When to go · Valparaíso
Valparaíso in September
Good month. Outside the best window (Oct–Apr). Across Chile: Fiestas Patrias (18–19 Sep): fondas, barbecues, closed businesses; spring in the centre.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 17°C63°F / 8°C46°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 38
- Crowds
- Medium
- Chile overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Chile overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Oct–Apr). Across Chile: Fiestas Patrias (18–19 Sep): fondas, barbecues, closed businesses; spring in the centre.
Weather in September
- ValparaísoHighs around 17 °C, lows around 8 °C, rain on about 38 daysHighs around 63 °F, lows around 46 °F, rain on about 38 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.
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 big impact
18–19 Sep · Chile
Independence and Army days; fondas, businesses closed, travel peak.
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
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast