Quilicura in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Quilicura sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 164 mm of rain over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early September to 25°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 21°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Rainfall: 164 mm; 23 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 7.0; 3rd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Quilicura in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early September to 25°C by late November.

A typical spring day in Quilicura reaches about 21°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

Quilicura 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	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 16°	8	2	14	7.8
Feb	28° / 16°	9	1.8	13.2	8.2
Mar	26° / 14°	14	1.9	12.3	8.8
Apr	22° / 11°	39	3.8	11.2	8.1
May	18° / 8°	81	7	10.3	6.3
Jun	15° / 5°	116	7.9	9.8	4.8
Jul	15° / 5°	96	8.2	10	4.6
Aug	16° / 6°	99	8.9	10.8	5.2
Sep	18° / 7°	77	9.9	11.8	5.9
Oct	20° / 10°	59	8.7	12.8	6.8
Nov	24° / 12°	28	4.7	13.7	8.3
Dec	27° / 14°	13	2.2	14.2	8.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Quilicura gets around 164 mm of rain over 23 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 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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 6.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Quilicura

In seasonPeak

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

Quilicura'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

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Aug

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Oct

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Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Quilicura?

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.

7.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is one of the better times to visit Quilicura for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Quilicura in Spring

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

In spring, Quilicura sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Quilicura in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quilicura peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	10	6	3	3	3	4	6	10	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	6	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Quilicura 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 Quilicura is worst in July — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Quilicura's WHO annual average of 30.3 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	13	20	28	40	50	57	49	39	26	17	12
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	28	Moderate
May	40	Poor
Jun	50	Poor
Jul	57	Unhealthy
Aug	49	Poor
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Quilicura?

Quilicura sits at 33.4°S, 70.7°W, 497 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Renca, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Quilicura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quilicura has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m around an average of 510 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,172 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,020 m.

The land around Quilicura is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (39%) within 16 km, and shrubs (28%), grassland (23%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

406 m

artificial surfaces 60%

16 km

1,172 m

artificial surfaces 39%

80 km

6,020 m

shrubs 28%

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Spring weather nearby: Renca 4.0 km · Lo Prado 9.0 km · Chicureo 11 km · Santiago 12 km · Ñuñoa 15 km · Maipú 17 km · Batuco 17 km · Lampa 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

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 Quilicura (-33.368°, -70.7139°, elevation 497 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.