Climate

Antofagasta logs 355 sunny days a year to Valdivia's 217 — Antofagasta wins by 138. Antofagasta also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.

AntofagastaValdivia
Sunny days
355217
Hot days
00
Frost days
00
Rain days
37127
Outdoor dinner months
7/125/12
Avg wind
3.8 m/s3.4 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,6232,587
Darkest month sun
250 hrs/mo87 hrs/mo
UV peak month
14.111.0

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

Valdivia

Feels-like °C

18
18
15
10
6
2
2
3
7
10
14
17

Dinner outside

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

Cost of Living

Valdivia averages $1,680/mo for balanced living; Antofagasta has no cost baseline yet.

Antofagasta

monthly · balanced

Valdivia

$1,680

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,208Comfort $2,709
Top 75%in Among 48 Latin America cities

Mobility

Valdivia scores 1.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no mobility baseline.

/5
vs
1.6/5
AntofagastaValdivia
WalkabilityCar EfficiencyMotorbike

Culture

Valdivia's culture score of 2.9 sits well above Antofagasta's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
2.9/5
Valdivia leads

Nature & Outdoors

Valdivia scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
4.2/5
AntofagastaValdivia
SeaForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingSurfing

Safety

Valdivia scores 3.4 on safety (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
3.4/5
AntofagastaValdivia
RoadEarthquakeFlooding

Career

Valdivia scores 2.2 on career (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no career baseline.

/5
vs
2.2/5

Social & Community

Valdivia scores 2.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
2.6/5
AntofagastaValdivia
Expat Integration ExperienceStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityGovernment Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

Valdivia scores 1.6 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
1.6/5

Family

Valdivia scores 1.6 on family (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no family baseline.

/5
vs
1.6/5
AntofagastaValdivia
UniversitiesPlaygrounds

Healthcare

Valdivia scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Antofagasta has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
2.7/5
AntofagastaValdivia
Public Healthcare

Air Quality

Antofagasta averages 14.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Valdivia's 17.6 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Antofagasta breathes ~19% cleaner air (3.3 µg/m³ lower).

Antofagasta

Valdivia

14.3µg/m³
17.6µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Antofagasta (365K) and Valdivia (149K) are 2.5x in population — Antofagasta is the larger metro, Valdivia the smaller; on land area Antofagasta spans roughly 1.9x more ground.

2.2x

Antofagasta is roughly 2.2x the scale of Valdivia

Combined population & area comparison

CL flagAntofagasta
2.2x
CL flagValdivia
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.CL flagAntofagasta365K2.5x
2.CL flagValdivia149K1x
Area
1.CL flagAntofagasta56 km²1.9x
2.CL flagValdivia29 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
7.8 km20 km

CL flagAntofagasta

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
6.5 km8.0 km

CL flagValdivia

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Antofagasta vs Valdivia

Which is cheaper, Antofagasta or Valdivia?
Valdivia has an estimated monthly cost of $1,680.
How does the climate compare between Antofagasta and Valdivia?
Sunny days: 355 vs 217 d — Antofagasta higher Annual sunshine: 3,623 vs 2,587 hrs — Antofagasta higher Winter sunshine: 250 vs 87 hrs/day — Antofagasta higher Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 0 d — Similar Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 37 vs 127 d — Antofagasta lower
Is Antofagasta or Valdivia safer?
Valdivia has a safety score of 3.4/5.
Should I move to Antofagasta or Valdivia?
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