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Jules
Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Australia
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Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 6:19 am Post subject: Chile Weather |
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I have no idea when winter, summer etc is in chile...can someone please let me know when the seasons are? And how cold does it get? thanks |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home
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Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 10:15 am Post subject: |
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I think that there is a chart on the lonely planet website. |
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matttheboy
Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Posts: 854 Location: Valparaiso, Chile
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Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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seasons are the same as Australia what with South America being in the southern hemisphere. It can be very cold in winter, a few weeks ago it was -3 overnight in Santiago for a few days, this despite the insulating effect of the thick winter smog...generally though it`s between 10-18 during the day and chillier at night (santiago weather). |
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Weona
Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 166 Location: Chile
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 1:47 am Post subject: |
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From about December-March is summer, March-June is fall, June-September is winter and September-December is Spring.
But the whether will vary (a lot, because of how long Chile is) depending on where you are in the country! Hotter and dryer in the north, cooler in wetter in the south. |
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jimi2times
Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Posts: 21 Location: UK
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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Hi there
Weona's right - it really does matter where you are in Chile. I was travelling around there for some time last year and experienced all different kinds of weather. Santiago has really dry air and is also quite polluted, making for a hot and smoggy summer - esp. bad in Jan and Feb and a dry and cold winter - July and Aug. The north of Chile - Arica etc.. doesn't get really cold in the winter - the sun can be quite warm - and is hot in the summer. The south of Chile is a different matter though. Puerto Montt is really windy and rainy - being a port - in the winter - and it just gets colder and wetter the souther you go .I spent a month around the Carretera Austral - between Puerto Montt and Puerto Arenas and the weather was nice and warm in the summer. I recommend going to the south of Chile - I had a wicked time there - the people are very friendly, and the scenery and food is good.
Peace |
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