Weekly note

Chile in December

4 of the 4 destinations in Chile are in season in December: 1 a sweet spot, 1 good, 2 ok.

December is a sweet spot at 1 of these 4 places: Easter Island.

Ranked for December

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Easter Island sweet spot 22° 2d — 22C max, 2 rainy days
2 Valle Nevado good 12° cool 7d — 12C max, 7 rainy days
3 Santiago okbusy 29° 0d £1,181 busier than usual
4 Torres del Paine okbusy 14° cool 15d — busier than usual

Fares are the typical return from London for December departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for December departures.

Other months for Chile

December elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Chile as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.