La Pintana in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), La Pintana sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 99 mm of rain over about 10 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 28°C in early March to 17°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is La Pintana's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see La Pintana's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
23°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
10°C
Rainfall
99 mm
10 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
7.9
best season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in La Pintana in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 28°C in early March to 17°C by late May.

A typical fall day in La Pintana reaches about 23°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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La Pintana weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°30.7147.4
Feb29° / 16°50.813.27.8
Mar27° / 14°91.212.38.7
Apr23° / 10°283.211.28.3
May19° / 625.910.36.7
Jun16° / 1097.39.85.2
Jul15° / 867.1105.1
Aug17° / 817.810.85.8
Sep19° / 557.711.86.6
Oct22° / 396.212.87.4
Nov25° / 12°162.613.78.6
Dec28° / 14°61.114.28.4

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

La Pintana gets around 99 mm of rain over 10 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 5 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min in early March to 10 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit La Pintana?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is one of the better times to visit La Pintana for general sightseeing.

What to pack for La Pintana in Fall

From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In fall, La Pintana sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in La Pintana in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Pintana peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateVery highExtremeJan 17UV 13Jun 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in La Pintana in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in La Pintana is worst in July — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 28 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 16107 µg/m³Dec 2128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar41Poor
Apr56Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun96Unhealthy
Jul108Unhealthy
Aug95Unhealthy
Sep78Unhealthy
Oct55Poor
Nov35Poor
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is La Pintana?

La Pintana sits at 33.6°S, 70.6°W, 630 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is San Bernardo, 6.0 km away.

Topography around La Pintana

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of La Pintana.

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Pintana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 624 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,043 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,046 m.

The land around La Pintana is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (43%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (27%), shrubs (26%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
2,043 m
80 km
6,046 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and ice
Fall weather nearby: San Bernardo 6.0 km · Puente Alto 6.0 km · Santiago 14 km · Maipú 14 km · Peñalolén 16 km · Ñuñoa 16 km · Padre Hurtado 16 km · Lo Prado 18 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,995
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 517
Religion
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for La Pintana (-33.5833°, -70.6342°, elevation 630 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.