Chile Travel Advice

General travel information for Chile

Continent: South America

Geographical location: Southern South America, located in the southern hemisphere

Highest elevation: Ojos del Salado (6893 m above sea level)

Longest river: Río Loa (443 km)

Form of government: Republic System of

Government: Presidential democracy

Languages: Spanish

Neighboring countries: Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina

Capital: Santiago de Chile

Area: Approx. 756,100 km²

Residents: Approx. 17,574,000 people (2017)

Population density: 23 people per km²

Religions: About 67% supporters of Catholic, 16% of Protestant Christianity

Currency: Chilean peso (CLP); 1 euro is about 931 CLP. Travel

Climate: In the north a dry desert climate, in the plateaus of the Andes temperate, in the central part of the country Meditteran and in the south cool and humid ocean climate

Time zone: UTC − 4

Area code: +56

Country code: CL, CHL, 152

electricity: In Chile, the type C and L sockets are used. The mains voltage is 220 V with a 50 Hz change interval. A travel plug adapter is an advantage.

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Travel climate in Chile

The summers and winters in the north of Chile are relatively mild with temperatures around 15-25 ° C with only slight seasonal changes. Rain is not a problem for travel here, as northern Chile is one of the driest regions in the world (despite heavy clouds from April to December). Central Chile has much more pronounced seasonal changes with average daily maximum temperatures of 29 ° C from December to February and around 14 ° C in June.

Climate table	min temp in ° C	max temp in ° C	Humidity in%	Rainy days
January	12	29	54	0
February	11	29	59	0
March	9	27	59	1
April	7	23	68	1
May	5	18	75	5
June	3	14	79	6
July	3	15	76	6
August	4	17	75	5
September	6	19	72	3
October	7	22	66	3
November	9	26	57	1
December	11	28	54	0

Cities and regions in Chile

The 5 biggest cities in Chile

City	Residents
Santiago de Chile	4,434,900
Puente Alto	515,400
Vina del Mar	307,400
Antofagasta	306,700
Valparaiso	278.00

Holidays in Chile

Holiday	Date
New Year	Jan. 1
Good Friday	March / April
Labor Day	1st of May
Navy Day	May 21
Corpus Christi	In June
Saint Peter and Paul	In June
Assumption Day	In August
National Unity Day	Sept 9
Independence day	Sept. 18
Armed Forces Day	19 Sept
Columbus day	Oct 12
All Saints Day	Nov 1
Immaculate conception	Nov 8

Christmas

25 Dec

Medical information for Chile

For legal reasons, we as a tour operator are not allowed to communicate any binding medical information for Chile and therefore refer to the information provided by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Robert Koch Institute and the German Society for Tropical Medicine and International Health

Travel advice for Chile

You can obtain current travel and safety advice, information on entering and leaving the country, as well as special criminal law advice and recommendations for your stay in Chile from the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany.