Chile weather by month

In Santiago, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around October 31 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around April 23. The clearest month is February, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 95% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 24 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around October 30. The cloudiest month is June, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 55% of the time.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Santiago is steady company: average speeds sit near 5 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Santiago receives about 5.7 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.4 and 9.0 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.0 months, from around Sep 27 to Mar 29. The brightest month is December, averaging about 8.8 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is June, down near 2.5 kWh/m² — roughly 72% less than the December peak.