Seasonal guide · SCL → IAD

Best Time to Fly: SantiagoWashington

CapitalWashington
Population340,110,988
CurrencyUSD $ United States dollar
LanguageEnglish
Time ZoneUTC-04:00 EDT
AirportIAD
Distance8,074 km
Flight Time9h 59m
Visitors/yr~5,178,158

The honest answer to when you should fly Santiago to Washington is mostly about weather and demand at the far end. On three years of daily observations at the arrival airport, Apr-May, Sep-Oct gives the most comfortable combination of temperature and rainfall in Washington.

Weather in Washington, month by month

Averages below come from three full years of daily readings at Washington’s main airport, not from a seasonal generalisation. The warmest month is July (average high 32°C), the coolest is January (average low -4°C), and the wettest is May (144 mm).

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainfallWet daysSantiago high
January4°C-4°C90 mm731°C
February7°C-2°C62 mm731°C
March16°C4°C95 mm1028°C
April good21°C9°C62 mm1024°C
May good23°C14°C144 mm1618°C
June30°C19°C90 mm1215°C
July32°C22°C137 mm1616°C
August29°C19°C129 mm1316°C
September good26°C16°C110 mm1219°C
October good20°C9°C29 mm623°C
November14°C4°C52 mm825°C
December8°C0°C95 mm929°C

Climate data: Open-Meteo reanalysis archive.

Packing for the gap: in October, Washington averages 20°C against 23°C in Santiago — about 3°C cooler, so pack a layer more than you would at home.

Time difference and jet lag

Washington keeps the same clock time as Santiago, so there is no adjustment to plan for and the date you choose is purely about weather and price.

When fares move on this route

We publish observed fares for this route when we have them, and say nothing when we do not — there is no estimate on this page. What holds regardless of the route:

  • The travel date matters more than the booking date. Midweek departures are consistently cheaper than Friday and Sunday, because that is when demand actually sits.
  • Comfortable weather and low fares rarely coincide. Apr-May, Sep-Oct is the pleasant window in Washington, which is also when more people want to go. The shoulder weeks either side of it are usually the better value.
  • School holidays and local events override everything. A festival or a public holiday at either end will outweigh any general booking rule.
  • Set an alert rather than watching manually. Fares move at hours you are not looking, and the useful booking window is weeks wide, not days.

Which day to fly

Midweek departures are consistently cheaper than Friday and Sunday on most routes, because that is where demand sits rather than because of any pricing trick. Where we have observed fares for Santiago–Washington, the weekday breakdown appears further down this page; where we do not, we leave it out rather than estimate it.

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