Weekly note

Chile in October

3 of the 4 destinations in Chile are in season in October: 2 a sweet spot, 0 good, 1 ok.

October is a sweet spot at 2 of these 4 places: Santiago and Easter Island. Best avoided at 1 of them.

Ranked for October

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Santiago sweet spot 23° 2d £817 23C max, 2 rainy days
2 Easter Island sweet spot 19° 4d — 19C max, 4 rainy days
3 Torres del Paine ok 10° cool 15d — 10C max, 15 rainy days

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

Not this October

Other months for Chile

October 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.