Valparaíso’s climate characteristics

Valparaíso has a very mild Mediterranean climate, similar to that of San Francisco and Santa Barbara at the same latitude in the Northern Hemisphere. The city's summers are relatively dry, but due to the long-term influence of the Humboldt Current, foggy weather often occurs in the city. In winter, if strong convective cloud systems pass through central Chile, they can occasionally bring heavy rainfall, but this varies from year to year.

The average highest temperature in Valparaiso summer (in January and February in the southern hemisphere) is 23°C, the lowest temperature is 13°C, the average rainy days are 2 days, the average rainfall is 2mm, and the average humidity to 73. In winter (in July and August in the southern hemisphere), the average highest temperature is 17℃, the lowest temperature is 9℃, the average rainy days are 6 days, the average rainfall is 60mm, and the average humidity is 80%.