Weekly note

Chile in January

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

None of these has January as a sweet spot; the 3 labelled good are the best of the month: Santiago, Valle Nevado and Easter Island.

Ranked for January

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Santiago goodbusy 30° 0d £837 busier than usual
2 Valle Nevado good 14° cool 8d — 14C max, 8 rainy days
3 Easter Island goodbusy 23° 5d — busier than usual
4 Torres del Paine okbusy 15° cool 18d — busier than usual

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

Other months for Chile

January 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.