The most comfortable time to visit Viña del Mar is from December to mid April. For walking, any time of year works. Sunbathing weather is not what it offers.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Sun is not what Viña del Mar is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 5, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in January, when the sky is typically 52% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
The being outside season here runs from December to mid April. It peaks in late January, at 81. The weakest stretch is in mid June, when it drops to 17, mostly because it is too cold.
For walking, Viña del Mar rates Good or better all year. It is at its best in mid April, at 86.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Viña del Mar over the whole year is 14°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C. Viña del Mar has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 0% in February, the driest month, to 11% in June, the wettest. Winds in Viña del Mar are highest in August, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in May, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Viña del Mar come in January, when the sky is typically 56% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 73%.
Month by month Viña del Mar climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21°C | 14°C | 18°C | 1% | 56% | 3.3 m/s | 78 | 4 | 80 |
| February | 20°C | 14°C | 18°C | 0% | 60% | 3.2 m/s | 78 | 5 | 80 |
| March | 20°C | 13°C | 17°C | 6% | 62% | 3.0 m/s | 73 | 3 | 82 |
| April | 18°C | 11°C | 15°C | 7% | 69% | 2.6 m/s | 55 | 1 | 85 |
| May | 16°C | 10°C | 14°C | 11% | 73% | 2.3 m/s | 41 | 1 | 84 |
| June | 15°C | 9°C | 12°C | 11% | 70% | 3.2 m/s | 26 | 0 | 78 |
| July | 14°C | 8°C | 11°C | 9% | 67% | 3.1 m/s | 22 | 0 | 75 |
| August | 15°C | 9°C | 11°C | 7% | 66% | 3.4 m/s | 21 | 0 | 77 |
| September | 16°C | 9°C | 12°C | 3% | 71% | 2.8 m/s | 24 | 0 | 81 |
| October | 17°C | 10°C | 13°C | 4% | 66% | 3.1 m/s | 31 | 1 | 82 |
| November | 19°C | 12°C | 15°C | 0% | 62% | 3.4 m/s | 46 | 2 | 81 |
| December | 19°C | 13°C | 16°C | 1% | 59% | 3.4 m/s | 60 | 2 | 81 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Viña del Mar weather by season
Year round, Viña del Mar has days of about 14°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 21°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 8°C to 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 14°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around June and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Viña del Mar weather in winterJune to August
Winter in Viña del Mar has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
Viña del Mar weather in springSeptember to November
Spring in Viña del Mar has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 3% chance of rain on a given day.
Viña del Mar weather in summerDecember to February
Summer in Viña del Mar has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 1% chance of rain on a given day.
Viña del Mar weather in autumnMarch to May
Autumn in Viña del Mar has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 8% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Viña del Mar?
Viña del Mar has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 0% in February, the driest month, to 11% in June, the wettest.
What time of year is Viña del Mar windiest?
Winds in Viña del Mar are highest in August, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in May, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Viña del Mar year round?
The average temperature in Viña del Mar over the whole year is 14°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C.
Where to go instead in mid June, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.