vs
CL flag
Osorno

Chile

Climate

Antofagasta logs 0 frost days a year to Osorno's 22 — Antofagasta wins by 22. Antofagasta also leads on hot days by 1.

AntofagastaOsorno
Sunny days
355190
Hot days
01
Frost days
022
Rainy days
37141
Outdoor dinner months
7/125/12
Avg wind
3.8 m/s2.8 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,6232,281
Darkest month sun
250 hrs/mo82 hrs/mo
UV peak month
14.110.5

Antofagasta

Feels-like °C

25
26
25
23
21
19
18
19
20
21
22
24

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Osorno

Feels-like °C

18
18
15
11
7
2
2
4
7
10
14
17

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Antofagasta averages 14.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Osorno's 27.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Antofagasta breathes ~48% cleaner air (13.2 µg/m³ lower).

Antofagasta

Osorno

14.3µg/m³
27.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Antofagasta (365K) and Osorno (140K) are 2.6x in population — Antofagasta is the larger metro, Osorno the smaller; on land area Antofagasta spans roughly 1.7x more ground.

2.1x

Antofagasta is roughly 2.1x the scale of Osorno

Combined population & area comparison

CL flagAntofagasta
2.1x
CL flagOsorno
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.CL flagAntofagasta365K2.6x
2.CL flagOsorno140K1x
Area
1.CL flagAntofagasta56 km²1.7x
2.CL flagOsorno33 km²1x
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7.8 km20 km

CL flagAntofagasta

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
8.5 km6.0 km

CL flagOsorno

Who Thrives Here

Antofagasta is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover.

Thrives only in Antofagasta
AntofagastaOsorno

Frequently asked about Antofagasta vs Osorno

How does the climate compare between Antofagasta and Osorno?
Sunny days: 355 vs 190 d — Antofagasta higher Annual sunshine: 3,623 vs 2,281 hrs — Antofagasta higher Winter sunshine: 250 vs 82 hrs/day — Antofagasta higher Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 1 d — Similar Frost days: 0 vs 22 d — Antofagasta lower Rainy days: 37 vs 141 d — Antofagasta lower
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