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°C (63°F)63°F (17°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- 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.
Is another month better than September?
September is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in September
- ValparaísoHighs around 17 °C (63 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 38 daysHighs around 63 °F (17 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 38 days
- Central Chile, Chile · Santiago, Valparaíso, wine valleysfine
Mediterranean: hot dry summers (30 °C (86 °F)+), cool wet winters with smog in Santiago; harvest festivals in March.Mediterranean: hot dry summers (86 °F (30 °C)+), 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.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Valparaíso, side by side.
Verdict
Sep: Good
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Sep: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Jan: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
Sep: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Jan: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Sep: 38
Jan: 1 (better)
Crowds
Sep: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Sep: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Sep: 1
Jan: 1
September: Outside the best window (Oct–Apr). Across Chile: Fiestas Patrias (18–19 Sep): fondas, barbecues, closed businesses; spring in the centre.
January: Inside Valparaíso's best window: Oct–Apr.
Valparaíso: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast