Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
Santiago
Santiago is a capital city in Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, 556 m above sea level. It has a population of about 6,257,516 (2017). The climate is classified as hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen Csa), with dry, sunny summers and mild, wetter winters.
Now14°C
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
Population6.26M
Local time09:52
33.46° S, 70.65° WElevation 556 mUTC−3 · Chile Summer Time
Postal codes8320000, 8900000 …October: high / low22° / 9°
Rain this month21mm
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
Best: Apr · Oct–Nov. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Santiago at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:54 · 20:0113 h 08 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:36Next holiday31 OctoberReformation DayNext concert5 DecEl Cuarteto de Nos · Santander Arena
Best time to visitApr · Oct–Nov
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month29°C
Average high in January
Coolest month4°C
Average low in July
Wettest monthJune
136 mm of rain
Driest monthJanuary
2 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.9 km
How Santiago has grown
People living in the built-up area (801 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+120%3.02M in 1975 → 6.63M in 2025Weather in Santiago
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
14°C
Today hour by hourPartly cloudy · wind 1 km/h · humidity 89%
Today22 Oct20°12°9.6 mm
Fri23 Oct18°11°7.1 mm
Sat24 Oct16°11°2.8 mm
Sun25 Oct24°8°
Mon26 Oct19°14°
Tue27 Oct21°12°2 mm
Wed28 Oct25°12°
Thu29 Oct25°14°1 mm
Fri30 Oct27°14°
Sat31 Oct24°15°1 mm
When to go to Santiago
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 77 | 79 | 87 | 94 | 85 | 74 | 72 | 82 | 91 | 96 | 96 | 84 |
| High | 29° | 29° | 27° | 23° | 19° | 17° | 16° | 17° | 19° | 22° | 25° | 28° |
| Low | 17° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 7° | 5° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° |
| Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 101 | 136 | 144 | 107 | 48 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| Wet days | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
What's on in Santiago
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Concerts and shows
5DecEl Cuarteto de NosSantander Arena
Santiago's festivals through the year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec
Monuments and museums in Santiago
1.6 km
Palacio de La MonedaBuilt 1784
2.9 km
Estación CentralBuilt 1857
2.1 km
Basílica del SalvadorBuilt 1932
1.7 km
National Library of ChileBuilt 1813
1.5 km
San Francisco Church, Santiago de Chile
1.8 km
Municipal Theatre of SantiagoBuilt 1857
Museum2.4 km
Chilean National Museum of Fine ArtsBuilt 1880
Museum3.5 km
Chilean National Museum of Natural HistoryBuilt 1830More museums: Altar de la Patria · Casa de Velasco · Casa de la Memoria José Domingo Cañas · Centro Cultural Casa Quemada · Insectario del Parque · Museo Estudio Gigante · Museo Geológico Sernageomin · Museo Ocean Pacific's · Museo del Circo Nacional
Outdoors around Santiago
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
AquamundoAquariums
1.1 kmFantasilandiaTheme parks
1.4 kmGranjaventuraZoos
1.6 kmParque AventuraTheme parks
2 kmZoológico NacionalZoos
2.6 kmMirador AtardecerViewpoints · 797 m
2.7 kmCaboSubDive site
12 kmNature around Santiago
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Chile seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Santiago
Earthquakes around Santiago
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days5magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 1950347magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record56within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
8.0Valparaíso 25 km ↙1985 · 119 km
7.8Nogales 13 km ↗1971 · 105 km
7.4Algarrobo 18 km ↑1985 · 98 km
7.4La Ligua 8 km ↓1965 · 117 km
Tsunamis · Santiago
Universities and research institutes
University of ChileUniversity or college · founded 1842
University of Santiago ChileUniversity or college · founded 1849
Pontifical Catholic University of ChileUniversity or college · founded 1888
Instituto Guillermo SubercaseauxUniversity or college · founded 1929
Escuela Moderna de Música y Danza, Instituto Profesional Escuela Moderna De MusicaUniversity or college · founded 1940
Instituto Profesional Carlos CasanuevaUniversity or college · founded 1952
Adolfo Ibáñez UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1953
Latin American Faculty of Social SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1957
Enac Instituto ProfesionalUniversity or college · founded 1961
Instituto Profesional De Ciencias Y ArtesUniversity or college · founded 1963
Duoc UCUniversity or college · founded 1968
Instituto GammaUniversity or college · founded 1968
Instituto Profesional EatriUniversity or college · founded 1970
Academy of Christian Humanism UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1975
Instituto de Ciencias TecnológicasUniversity or college · founded 1975
Instituto Profesional EsucomexUniversity or college · founded 1978
Instituto Profesional Escuela De Contadores Auditores De SantiagoUniversity or college · founded 1981
Instituto Profesional Los LeonesUniversity or college · founded 1981
Instituto Profesional ProvidenciaUniversity or college · founded 1981
Metropolitan University of Educational SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1981
Gabriela Mistral UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1981
Universidad UNIACCUniversity or college · founded 1981
Instituto Profesional de Ciencias de la ComputaciónUniversity or college · founded 1982
Universidad Católica Silva HenríquezUniversity or college · founded 1982
Central University of ChileUniversity or college · founded 1982
Diego Portales UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1982
University of Art and Social SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1982
Bolivarian University of ChileUniversity or college · founded 1987
Finis Terrae UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1988
Andrés Bello UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1988
Universidad La RepúblicaUniversity or college · founded 1988
Universidad MayorUniversity or college · founded 1988
Universidad Santo TomásUniversity or college · founded 1988
University of the AmericasUniversity or college · founded 1988
Iberoamerican University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1989
University of the Andes, ChileUniversity or college · founded 1989
University UcinfUniversity or college · founded 1989
Instituto Profesional Latinoamericano de Comercio ExteriorUniversity or college · founded 1990
Universidad Bernardo O'HigginsUniversity or college · founded 1990
Universidad SEKUniversity or college · founded 1990
Universidad del DesarrolloUniversity or college · founded 1990
Instituto Profesional Alemán Wilhelm von HumboldtUniversity or college · founded 1993
Metropolitan University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1993
Red Universitaria NacionalUniversity or college · founded 1994
Miguel de Cervantes UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1996
Alberto Hurtado UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1997
Instituto Profesional de ChileUniversity or college · founded 2003
Universidad Chileno Británica de CulturaUniversity or college · founded 2006
Universidad del AlbaUniversity or college · founded 2006
Universidad Los LeonesUniversity or college · founded 2010
Colegio Latinoamericano de IntegraciónUniversity or college
Medical College of ChileUniversity or college
ESE Business SchoolUniversity or college
Instituto Catequístico Universidad CatólicaUniversity or college
Instituto Nacional de Capacitación ProfesionalUniversity or college
Instituto Superior de Artes y Ciencias de la ComunicaciónUniversity or college
Millennium Institute for Subatomic Physics at High-Energy Frontier, SaphirUniversity or college
Universidad Tecnológica de Chile INACAPUniversity or college
Centro Sismológico NacionalResearch institute · founded 1908
European Southern ObservatoryResearch institute · founded 1962
Instituto de Investigaciones AgropecuariasResearch institute · founded 1964
Instituto ForestalResearch institute · founded 1965
Isaac Newton InstituteResearch institute · founded 1978
Projazz Instituto ProfesionalResearch institute · founded 1982
Centro de Recursos Educativos AvanzadosResearch institute · founded 1994
Center for Mathematical ModelingResearch institute · founded 2004
Complex Engineering System InstituteResearch institute · founded 2007
Instituto de Filosofía y Ciencias de la ComplejidadResearch institute · founded 2007
Center for the Development of Nanoscience and NanotechnologyResearch institute · founded 2009
Fraunhofer Chile Research FoundationResearch institute · founded 2010
Center of Excellence in Geothermal Energy of the AndesResearch institute · founded 2011
Instituto de Neurociencia BiomédicaResearch institute · founded 2011
Research Center for Integrated Disaster Risk ManagementResearch institute · founded 2011
Inria ChileResearch institute · founded 2012
Advanced Center for Chronic DiseasesResearch institute · founded 2013
Center for Climate and Resilience ResearchResearch institute · founded 2013
Center of Applied Ecology & SustainabilityResearch institute · founded 2013
Chinese Academy of Science South America Center for AstronomyResearch institute · founded 2013
Center for the Socioeconomic Impact of Environmental PoliciesResearch institute · founded 2014
Centre for Biotechnology and BioengineeringResearch institute · founded 2014
Towns and villages around Santiago
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Santiago from above
Around Santiago31 places to see, do and reach nearby
Apoquindo WaterfallNature18 kmRio ClarilloNature21 kmCerro ProvinciaMountain20 kmCerro Las Tórtolas, Santiago MetropolitanMountain35 kmMorro del FraileMountain26 kmCerro AlvaradoMountain14 kmCerro San CristóbalMountain3.8 kmCerro La BallenaMountain19 kmCaboSubDive site12 kmPalacio de La MonedaMonument1.6 kmEstación CentralMonument2.9 kmBasílica del SalvadorMonument2.1 kmNational Library of ChileMonument1.6 kmSan Francisco Church, Santiago de ChileMonument1.5 kmMunicipal Theatre of SantiagoMonument1.8 kmVíctor Jara StadiumMonument2.5 kmIglesia de los SacramentinosMonument0.6 kmChilean National Museum of Fine ArtsMuseum2.4 kmChilean National Museum of Natural HistoryMuseum3.5 kmMuseum of Memory and Human RightsMuseum3.5 kmSantiago Museum of Contemporary ArtMuseum3.4 kmMuseo ColonialMuseum1.5 kmAlamedaStation2.9 kmLo ValledorStation3.8 kmPedro Aguirre CerdaStation5.1 kmSan BernardoPlace16 kmLa FloridaPlace13 kmPeñalolénPlace11 kmProvidenciaPlace5.0 kmQuilicuraPlace12 kmRencaPlace8.2 km
Postal codes
832000089000008940000
Getting to Santiago
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportSCL
15 kmGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International AirportMDZ
186 kmSuboficial Ay Santiago Germano AirportAFA
242 kmAlamedaRailway station
2.9 kmLo ValledorRailway station
3.8 kmPedro Aguirre CerdaRailway station
5.1 kmPlaces near Santiago
Places with a climate like Santiago
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Santiago?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, October and November offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Santiago.
What is the hottest month in Santiago?
January is the warmest month, with average highs of 29°C and lows of 17°C.
What is the coldest month in Santiago?
July is the coldest month, with average highs of 16°C and lows of 4°C.
What is the rainiest month in Santiago?
June is the wettest month with about 136 mm of precipitation on 6 wet days.
What is the postal code of Santiago?
Santiago has 3 postal codes: 8320000, 8900000, 8940000.