Climate of Chile - wikipedia Climate of Chile Prevailing winds, sea currents and stationary cyclones near Chile Chile map of Köppen climate classification. annual average temperatures of Chile The climate of Chile comprises a wide range of weather conditions across a large geographic scale, extending across 38 degrees in latitude, making generalizations difficult. According to the Köppen system, Chile within its borders hosts at least seven major climatic subtypes, ranging from low desert in the north, to alpine tundra and glaciers in the east and southeast, humid subtropical in Easter Island, Oceanic in the south and Mediterranean climate in central Chile. There are four seasons in most of the country : summer ( December to February ), autumn ( March to May ), winter ( June to August ), and spring ( September to November ). On a synoptic scale, the most important factors that control the climate in Chile are the Pacific Anticyclone, the southern circumpolar low pressure area, the cold Humboldt current, the Chilean Coast Range and the Andes Mountains. Despite Chile 's narrowness, some interior regions may experience wide temperature oscillations and cities such as San Pedro de Atacama, may even experience a continental climate. In the extreme northeast and southeast the border of Chile extends beyond the Andes into the Altiplano and the Patagonian plains, giving these regions climate patterns similar to those seen in Bolivia and Argentina respectively. Contents 1 Regions 1.1 Subtropical 1.2 Dry arid 1.3 Mediterranean 1.4 Temperate oceanic 1.5 Subpolar oceanic 2 Climate charts for different locations of Chile from north to south 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Regions `` It ( Chile ) has four months of winter, no more, and in them, except when there is a quarter moon, when it rains one or two days, all the other days have such a beautiful sunshine... '' -- Pedro de Valdivia to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Climate Ecoregion Natural region Desert ( BWh, BWk ) Atacama desert Norte Grande Semi-arid ( BWk, BSk, Csa ) Atacama desert, Chilean matorral Norte Chico Mediterranean ( Csa, Csb ) Chilean matorral Central Chile Humid subtropical ( Cfa ) Easter Island, Fernandezian Region - Temperate oceanic ( Cfb ) Valdivian temperate rainforests Zona Sur, Zona Austral Subpolar oceanic ( Cfc ) Magellanic subpolar forests Zona Austral Semi-arid ( BSk ) Patagonian Desert Zona Austral Alpine Andes, Central Andean dry puna all natural regions of Chile Tundra ( ET ) Andes, Central Andean dry puna all natural regions of Chile Ice cap ( EF ) Northern Patagonian Ice Field, Southern Patagonian Ice Field Zona Austral Subtropical View toward the interior of Easter Island The climate of Easter Island is subtropical maritime. The lowest temperatures are registered in July and August ( 18 ° C - 64 ° F ) and the highest in February ( maximum temperature 28 ° C - 82.4 ° F ), the summer season in the southern hemisphere. Winters are relatively mild. The rainiest month is April, though the island experiences year - round rainfall. As an isolated island, Easter Island is constantly exposed to winds which help to keep the temperature fairly cool. Precipitation averages 1,118 mm per year. Occasionally, heavy rainfall and rainstorms strike the island. These occur mostly in the winter months ( June -- August ). Since it is close to the Pacific High and outside the range of the ITCZ, cyclones and hurricanes do not occur around Easter island. Dry arid Pan de Azúcar National Park in Atacama Desert See also : Atacama Desert and Arid Diagonal The Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth, and is virtually sterile because it is blocked from moisture on both sides by the Andes mountains and by the Chilean Coast Range. The cold Humboldt Current and the Pacific Anticyclone are essential to keep the dry climate of Atacama Desert. The average rainfall in the Chilean region of Antofagasta is just 1 mm per year. Some weather stations in the Atacama have never received rain. Evidence suggests that the Atacama may not have had any significant rainfall from 1570 to 1971. It is so arid that mountains that reach as high as 6,885 metres ( 22,590 feet ) are completely free of glaciers and, in the southern part from 25 ° S to 27 ° S, may have been glacier - free throughout the Quaternary -- though permafrost extends down to an altitude of 4,400 metres and is continuous above 5,600 metres. Studies by a group of British scientists have suggested that some river beds have been dry for 120,000 years. Some locations in the Atacama do receive a marine fog known locally as the Camanchaca ( garúa in Peru ), providing sufficient moisture for hypolithic algae, lichens and even some cacti. But in the region that is in the `` fog shadow '' of the high coastal crest - line, which averages 3,000 m height for about 100 km south of Antofagasta, the soil has been compared to that of Mars. Mediterranean Mediterranean climate distribution in the Americas. Note that the map of Chile is turned upsidedown The climate of Central Chile is of temperate Mediterranean type, with the amount of rainfall increasing considerably and progressively from north to south. In the Santiago area, the average monthly temperatures are about 19.5 ° C in the summer months of January and February and 7.5 ° C in the winter months of June and July. The average monthly precipitation is no more than a trace in January and February and 69.7 millimeters in June and July. By contrast, in Concepción the average monthly temperatures are somewhat lower in the summer at 17.6 ° C but higher in the winter at 9.3 ° C, and the amount of rain is much greater. In the summer, Concepción receives an average of twenty millimeters of rain per month ; in June and July, the city is pounded by an average of 253 millimeters per month. The numerous rivers greatly increase their flow as a result of the winter rains and the spring melting of the Andean snows, and they contract considerably in the summer. The combination of abundant snow in the Andes and relatively moderate winter temperatures creates excellent conditions for Alpine skiing. Areas around the Bío - Bío River, historically called La Frontera corresponds to southern limit of the mediterranean climate, with typical mediterranean fruits such as avocado, citrus, olives and grapes being cultivated north of it and oat, wheat, apples and potatoes to the south. This more or less drastic transition is caused by the split of the westerlies at these latitudes ( ~ 37 ° S ) into one branch going to the southeast and another to the northeast, to this it is necessary to add the north - south lowering of the Chilean Coast Range which reduced the rain shadow effect. Temperate oceanic Maritime influence makes some southern Andean valleys prone to snowfalls in winter such as in Curarrehue in the picture. See also : Climate of Valdivia In Zona Sur and the northern part of Zona Austral the climate is Temperate oceanic. Here the Andean Cordillera intercepts moist westerly winds along the Pacific coast during winter and summer months ; these winds cool as they ascend the mountains, creating heavy rainfall on the mountains ' west - facing slopes. The northward - flowing oceanic Humboldt Current creates humid and foggy conditions near the coast. The tree line is at about 2,400 m in the northern part of the ecoregion ( 35 ° S ), and descends to 1,000 m in the south of the Valdivian region. In the summer average temperature can climb to 16.5 ° C ( 62 ° F ), while during winter the temperature can drop below 7 ° C ( 45 ° F ). Subpolar oceanic The seasonal temperature in Zona Austral is greatly moderated by its proximity to the ocean and is known for stable constant temperatures, only small variability with season. The heaviest rainfalls goes between April and May and snow season goes all through Chilean winter ( June till September ), although the average temperature does not descend below 1 ° C in coastal areas. This is the coldest region of South America. Climate charts for different locations of Chile from north to south Iquique Climate chart ( explanation ) J J J O 0 25 18 0 25 18 0 24 17 0 22 15 0.2 20 14 0.1 19 14 0 18 13 0 18 13 0 19 14 0 20 15 0 22 15 0.2 24 17 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° C Precipitation totals in mm Source : ( 1 ) Imperial conversion J J J O 0 77 64 0 77 64 0 75 62 0 72 59 0 69 57 0 66 56 0 64 56 0 65 56 0 66 57 0 68 58 0 71 60 0 74 62 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° F Precipitation totals in inches Antofagasta Climate chart ( explanation ) J J J O 0 24 17 0 24 17 0 23 16 0 21 14 0 19 13 0.1 18 11 0.3 17 11 0.6 17 11 0.5 18 12 0.1 19 13 0.1 20 14 0 22 16 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° C Precipitation totals in mm Source : ( 2 ) Imperial conversion J J J O 0 75 62 0 75 62 0 73 60 0 70 57 0 66 55 0 64 53 0 62 51 0 63 53 0 64 54 0 66 56 0 69 58 0 72 60 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° F Precipitation totals in inches Arica Climate chart ( explanation ) J J J O 0 26 19 0.1 27 19 0 26 18 0 24 17 0 22 15 0.2 20 14 0.1 19 14 0.1 19 14 0 19 14 0 21 15 0 23 16 0 25 18 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° C Precipitation totals in mm Source : ( 3 ) Imperial conversion J J J O 0 79 66 0 80 66 0 79 65 0 75 62 0 71 59 0 67 58 0 65 57 0 65 57 0 67 58 0 69 60 0 73 61 0 76 64 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° F Precipitation totals in inches Easter Island Climate chart ( explanation ) J J J O 73 27 20 85 27 20 96 27 20 121 25 19 153 23 18 106 22 17 105 21 16 94 21 15 87 22 16 68 23 16 74 24 17 85 25 18 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° C Precipitation totals in mm Source : ( 4 ) Imperial conversion J J J O 2.9 81 68 3.3 81 68 3.8 80 68 4.8 78 66 6 74 64 4.2 72 62 4.1 70 60 3.7 70 60 3.4 71 60 2.7 73 61 2.9 75 63 3.4 78 65 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° F Precipitation totals in inches Copiapó Climate chart ( explanation ) J J J O 0 28 13 0 28 13 1.1 27 12 0.2 24 10 0.4 22 8 1.1 20 6 6.5 20 6 21 6 0.2 22 7 0.5 24 9 0 25 10 0 27 12 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° C Precipitation totals in mm Source : ( 5 ) Imperial conversion J J J O 0 83 56 0 83 56 0 80 54 0 75 50 0 71 46 0 68 43 0.3 67 42 0.1 70 43 0 72 45 0 75 47 0 78 51 0 80 54 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° F Precipitation totals in inches La Serena Climate chart ( explanation ) J J J O 0 22 14 0 22 13 0.2 20 12 1.1 18 11 6.1 17 9 15 16 8 31 15 8 17 16 8 5.8 16 9 2.7 18 10 0.2 19 11 0 20 12 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° C Precipitation totals in mm Source : ( 6 ) Imperial conversion J J J O 0 71 56 0 71 56 0 68 54 0 65 51 0.2 63 49 0.6 61 46 1.2 60 46 0.7 60 46 0.2 61 48 0.1 64 49 0 66 51 0 69 54 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° F Precipitation totals in inches Santiago Climate chart ( explanation ) J J J O 0.4 30 13 0.8 29 12 3.2 27 11 10 23 8 42 19 6 70 15 87 15 52 17 5 22 19 6 13 22 8 9.2 25 10 2.1 28 12 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° C Precipitation totals in mm Source : WMO Imperial conversion J J J O 0 85 55 0 84 54 0.1 80 51 0.4 74 46 1.7 66 43 2.8 59 40 3.4 59 39 62 41 0.9 66 43 0.5 72 47 0.4 78 50 0.1 83 54 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° F Precipitation totals in inches Linares Climate chart ( explanation ) J J J O 13 30 12 10 29 11 20 25 9 62 21 6 171 16 7 208 12 5 180 12 129 14 77 17 5 44 20 8 30 24 9 20 28 12 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° C Precipitation totals in mm Source : ( 7 ) Imperial conversion J J J O 0.5 86 53 0.4 83 53 0.8 77 48 2.4 69 44 6.7 60 44 8.2 54 41 7.1 54 38 5.1 57 39 63 42 1.7 69 46 1.2 74 48 0.8 83 53 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° F Precipitation totals in inches Concepción Climate chart ( explanation ) J J J O 21 23 11 15 22 10 25 21 9 56 18 8 178 16 7 218 13 6 222 13 6 153 14 6 88 15 6 65 17 7 41 19 8 28 22 10 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° C Precipitation totals in mm Source : ( 8 ) Imperial conversion J J J O 0.8 73 51 0.6 72 50 70 48 65 46 7 60 45 8.6 56 43 8.7 55 42 6 57 42 3.4 59 42 2.6 62 44 1.6 67 47 1.1 71 50 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° F Precipitation totals in inches Valdivia Climate chart ( explanation ) J J J O 54 23 9 55 23 9 71 21 7 133 17 6 295 14 6 297 11 5 312 11 247 12 162 15 109 17 5 73 19 7 63 21 8 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° C Precipitation totals in mm Source : ( 9 ) Imperial conversion J J J O 2.1 73 48 2.1 73 47 2.8 69 45 5.2 63 42 12 56 43 12 52 40 12 51 40 9.7 54 39 6.4 58 39 4.3 62 41 2.9 66 44 2.5 71 47 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° F Precipitation totals in inches Puerto Montt Climate chart ( explanation ) J J J O 90 20 9 93 19 9 99 18 8 143 15 7 234 13 6 224 11 229 10 209 11 146 13 121 14 6 112 17 7 103 19 9 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° C Precipitation totals in mm Source : ( 10 ) Imperial conversion J J J O 3.5 67 49 3.7 67 48 3.9 64 46 5.6 59 44 9.2 55 43 8.8 51 39 9 51 39 8.2 52 39 5.7 55 40 4.8 58 42 4.4 62 45 4.1 65 47 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° F Precipitation totals in inches Aisén Climate chart ( explanation ) J J J O 196 18 10 159 18 10 166 16 8 239 13 7 320 10 5 283 7 280 7 258 9 209 11 163 14 6 168 15 8 208 17 9 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° C Precipitation totals in mm Source : ( 11 ) Imperial conversion J J J O 7.7 64 50 6.3 64 49 6.5 61 47 9.4 55 44 13 49 40 11 45 36 11 44 35 10 47 37 8.2 52 39 6.4 56 42 6.6 60 46 8.2 63 48 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° F Precipitation totals in inches Balmaceda Climate chart ( explanation ) J J J O 28 18 7 20 18 6 38 16 5 54 12 93 8 85 − 2 84 − 3 72 6 − 1 49 9 0 30 12 28 15 32 16 6 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° C Precipitation totals in mm Source : ( 12 ) Imperial conversion J J J O 1.1 64 44 0.8 64 43 1.5 60 40 2.1 53 37 3.6 46 33 3.4 40 28 3.3 38 27 2.8 43 30 1.9 49 32 1.2 54 36 1.1 58 40 1.2 62 42 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° F Precipitation totals in inches Punta Arenas Climate chart ( explanation ) J J J O 39 15 7 28 14 6 30 13 5 36 10 42 6 29 − 1 30 − 1 30 5 − 1 24 8 29 11 32 13 29 14 6 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° C Precipitation totals in mm Source : ( 13 ) Imperial conversion J J J O 1.5 58 44 1.1 58 43 1.2 55 41 1.4 50 38 1.6 44 34 1.1 40 31 1.2 39 30 1.2 42 30 46 34 1.1 51 37 1.2 55 40 1.1 57 42 Average max. and min. temperatures in ° F Precipitation totals in inches See also Agriculture in Chile Drought in Chile Geology of Chile Glaciers of Chile Natural regions of Chile White Earthquake References Jump up ^ Enjoy Chile - climate Jump up ^ Easter Island Article in Letsgochile.com Jump up ^ Weather Archived October 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Easter Island Foundation Jump up ^ Wright, John W., ed. ( 2006 ). The New York Times Almanac ( 2007 ed. ). New York, New York : Penguin Books. p. 456. ISBN 0 - 14 - 303820 - 6. Jump up ^ Schwedtfeger, Werner. 1976. The Climate of Chile. World Survey of Climatology. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company. Jump up ^ Di Castri F di & E. Hajek 1976. `` Bioclimatología de Chile '' 163 pages with english summary Archived 2008 - 04 - 11 at the Wayback Machine. 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Question: when does the winter season begin in chile
Answer: June