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A city in Chile.
Vallenar, Chile is a 45K-resident city with 354 sunny days and 1 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 16.6 µg/m³. A city in Chile.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
| Daily mean°C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
| Daily low°C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 23 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 52 | 54 | 56 | 49 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 51 |
| Dewpoint°C | 11.2 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 7.9 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 12.9 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 11.0 |
| Clear skyindex | 96% | 95% | 93% | 85% | 81% | 65% | 80% | 86% | 88% | 88% | 90% | 94% | 87% |
| UV indexmax avg | 13.9 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 11.0 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 9.1 |
Vallenar is livable outdoors nearly year-round. September through April are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside is comfortable 8/12 months — impressive, while lunch outside is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.
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Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
| Daily mean°C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
| Daily low°C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 23 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 52 | 54 | 56 | 49 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 51 |
| Dewpoint°C | 11.2 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 7.9 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 12.9 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 11.0 |
| Clear skyindex | 96% | 95% | 93% | 85% | 81% | 65% | 80% | 86% | 88% | 88% | 90% | 94% | 87% |
| UV indexmax avg | 13.9 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 11.0 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 9.1 |
Vallenar is livable outdoors nearly year-round. September through April are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside is comfortable 8/12 months — impressive, while lunch outside is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.
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Air Quality
Vallenar reports an annual PM2.5 of 16.6 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Vallenar reports an annual PM2.5 of 16.6 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
PM2.5 annual average of 16.6 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Vallenar? Honestly, air quality could be better — Vallenar's 16.6 µg/m³ annual PM2.5 is above WHO guidelines, though still within ranges common for larger cities.
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