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Carretera Austral

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January in Chile

Warm and sunny throughout; busy in Torres del Paine but beautifully quiet on the Carretera Austral

Through most of Chile, January brings great weather, making it one of the most popular times to travel to the country. Busy destinations range from Torres del Paine in the south to the bigger towns of the central Lake District, and San Pedro de Atacama up in northern Chile. Plan carefully if you would like to avoid the crowds, or visit lesser-known areas, such as the Carretera Austral in northern Patagonia or Copiapó in the north, where it is still very much whale watching season. Wherever you are, the weather should be on its best behaviour, though it does get a bit hot and smoggy in Santiago.

Location	Av °C	Av rain (mm)	Conditions
Carretera Austral	13	72	great
Copiapó	19	0	great
Lake District	14.8	77	great
San Pedro de Atacama	17.1	22	good
Santiago	20.8	1	great
Torres del Paine	11.5	29	great

Events in January

Feast Day of San Sebastian
Mapuche Festival of the Holy Stone

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