Puerto Varas

    Chile

    Wooden shingle architecture and lakeside cafes offer unobstructed views of the snow-capped, perfect cone of the Osorno volcano.

    Warmest month is January at 20°C on average. Coolest is June at 10°C. Driest reading falls in January with 6 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $2,000 (~$2.00)
      Country-level price estimate for Chile, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $2,500 (~$2.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Chile, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      16h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      4,757 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Tap water is generally safe to drink.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January20°8°C6
    February20°9°C7
    March18°7°C10
    April15°6°C14
    May13°6°C14
    June10°5°C16
    July10°5°C13
    August11°4°C15
    September13°6°C13
    October14°7°C11
    November17°8°C10
    December19°8°C7

    What to do

    • Walk the picturesque lakeside promenade along the edge of Llanquihue Lake
    • View the intensely turquoise, raging waters of the Petrohué Waterfalls
    • Ride the ski lift up the slopes of Volcano Osorno for panoramic views

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.