Climate and average weather in Los Andes
In Los Andes, the summers are mild, fairly dry, and clear and the winters are cold, snowy, and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Los Andes typically varies from -3°C to 21°C, and is rarely below -9°C or above 25°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Los Andes for warm-weather activities are from early January to mid April and late November to late December.
- Hottest
- Jan
- 21°
- Coldest
- Jul
- -3°
- Wettest
- Jun
- 106 mm
- Driest
- Mar
- 13 mm
- Rain / yr
- 522 mm
- 73 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.8–14.2 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 833 m
- 32.8°S
- Clearest
- Feb
- 15% cloud
Los Andes is Chilean city.
- Density
- 5,127/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1791
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Los Andes weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to mid April.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Los Andes, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.4 months, from November 22 to April 3, with daily high temperatures above 17°C. The hottest month of the year in Los Andes is January, with an average high of 21°C and low of 11°C.
The cool season lasts 3.1 months, from June 1 to September 2, with daily high temperatures below 9°C. The coldest month of the year in Los Andes is July, with an average low of -3°C and high of 6°C.
Days typically run about 11°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 11 |
| Feb | 21 | 11 |
| Mar | 20 | 9 |
| Apr | 16 | 4 |
| May | 12 | 0 |
| Jun | 8 | -2 |
| Jul | 6 | -3 |
| Aug | 8 | -2 |
| Sep | 10 | 0 |
| Oct | 14 | 2 |
| Nov | 17 | 5 |
| Dec | 20 | 8 |
How hot and cold Los Andes really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about -5°C (around July 20), with roughly 122 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 0°C), worst in July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
| Air high (°C) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | -4 | -5 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Air low (°C) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 |
| Feb | 21 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| Mar | 19 | 20 | 8 | 9 |
| Apr | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| May | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 7 | 8 | -4 | -2 |
| Jul | 6 | 6 | -5 | -3 |
| Aug | 8 | 8 | -3 | -2 |
| Sep | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 |
| Dec | 19 | 20 | 8 | 8 |
Average hourly temperature in Los Andes
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on January afternoons, near 21°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near -3°C.
Los Andes weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21° / 11° | 17 | 5 | 0 | 13.9 | 8.1 |
| Feb | 21° / 11° | 13 | 4.1 | 0 | 13.2 | 8.1 |
| Mar | 20° / 9° | 13 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 12.2 | 8.1 |
| Apr | 16° / 4° | 27 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 11.2 | 6.2 |
| May | 12° / 0° | 60 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 10.3 | 3.6 |
| Jun | 8° / -2° | 106 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 6° / -3° | 73 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 8° / -2° | 69 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 10° / 0° | 48 | 7.3 | 4.1 | 11.8 | 2.7 |
| Oct | 14° / 2° | 43 | 9 | 2.3 | 12.8 | 4.3 |
| Nov | 17° / 5° | 32 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 13.7 | 6.1 |
| Dec | 20° / 8° | 22 | 6 | 0 | 14.1 | 7.6 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Los Andes gets about 522 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 7.0 months, from around May 16 to Dec 13, peaking in October at about 31% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Mar 20.
June is the wettest month by volume, with 106 mm over about 7 wet days; March is the driest, with 13 mm. Some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 16 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 19 |
| Rain days | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | 5 |
| Feb | 14 | 4 |
| Mar | 9 | 3 |
| Apr | 13 | 4 |
| May | 20 | 6 |
| Jun | 25 | 7 |
| Jul | 22 | 7 |
| Aug | 22 | 7 |
| Sep | 24 | 7 |
| Oct | 29 | 9 |
| Nov | 28 | 8 |
| Dec | 19 | 6 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Los Andes collects about 522 mm of rain across 73 wet days — roughly 44 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. June is the wettest month with 106 mm, while March is the driest at just 13 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 47% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 17 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 60 | 106 | 73 | 69 | 48 | 43 | 32 | 22 |
| Rain days | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Snow days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | Snow days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| Feb | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| Mar | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr | 27 | 4 | 1 |
| May | 60 | 6 | 4 |
| Jun | 106 | 7 | 6 |
| Jul | 73 | 7 | 6 |
| Aug | 69 | 7 | 6 |
| Sep | 48 | 7 | 4 |
| Oct | 43 | 9 | 2 |
| Nov | 32 | 8 | 0 |
| Dec | 22 | 6 | 0 |
Snow in Los Andes
Average snowy days through the year, the snow-season span, and estimated snowfall — for ski trips and the perennial 'will there be snow at Christmas?' question.
Los Andes averages about 29 snowy days a year. Snow season runs roughly Apr 14 to Nov 13 — about 7 months.
June is snowiest, with roughly 6 days of snow and an estimated 76 cm of snowfall. Over the year that adds up to an estimated 240 cm of snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 76 | 56 | 45 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Snow days | Snowfall (cm) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 1 | 3 |
| May | 4 | 21 |
| Jun | 6 | 76 |
| Jul | 6 | 56 |
| Aug | 6 | 45 |
| Sep | 4 | 24 |
| Oct | 2 | 12 |
| Nov | 0 | 2 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Los Andes, 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 5.6 months, ending around April 19. 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 20 and lasts for 6.4 months, ending around October 30. The cloudiest month is June, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 48% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 93 | 95 | 91 | 78 | 59 | 52 | 57 | 63 | 64 | 71 | 85 | 92 |
| Cloudier (%) | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 48 | 43 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 8 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 93 | 7 |
| Feb | 95 | 5 |
| Mar | 91 | 9 |
| Apr | 78 | 22 |
| May | 59 | 41 |
| Jun | 52 | 48 |
| Jul | 57 | 43 |
| Aug | 63 | 37 |
| Sep | 64 | 36 |
| Oct | 71 | 29 |
| Nov | 85 | 15 |
| Dec | 92 | 8 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around December 16, brings about 14 h 12 min of light; the shortest, around June 16, only 9 h 48 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 14.1 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:53 | 7:21 | 7:45 | 8:07 | 8:29 | 8:47 | 8:47 | 8:23 | 7:43 | 7:03 | 6:36 | 6:34 |
| Sunset (PM) | 8:50 | 8:33 | 8:00 | 7:18 | 6:48 | 6:38 | 6:49 | 7:10 | 7:31 | 7:52 | 8:19 | 8:43 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.9 | 6:53 | 8:50 |
| Feb | 13.2 | 7:21 | 8:33 |
| Mar | 12.2 | 7:45 | 8:00 |
| Apr | 11.2 | 8:07 | 7:18 |
| May | 10.3 | 8:29 | 6:48 |
| Jun | 9.9 | 8:47 | 6:38 |
| Jul | 10.1 | 8:47 | 6:49 |
| Aug | 10.8 | 8:23 | 7:10 |
| Sep | 11.8 | 7:43 | 7:31 |
| Oct | 12.8 | 7:03 | 7:52 |
| Nov | 13.7 | 6:36 | 8:19 |
| Dec | 14.1 | 6:34 | 8:43 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Los Andes averages about 20 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 12 and 27 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.4 months, from around Nov 7 to Apr 20. The sunniest month is February, with roughly 27 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is May, down near 14 sunny days — about 49% fewer than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 27 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 26 |
| Sky | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Brilliant |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Brilliant |
| Feb | 25 | Brilliant |
| Mar | 27 | Brilliant |
| Apr | 21 | Bright |
| May | 14 | Mixed |
| Jun | 12 | Mixed |
| Jul | 14 | Mixed |
| Aug | 16 | Bright |
| Sep | 15 | Bright |
| Oct | 17 | Bright |
| Nov | 22 | Bright |
| Dec | 26 | Brilliant |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Los Andes, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in January, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 0% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Dry (%) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 100 |
| Feb | 100 |
| Mar | 100 |
| Apr | 100 |
| May | 100 |
| Jun | 100 |
| Jul | 100 |
| Aug | 100 |
| Sep | 100 |
| Oct | 100 |
| Nov | 100 |
| Dec | 100 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
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 Los Andes is steady company: average speeds sit near 5 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | calm |
| Feb | 5 | calm |
| Mar | 5 | calm |
| Apr | 5 | calm |
| May | 5 | calm |
| Jun | 5 | calm |
| Jul | 5 | calm |
| Aug | 5 | calm |
| Sep | 5 | calm |
| Oct | 5 | calm |
| Nov | 5 | calm |
| Dec | 5 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Los Andes
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Los Andes's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Los Andes
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Los Andes throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early April, Los Andes is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Los Andes for general outdoor tourist activities is from late November to mid April, with a peak score in the first week of February.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 7.5 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | fair | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | good | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.1 | ideal |
| Feb | 8.1 | ideal |
| Mar | 8.1 | ideal |
| Apr | 6.2 | good |
| May | 3.6 | fair |
| Jun | 1.2 | poor |
| Jul | 0.7 | poor |
| Aug | 1.4 | poor |
| Sep | 2.7 | poor |
| Oct | 4.3 | fair |
| Nov | 6.1 | good |
| Dec | 7.5 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Los Andes for hot-weather activities is from late December to mid March, with a peak score in the third week of January.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Los Andes, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around January (highs near 21°C), the essentials are sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 6°C), pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.
In January, Los Andes sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. About 5 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Los Andes by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Los Andes peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 5 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 5 | High |
| Jun | 5 | Moderate |
| Jul | 5 | Moderate |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Los Andes
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9.5 | 9 | 8 | 6.5 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 8 | 9 | 9.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7.5 | 7 | 6 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | 6 | 7 | 7.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.5 | 7.5 |
| Feb | 9 | 7 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| May | 5 | 0 |
| Jun | 4 | 0 |
| Jul | 4.5 | 0 |
| Aug | 5.5 | 2 |
| Sep | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 9 | 7 |
| Dec | 9.5 | 7.5 |
Air quality in Los Andes by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Los Andes is worst in July — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 25 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 25 | 28 | 41 | 58 | 84 | 104 | 118 | 102 | 82 | 55 | 36 | 26 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | Moderate |
| Feb | 28 | Moderate |
| Mar | 41 | Poor |
| Apr | 58 | Unhealthy |
| May | 84 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 104 | Unhealthy |
| Jul | 118 | Unhealthy |
| Aug | 102 | Unhealthy |
| Sep | 82 | Unhealthy |
| Oct | 55 | Poor |
| Nov | 36 | Poor |
| Dec | 26 | Moderate |
Growing season
The growing season in Los Andes typically lasts about 245 days, from around September 17 to May 19 — the span where a frost-free day is more likely than not. It is reliably frost-free from October 27 to April 18.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 91 | 56 | 29 | 23 | 32 | 50 | 77 | 98 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 91 | 12 |
| May | 56 | 31 |
| Jun | 29 | 30 |
| Jul | 23 | 31 |
| Aug | 32 | 31 |
| Sep | 50 | 30 |
| Oct | 77 | 26 |
| Nov | 98 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Los Andes banks about 635 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 186 | 157 | 123 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 121 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 186 |
| Feb | 157 |
| Mar | 123 |
| Apr | 18 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 29 |
| Dec | 121 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
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.
Los Andes receives about 6.1 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — intense — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.9 and 9.1 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Sep 22 to Mar 27. The brightest month is December, averaging about 9.0 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 3.0 kWh/m² — roughly 67% less than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 8.8 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.0 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.8 | Intense |
| Feb | 8.0 | Intense |
| Mar | 6.7 | Intense |
| Apr | 4.9 | Bright |
| May | 3.6 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3.0 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4.4 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.7 | Bright |
| Oct | 7.1 | Intense |
| Nov | 8.3 | Intense |
| Dec | 9.0 | Intense |
Where is Los Andes?
Los Andes sits at 32.8°S, 70.6°W, 833 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is San Esteban, 4.0 km away.
Topography around Los Andes
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Los Andes.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Los Andes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m around an average of 831 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,054 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,840 m.
The land around Los Andes is covered by cropland (30%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (37%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 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
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 Los Andes (-32.8337°, -70.5983°, elevation 833 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).