Valparaíso
City in Chile: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Valparaíso 9451: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Valparaíso is a city in Chile, in Valparaiso. About 282,448 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Chile in our atlas.
It lies at 33.04° S, 71.63° W, about 15 m (49 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Santiago time zone.
Location
Red dot: Valparaíso. Green dots: other major cities of Chile. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Valparaíso has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 19°C (67°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 10°C (51°F). Around 239 mm (9 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.
What to eat in ChileNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Viña del Mar · 7 km
- Maipú · 96 km
- Santiago · 103 km
- San Bernardo · 106 km
- Puente Alto · 117 km
- Puerto Montt · 944 km
- Antofagasta · 1,048 km
- Arica · 1,621 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3868626 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q33986 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Valparaíso 9451: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)