Climate La Montaña 2022-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of La Independencia Airport (SCRG) between 2022 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022
January	92.4	94	94	88
February	82.3	87	70	92
March	95.0	97	99	89
April	69.0		69	69
May	37.1		46	29
June	39.0		50	28
July	43.2		44	42
August	47.9		54	42
September	58.5		60	57
October	73.0		61	85
November	79.2		78	81
December	89.5		85	98
Average	72.9	92.7	69.4	66.9

27th best VFR conditions of Chile

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 8 km or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022
January	97.8	98	98	98
February	90.5	96	78	98
March	98.5	100	100	95
April	85.2		83	88
May	58.5		67	51
June	64.3		65	63
July	71.9		74	70
August	68.8		73	65
September	77.7		82	74
October	87.8		82	94
November	91.3		89	94
December	94.1		91	100
Average	90.8	97.9	82.9	82.6

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 km or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022
January	29.5	31	30	28
February	30.0	30	31	29
March	27.7	28	30	26
April	22.1		23	22
May	17.0		18	16
June	14.9		15	15
July	13.6		15	13
August	15.2		16	15
September	16.9		16	18
October	21.5		20	23
November	24.5		23	26
December	28.5		28	30
Average	22.0	29.6	21.9	21.4

5th highest temperature of Chile

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022
January	15.8	17	16	15
February	15.4	17	15	14
March	12.7	12	14	12
April	10.6		11	10
May	6.8		7	6
June	5.8		7	5
July	5.2		7	4
August	5.8		7	5
September	6.9		7	7
October	9.3		9	10
November	12.5		11	14
December	15.3		14	17
Average	12.5	15.2	10.3	9.5

27th lowest temperature of Chile

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022
January	0.0	0	0	0
February	0.6	2	0	0
March	0.0	0	0	0
April	2.2		3	2
May	0.8		0	2
June	7.2		9	5
July	9.3		6	13
August	8.9		14	3
September	6.8		9	4
October	1.5		2	1
November	2.9		5	1
December	0.0		0	0
Average	1.7	0.6	3.7	2.5

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022
January	7.2	7	7	7
February	5.7	7	7	3
March	5.9	6	6	6
April	5.1		5	5
May	3.9		4	4
June	3.5		3	4
July	3.7		3	4
August	4.4		4	5
September	4.5		5	4
October	5.9		5	7
November	6.8		7	7
December	6.9		7	7
Average	5.5	6.6	5.5	5.2

5th highest wind speed of Chile

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022
January	185°	183°	207°
February	182°	184°	205°
March	185°	181°	209°
April		182°	208°
May		174°	211°
June		165°	204°
July		169°	166°
August		171°	204°
September		188°	210°
October		191°	207°
November		188°	206°
December		185°	186°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.