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Best time to visit South America
Across 56 cities in 10 countries in South America, the best months to visit are February, July, January — when the continent's countries score highest for travel comfort (comfortable temperatures, low rainfall, and good sunshine from 2020–2024 data).
Countries ranked by best month to visit
Each country's single best-scoring month (country-average visitScore across its cities), with the city that has the best weather that month. Higher score = better weather for a typical sightseeing trip.
| Rank | Country | Best month | Score | Best city | Cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ★ | Chile | February | 99.5 | Valparaíso | 2 |
| 2 ★ | Peru | July | 94 | Lima | 3 |
| 3 ★ | Venezuela | January | 90 | Valencia VE | 3 |
| 4 | Bolivia | July | 89.7 | Cochabamba | 3 |
| 5 | Argentina | September | 88.6 | Córdoba | 7 |
| 6 | Ecuador | September | 88 | Guayaquil | 2 |
| 7 | Uruguay | January | 88 | Montevideo | 1 |
| 8 | Paraguay | July | 86 | Asunción | 1 |
| 9 | Brazil | July | 84.4 | Brasília | 28 |
| 10 | Colombia | January | 80.2 | Barranquilla | 6 |