Climate and Weather in South America
Weather conditions and the general climate vary tremendously as you travel across the continent, and so working out when to visit South America can be challenging to say the least...
Broadly speaking, most of South America is in the southern hemisphere, so their winter is the UK summer, and vice-versa. However, in practice much of South America (including areas north of the Equator) has a tropical climate, where the difference between the rainy and dry seasons is much more important.
Have a look at our dedicated guides to weather for each country in South America by clicking on the links below...
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Bolivia
For most of Bolivia, the difference between summer and winter is less important than the distinction between the rainy (November-March) and dry seasons.
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Chile
Chile is a long, thin country, and so although the climate changes as you head away from the coast and up into the Andes, there are also big differences in weather from north to south.
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Colombia
With huge variations in altitude, from the Caribbean coast up to the mountains of the Sierra Nevada, Colombia's climate varies tremendously throughout the country, despite its tropical location.
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Peru
The kind of weather you will see on your Peru holiday varies tremendously depending on where you visit: in the Andes mountains the best time to visit is the dry season from roughly April-November, but on the coast this is the winter.
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