Valparaiso in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Valparaiso sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 43 mm of rain over about 5 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Valparaiso's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Valparaiso has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Valparaiso's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 14°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 12°C
Rainfall: 43 mm; 5 wet days
Avg wind: 22 km/h
Travel score: 4.9; 3rd-best season
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Valparaiso in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C.

A typical spring day in Valparaiso reaches about 14°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

Valparaiso 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	17° / 16°	0	0.1	13.9	7.2
Feb	17° / 16°	1	0.2	13.2	7.3
Mar	17° / 15°	2	0.6	12.3	6.9
Apr	15° / 14°	16	1.8	11.2	5.9
May	14° / 13°	61	4.4	10.3	4.9
Jun	14° / 12°	121	6.8	9.9	4.2
Jul	13° / 11°	67	5.5	10	4.1
Aug	13° / 11°	57	4.6	10.8	4.1
Sep	13° / 12°	27	3	11.8	4.4
Oct	13° / 12°	13	1.7	12.8	4.8
Nov	14° / 13°	3	0.4	13.7	5.6
Dec	16° / 15°	3	0.3	14.1	6.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Valparaiso gets around 43 mm of rain over 5 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 22 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 6.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Valparaiso?

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.

4.9

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Valparaiso for sightseeing.

What to pack for Valparaiso in Spring

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

In spring, Valparaiso sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Valparaiso in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 14°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	17	17	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	15	Cool
May	14	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	13	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	13	Bracing
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Valparaiso 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 Valparaiso peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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	12	10	5	3	3	3	4	6	9	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	5	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Valparaiso 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 Valparaiso is worst in January — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (March, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Valparaiso's WHO annual average of 13.7 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	16	10	11	12	13	12	14	14	13	14	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	10	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	12	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Valparaiso?

Valparaiso sits at 33.0°S, 71.6°W, 15 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Vina del Mar, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Valparaiso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valparaiso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 429 m around an average of 84 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,320 m.

The land around Valparaiso is covered by water (44%) and artificial surfaces (43%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (37%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

429 m

water 44%

16 km

585 m

water 53%

80 km

2,320 m

water 37%

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Spring weather nearby: Vina del Mar 7.0 km · Placilla 10 km · Concón 17 km · Quilpué 17 km · Villa Alemana 24 km · Quintero 29 km · Limache 34 km · Casablanca 38 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 Valparaiso (-33.036°, -71.6296°, elevation 15 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.