Weekly note

Chile in February

4 of the 4 destinations in Chile are in season in February: 3 a sweet spot, 1 good, 0 ok.

February is a sweet spot at 3 of these 4 places: Santiago, Valle Nevado and Torres del Paine.

Ranked for February

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Santiago sweet spot 30° 1d £848 30C max, 1 rainy day
2 Valle Nevado sweet spot 14° cool 6d — 14C max, 6 rainy days
3 Easter Island goodbusy 24° 4d — busier than usual
4 Torres del Paine sweet spotbusy 15° cool 14d — busier than usual

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

Other months for Chile

February 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.