Climate in Chile: the state of the weather in Santiago de Chile this March 8

In times of climate change, a hot summer’s day can quickly turn into driving rain that causes flooding within minutes, so it’s increasingly common for people to try to prepare for temperature swings.

Below is the weather forecast expected in the next few hours for Santiago de Chile:

The probability of precipitation For this Wednesday in Santiago de Chile it is 4% during the day and 1% all night.

During this time, cloudiness will be 2% during the day and 1% at night.

As for temperature A high of 31 degrees and a low of 15 degrees are expected in this region. Ultraviolet rays should reach a level of up to 8.

While wind gusts will reach 37 kilometers per hour during the day and 32 kilometers per hour at night.

Being in the central area of ​​the country and having two mountain ranges, In the capital of Chile, there is a temperate climate, almost Mediterranean.

This means that in the capital, the mild temperatures, with large thermal variations between minimum nighttime temperatures and maximum daytime temperatures.

In Santiago, the seasons of the year are well differentiated, where the summer is dry and the rainy winter.

the cold season begins in May and continues through September, with average temperatures of 8 degrees Celsius.

For its part, the hottest months start in October and last until April, with an average temperature of 32 degrees Celsius.

The geographical conditions of the capital determine its weather conditions. The Cordillera de los Andes, for example, stops the climatic influence coming from the interior of the continent; while the Coast Range slows access to the maritime climate.

In Chile They feel climates of all kinds, from very cold to very hotdue to its geographical location and particular territorial extension.

in the north of Chilefrom the region of Arica and Parinacota, in Valparaíso, three types of climate are distinguished: tundra and desert in its cold and hot variants.

There tundra It is characterized by a dry and always cold climate that occurs throughout the eastern part of the northern region of the Chilean country, on the border with Bolivia and Argentina.

He hot desert It is the one that predominates in most of the north of the country, it is characterized by mild winters with nights that drop to zero degrees Celsius, with very hot summers and little rain.

During this time he cold desert It occurs in the coastal areas of northern Chile, where the winters are very cold and the summers hot, here too the rainfall is very low.

In the center of the countryfrom the southern part of Valparaíso and up to Bío Bío, the two main climates are the cold semi-arid, the Mediterranean and the Mediterranean with cool summers.

He cold semi-arid It appears in the most northwestern zone of the central part of the Chilean country, where the winters are very cold, the summers hot or temperate and the precipitation rare.

The climate Mediterranean It is the most abundant in the center of the country and is characterized by mild winters, hot summers and a marked rainy season.

For his part, he Mediterranean with cool summers the most central part of the Chilean country appears, the only difference with the previous climate is that its summers are cool, as the name suggests.

In the south part of Chilefrom Araucania to Magallanes, the predominant climates are the tundra, semi-arid and oceanic cold.

He oceanic It is the main climate of the southern zone, where the winters are cold and the summers cool, with rain practically all year round.