Santiago vs La Serena-Coquimbo: which is sunnier?
🇨🇱 Chile vs 🇨🇱 Chile · 389 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Santiago is the sunnier overall: about 3,263 hours of sunshine a year to La Serena-Coquimbo's 2,601. La Serena-Coquimbo has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Santiago in 2 (5 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Santiago | La Serena-Coquimbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,263 | 2,601 |
| Sunniest month | March (97/100) | January (94/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 87/100 | 94/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 87/100 | 91/100 |
| Rain / year | 275 mm | 91 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 13 (extreme) | 11 (extreme) |
Santiago vs La Serena-Coquimbo month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago | La Serena-Coquimbo | Santiago | La Serena-Coquimbo | Santiago | La Serena-Coquimbo | |
| January | 78 | 94 | 34° | 27° | 8 | 1 |
| February | 87 | 94 | 33° | 27° | 8 | 1 |
| March | 97 | 94 | 31° | 26° | 10 | 1 |
| April | 96 | 94 | 27° | 24° | 12 | 2 |
| May | 90 | 91 | 23° | 22° | 44 | 19 |
| June | 87 | 90 | 20° | 20° | 63 | 25 |
| July | 82 | 90 | 19° | 20° | 47 | 21 |
| August | 91 | 92 | 21° | 21° | 40 | 13 |
| September | 96 | 94 | 23° | 22° | 15 | 3 |
| October | 96 | 94 | 26° | 23° | 12 | 3 |
| November | 97 | 94 | 30° | 25° | 9 | 1 |
| December | 87 | 94 | 33° | 26° | 7 | 1 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan La Serena-Coquimbo · Feb La Serena-Coquimbo · Mar Santiago · Apr even · May even · Jun La Serena-Coquimbo · Jul La Serena-Coquimbo · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Santiago · Dec La Serena-Coquimbo.
When to pick which
- November–February: La Serena-Coquimbo (average score 94/100 vs 87). Santiago is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 26°C.
- March–May: too close to call — Santiago averages 94/100, La Serena-Coquimbo 93/100. Santiago is the warmer, around 27°C daytime highs vs 24°C.
- June–August: La Serena-Coquimbo (average score 91/100 vs 87). Daytime highs are similar (20°C vs 20°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Santiago averages 96/100, La Serena-Coquimbo 94/100. Santiago is the warmer, around 25°C daytime highs vs 23°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Santiago weather by month · La Serena-Coquimbo weather by month · Best time to visit Chile.
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