Maipú
City in Chile: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Maipú is a city in Chile, in Santiago Metropolitan. About 503,635 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Chile in our atlas.
It lies at 33.51° S, 70.77° W, about 478 m (1,568 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Santiago time zone.
Location
Red dot: Maipú. Green dots: other major cities of Chile. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Maipú has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 30°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 2°C (36°F). Around 275 mm (11 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in ChileNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- San Bernardo · 11 km
- Santiago · 13 km
- Puente Alto · 21 km
- Viña del Mar · 91 km
- Valparaíso · 96 km
- Puerto Montt · 906 km
- Antofagasta · 1,095 km
- Arica · 1,670 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3880980 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Estadio Santiago Bueras 2011: Columna, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
