Torres del Paine, Chile
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Set in a highland climate, Torres del Paine (Chile) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at a 47/100 sun score in December, so timing matters more here than at sunnier rivals.
Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between -4°C (July) and 7°C (February). Rain is most likely in January, when about 73% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in May (51%). No month averages 24°C highs, so this is a destination for light-jacket sunshine rather than beach heat.
The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages -4°C against winter's 5°C, while rain-day odds move from 72% in winter and 62% in spring to 62% in summer and 66% through autumn. That makes winter the statistical sweet spot (season score 45), with autumn a workable second; summer is where the odds thin out.
Best months to visit Torres del Paine
Our month-by-month scoring puts December first (47/100), with January (46) and November (46) close behind. No month clears our 70-point reliability bar, so treat sunshine here as a bonus, not a promise. At the other end, July scores just 35, the weakest month of the year.
Put against its 82 mountain peers in December, it lands below the group median for sunshine, ahead of 16% of them.
Month-by-month breakdown for Torres del Paine → · More destinations for December →
Right now the 15-day outlook shows none mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and 12 with real rain risk, with temperatures between -11°C and 4°C — which is how Torres del Paine earns its current 45/100 sun score.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 13,459 km | ~17 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 13,604 km | ~17 h 30 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 13,291 km | ~17 h | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 13,201 km | ~17 h | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 13,626 km | ~17 h 30 | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 4° / -4° | 92% | 86% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 0° / -6° | 82% | 49% |
| Sat 31 Oct | -2° / -6° | 77% | 67% |
| Sun 1 Nov | -2° / -7° | 71% | 66% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 0° / -7° | 43% | 23% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 2° / -7° | 54% | 39% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 2° / -5° | 80% | 54% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 1° / -8° | 46% | 40% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 3° / -11° | 70% | 49% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 2° / -5° | 99% | 85% |
| Sun 8 Nov | -1° / -6° | 85% | 71% |
| Mon 9 Nov | -1° / -4° | 100% | 78% |
| Tue 10 Nov | -1° / -6° | 93% | 68% |
| Wed 11 Nov | -2° / -7° | 96% | 62% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 2° / -5° | 98% | 43% |
Torres del Paine climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (December highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8° / -1.6° | 85.9% | 73.2% | 46 |
| February | 6.5° / -0.9° | 83.5% | 70% | 43 |
| March | 3.8° / -2.5° | 86.7% | 72% | 35 |
| April | 0.5° / -5° | 83.9% | 63.3% | 36 |
| May | -1.9° / -6.9° | 83% | 51% | 38 |
| June | -4.2° / -8.5° | 86.5% | 64.3% | 35 |
| July | -4.5° / -9.4° | 84.8% | 59.4% | 35 |
| August | -3.4° / -8.6° | 83.8% | 63.5% | 36 |
| September | -1.8° / -7.7° | 81.3% | 63% | 38 |
| October | 0.2° / -5.8° | 83.4% | 69.3% | 40 |
| November | 1.9° / -4.9° | 84.4% | 65% | 46 |
| December | 3.9° / -3.2° | 87.2% | 72.8% | 47 |
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