When to go · Chile
Chile in June
Mixed month. Winter: Andes passes may close; Patagonia reduced services (winter rules at Torres del Paine).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Chile
- Prices
- Low
- Chile
Verdict
Winter: Andes passes may close; Patagonia reduced services (winter rules at Torres del Paine).
Weather in June
- Atacama and the north · San Pedro de Atacama, Calama, Aricacool
Among the driest places on earth; summer 'Altiplanic winter' storms (Jan–Feb) can close high roads; cold nights, freezing at the geysers Jun–Aug.
- Central Chile · Santiago, Valparaíso, wine valleyscool
Mediterranean: hot dry summers (30 °C+), cool wet winters with smog in Santiago; harvest festivals in March.
- Lake District · Pucón, Puerto Varas, Chiloérainy
Green because it rains; summer is the dry-ish window; ski on volcanoes in winter.
- Patagonia · Torres del Paine, Puerto Natales, Punta Arenas, Carretera Australcool
Nov–Mar long days and full services; very strong winds in summer; many services shut Jun–Aug.
- Easter Island · Rapa Nuirainy
Subtropical; warm Dec–Mar, wetter and windier in winter.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
National Day of Indigenous Peoples
Around 20–21 Jun
Winter solstice; We Tripantu (Mapuche New Year).
Saints Peter and Paul, Virgen del Carmen, Assumption
29 Jun, 16 Jul, 15 Aug
La Tirana festival in the north (16 Jul).
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Chile
- Low
- Prices · Chile
- Low
What to pack
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast