The cities with the most weeks a year of comfortable, dry weather for being outdoors. Of 244 towns and cities that draw visitors in South America, 187 have at least one Good stretch; these are the ones where it lasts longest.
Where to go
- 1Good all yearHuarazPeru
There is no bad season here: every part of the year rates Good or better for being outside. Its weakest stretch still averages 78, Good. At its best in early May.
- 2Good all yearTrujilloPeru
Easy outdoors rates Good or better in every ten-day section of the year. Its weakest stretch still averages 71, Good. At its best in mid May.
- 3Good all yearChincha AltaPeru
There is no bad season here: every part of the year rates Good or better for being outside. Its weakest stretch still averages 65, Good. At its best in mid November.
- 4Good all yearManizalesColombia
Easy outdoors rates Good or better in every ten-day section of the year. Its weakest stretch still averages 77, Good. At its best in late February.
- 5Good all yearQuitoEcuador
There is no bad season here: every part of the year rates Good or better for being outside. Its weakest stretch still averages 64, Good. At its best in mid October.
- 6Good all yearSanta Fe de AntioquiaColombia
Easy outdoors rates Good or better in every ten-day section of the year. Its weakest stretch still averages 59, Good. At its best in early February.
- 7Good 35 of 36CuritibaBrazil
Easy outdoors rates Good or better for 35 of the year’s 36 ten-day sections, about eleven and a half months in all. Its weakest stretch still averages 52, Fair. At its best in mid April.
- 8Good 32 of 36Ouro PrêtoBrazil
Easy outdoors rates Good or better for 32 of the year’s 36 ten-day sections, about ten and a half months in all. Its weakest stretch still averages 48, Fair. At its best in late June.
- 9Good 29 of 36Santa TeresaBrazil
Easy outdoors rates Good or better for 29 of the year’s 36 ten-day sections, about nine and a half months in all. Its weakest stretch still averages 43, Fair. At its best in mid August.
- 10Good 25 of 36IquiqueChile
Easy outdoors rates Good or better for 25 of the year’s 36 ten-day sections, about eight and a half months in all. Its weakest stretch still averages 32, Poor. At its best in mid January.
- 11Good 21 of 36Puerto AyoraEcuador
Easy outdoors rates Good or better for 21 of the year’s 36 ten-day sections, about seven months in all. Its weakest stretch still averages 1, Poor. At its best in mid September.
- 12Good 20 of 36CalderaChile
Easy outdoors rates Good or better for 20 of the year’s 36 ten-day sections, about six and a half months in all. Its weakest stretch still averages 17, Poor. At its best in early January.
- 13Good 20 of 36SantiagoChile
Easy outdoors rates Good or better for 20 of the year’s 36 ten-day sections, about six and a half months in all. Its weakest stretch still averages 9, Poor. At its best in early January.
- 14Good 20 of 36MaldonadoUruguay
Easy outdoors rates Good or better for 20 of the year’s 36 ten-day sections, about six and a half months in all. Its weakest stretch still averages 12, Poor. At its best in early April.
- 15Good 19 of 36SaltaArgentina
Easy outdoors rates Good or better for 19 of the year’s 36 ten-day sections, about six and a half months in all. Its weakest stretch still averages 39, Fair. At its best in early October.
How this list is worked out
The data
Every figure comes from a decade of weather-station observations, blended into one typical year and read at midday, local solar time. Scores here are across the whole year; a city missing a reading for any part of that stretch is left out rather than scored on part of it.
The rating
Easy outdoors: A comfortable feels-like gates the score — best 16–26 °C for an easy day out (strolling, sitting out, sightseeing). Dryness matters most; strong wind knocks it back. Sun is a bonus, not required.
The spread
To keep one warm corner from filling the list, entries are at least 150 km apart, no more than three sit within 1,000 km of each other, and no more than three come from one country unless the list would otherwise run short.
Only places that draw visitors
Towns and cities with plenty of hotels, guest houses and holiday lets nearby for their size, or a great many of them in all, counted from Overture Maps Places, an open dataset. That keeps out places the weather favours but nobody travels to. Where two places share one resort or city, the one a visitor would name is kept.
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