Chile
Valparaíso in November
🌷 SpringPleasant and mostly dry.
Why November scores 9.5What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.6
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (20°C highs / 11°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 11.2°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~4 mm rain)
- Air quality9.7
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~7 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Nov | Jan | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.5 Excellent | 9.6 Excellent |
| Season | 🌷 Spring | ☀️ Summer |
| High / low | 20° / 11° | 22° / 14° |
| Rain | 4 mm | 0 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 11° | dew pt 14° |
| PM2.5 | 7 µg/m³ | 8 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Valparaíso weather-station normals. Rainfall: Valparaíso weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsNovember 2026
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
Other public holidays: All Saints' Day (1 Nov)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore ValparaísoEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA Pacific port city in central Chile built across steep hills, known for colourful houses, funiculars and street art, with a UNESCO-listed historic quarter.
No major events on our calendar for November.
Coming up later
New Year's Eve fireworks (Año Nuevo en el Mar)Every year31 December every year
One of South America's largest fireworks displays over the bay.
Why go: Hills offer great views but streets and transport are packed.
Where: Valparaíso bay and Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar International Song FestivalDate variesUsually February
A long-running music festival broadcast across Latin America.
Why go: Hotels in Viña and Valparaíso fill up.
Where: Quinta Vergara, Viña del Mar
Fiestas PatriasEvery year18–19 September every year
Chile's national holidays with fondas (fairs), cueca dancing and food.
Why go: Many businesses close and coastal hotels fill.
Where: Across the city
Cerro Alegre and Cerro Concepción
Hillside neighbourhoods of colourful houses, murals and viewpoints.
Ascensores (funiculars)
Historic funicular lifts connecting the lower town to the hills.
La Sebastiana
Pablo Neruda's hillside house, now a museum.
Paseo 21 de Mayo
A viewpoint over the port on Cerro Artillería.
Viña del Mar
The neighbouring beach resort city.
Chorrillana
A pile of fries topped with beef strips, onions and fried eggs, associated with Valparaíso.
💡 Traditional bars and restaurants
Empanadas de mariscos
Pastries filled with seafood and cheese.
💡 Caleta Portales and seafood stalls
Chilean seafood
Dishes such as paila marina and machas a la parmesana.
💡 Restaurants around the port
Completo
A Chilean hot dog loaded with avocado, tomato and mayonnaise.
💡 Fast food stalls
Pisco and Chilean wine
Grape brandy and wines from nearby Casablanca Valley.
💡 Wine shops
Lapis lazuli jewellery
Jewellery made with the blue stone mined in Chile.
💡 Craft shops
Local street art prints
Prints and postcards by Valparaíso artists.
💡 Galleries on Cerro Alegre