Peñalolén in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Peñalolén sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 179 mm of precipitation over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early September to 20°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Peñalolén's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Peñalolén's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 16°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 4°C
Precipitation: 179 mm; 30 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 5.3; 3rd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Peñalolén in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early September to 20°C by late November.

A typical spring day in Peñalolén reaches about 16°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

How spring really feels in Peñalolén

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Peñalolén weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 12°	15	3.9	0	14	8.8
Feb	23° / 11°	14	4.1	0	13.2	8.7
Mar	22° / 10°	15	2.8	0	12.3	8.6
Apr	18° / 6°	39	4.4	0.5	11.2	7.1
May	14° / 3°	80	7.1	2.3	10.3	4.6
Jun	10° / -0°	129	8.6	5.3	9.8	2.4
Jul	9° / -2°	97	8	5.3	10	1.9
Aug	11° / -0°	90	8	5.2	10.8	2.9
Sep	14° / 2°	72	9	3.6	11.8	4.1
Oct	16° / 4°	62	11	2	12.8	5.3
Nov	19° / 7°	45	10.3	0.4	13.7	6.6
Dec	22° / 10°	25	6.7	0	14.2	7.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Peñalolén gets around 179 mm of rain and snow over 30 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min in early September to 14 hours by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Peñalolén

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In spring, Peñalolén overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Peñalolén's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Is spring a good time to visit Peñalolén?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

1.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Peñalolén for sightseeing.

What to pack for Peñalolén in Spring

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

In spring, Peñalolén sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Peñalolén in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Peñalolén peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 4 (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)	15	13	11	6	4	4	4	6	7	10	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	6	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Peñalolén in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Peñalolén 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	30	31	41	56	80	96	108	95	78	55	35	28
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	30	Moderate
Feb	31	Moderate
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	56	Unhealthy
May	80	Unhealthy
Jun	96	Unhealthy
Jul	108	Unhealthy
Aug	95	Unhealthy
Sep	78	Unhealthy
Oct	55	Poor
Nov	35	Poor
Dec	28	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Peñalolén?

Peñalolén sits at 33.5°S, 70.5°W, 710 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Ñuñoa, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Peñalolén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peñalolén has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 763 m around an average of 769 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,741 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,465 m.

The land around Peñalolén is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (40%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (32%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

763 m

artificial surfaces 55%

16 km

2,741 m

artificial surfaces 40%

80 km

6,465 m

bare terrain 32%

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Spring weather nearby: Ñuñoa 5.0 km · Santiago 11 km · La Pintana 16 km · Puente Alto 16 km · Renca 18 km · Lo Prado 18 km · Quilicura 20 km · San Bernardo 21 km

Chile travel facts

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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
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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 Peñalolén (-33.4684°, -70.5341°, elevation 710 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.