When to go · Santiago
Santiago in December
Great month. Warm to hot; Christmas week is quiet.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 29°C84°F / 13°C55°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- High
- Chile overall
- Prices
- High
- Chile overall
Verdict
Warm to hot; Christmas week is quiet.
Weather in December
- SantiagoHighs around 29 °C, lows around 13 °C, rain on about 1 dayHighs around 84 °F, lows around 55 °F, rain on about 1 day
- Central Chile, Chile · Santiago, Valparaíso, wine valleysbest weather
Mediterranean: hot dry summers (30 °C+), cool wet winters with smog in Santiago; harvest festivals in March.Mediterranean: hot dry summers (86 °F+), cool wet winters with smog in Santiago; harvest festivals in March.
Summer season
Hot, dry and clear evenings; the city is quieter in February as locals leave.
Watch: Heat above 30 °C by day; sunscreen and shade.
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.
Immaculate Conception and Christmas
8 and 25 December · Nationwide
Public holidays; pilgrimage to the Virgin on San Cristóbal on the 8th.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Chile overall
- High
- Prices · Chile overall
- High
Chile overall: Summer; book Torres del Paine refugios and campsites months ahead.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.