Mendoza, Valparaíso, Santiago
July	good	16°C highs	Mendoza, Valparaíso, Santiago
August	good	18°C highs · 9 h sun	Mendoza, Valparaíso, Santiago
September	good	2 wet days · 20°C highs · 10 h sun	Mendoza, Valparaíso, Santiago
October	in season	3 wet days · 23°C highs · 12 h sun	Mendoza, Santiago, Valparaíso
November	in season	barely a wet day · 26°C highs · 13 h sun	Santiago, Valparaíso, Mendoza
December	good	barely a wet day · 28°C highs · 13 h sun	Valparaíso, Santiago, Mendoza

In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.

All 4 places in Central Chile & Mendoza

Central Chile & Mendoza — FAQ

When is the best time to visit Central Chile & Mendoza?: February, March, April, October and November. In November: barely a wet day · 26°C highs · 13 h sun.
When is the low season in Central Chile & Mendoza?: Central Chile & Mendoza has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; June is the weakest (16°C highs).
Which months are in season in Central Chile & Mendoza?: February, March, April, October and November — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.