When to go · Santiago
Santiago in September
Good month. Spring; Fiestas Patrias week (around 18 September) is busy.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 20°C68°F / 8°C46°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- Medium
- Chile overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Chile overall
Verdict
Spring; Fiestas Patrias week (around 18 September) is busy.
Weather in September
- SantiagoHighs around 20 °C, lows around 8 °C, rain on about 3 daysHighs around 68 °F, lows around 46 °F, rain on about 3 days
- Central Chile, Chile · Santiago, Valparaíso, wine valleysfine
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.
Spring season
Blossom, warm days and Fiestas Patrias.
Watch: Busy on 18–19 September.
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.
Fiestas Patrias
18–19 September · Nationwide
Public holidays; fondas and barbecues; the city empties.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Chile overall
- Medium
- Prices · Chile overall
- Medium
Chile overall: Fiestas Patrias (18–19 Sep): fondas, barbecues, closed businesses; spring in the centre.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings