💃 Best-of list

Best cities in South America with good weather most of the year and warm winters

8 of the 26 cities we cover in South America make this list, ranked by overall fit for someone moving from the US. 🇨🇱 Viña del Mar ranks first. Cheapest: Curitiba at $1,106/mo all-in. Most pleasant year-round: Viña del Mar, 12 months.

How this list is chosen

Pleasant for 9 or more months a year: a comfortable average high, and air that isn’t muggy.
Warm while it’s winter in the US: the average daily high is 68°F (20°C) or more in each of December, January and February.
In South America.

Ranked with the City Finder's default weights for cost, climate, safety, internet and visa-free stay. Change the weights in the City Finder →

#1⭐ 80 🇨🇱 Viña del Mar Chile 🗓️ 90 days $1,159/mo😊 Sep 67°F

#2⭐ 74 🇧🇷 Curitiba Brazil 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,106/mo😊 Sep 74°F

#3⭐ 74 🇧🇷 Belo Horizonte Brazil 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,160/mo😎 Sep 83°F

#4⭐ 72 🇨🇴 Medellín Colombia 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,644/mo😎 Sep 82°F

#5⭐ 71 🇨🇱 Valparaíso Chile 🛡️ Low safety🗓️ 90 days $1,130/mo🙂 Sep 62°F

#6⭐ 71 🇨🇱 Santiago Chile 🛡️ Low safety🗓️ 90 days $1,285/mo😊 Sep 65°F

#7⭐ 71 🇨🇴 Bogotá Colombia 🛡️ Low safety🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,344/mo😊 Sep 69°F

#8⭐ 66 🇦🇷 Córdoba Argentina 🛂 Nomad visa🗓️ 90 days $1,292/mo😊 Sep 74°F

#	City	$/mo	⭐ Fit
1	🇨🇱 Viña del MarChile	$1,159	80
2	🇧🇷 CuritibaBrazil	$1,106	74
3	🇧🇷 Belo HorizonteBrazil	$1,160	74
4	🇨🇴 MedellínColombia	$1,644	72
5	🇨🇱 ValparaísoChile	$1,130	71
6	🇨🇱 SantiagoChile	$1,285	71
7	🇨🇴 BogotáColombia	$1,344	71
8	🇦🇷 CórdobaArgentina	$1,292	66

Best cities in South America with good weather most of the year and warm winters

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