Puente Alto in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Puente Alto 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 Puente Alto's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Puente Alto'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 Puente Alto 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 Puente Alto 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 Puente Alto

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.

Puente Alto 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

Puente Alto 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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min in early September to 14 h 06 min 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 Puente Alto

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Puente Alto?

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 Puente Alto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puente Alto in Spring

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

In spring, Puente Alto 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 Puente Alto 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 Puente Alto 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 Puente Alto 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 Puente Alto is worst in July — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Puente Alto's WHO annual average of 26.1 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	13	17	24	34	41	46	41	33	23	15	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	41	Poor
Jul	46	Poor
Aug	41	Poor
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Puente Alto?

Puente Alto sits at 33.6°S, 70.6°W, 700 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is La Pintana, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Puente Alto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puente Alto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 687 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,436 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,491 m.

The land around Puente Alto is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (30%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (30%), shrubs (24%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

231 m

artificial surfaces 63%

16 km

2,436 m

artificial surfaces 30%

80 km

6,491 m

bare terrain 30%

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Spring weather nearby: La Pintana 6.0 km · San Bernardo 12 km · Peñalolén 16 km · Ñuñoa 18 km · Santiago 18 km · Buin 20 km · Maipú 21 km · Padre Hurtado 22 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 Puente Alto (-33.6117°, -70.5758°, elevation 700 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.