BEST IN SOUTH AMERICA IN DECEMBER
Regional seasonal picks ranked by weather, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.
DESTINATIONS
| Rank | City | Score | Season | Weather | Cost | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Argentina
|
81.6 | Shoulder season | 23.5°C 7.2 rain |
$1,746 | 1 | City → |
| #2 |
🇨🇱 Santiago
Chile
|
80.4 | Dry comfort window | 20.8°C 0.4 rain |
$2,633 | 0 | City → |
| #3 |
🇪🇨 Salinas
Ecuador
|
79.3 | Dry comfort window | 24.0°C 2.7 rain |
$2,210 | 0 | City → |
| #4 |
🇺🇾 Carmelo
Uruguay
|
77.3 | Shoulder season | 23.6°C 6.2 rain |
$2,690 | 0 | City → |
| #5 |
🇵🇪 Trujillo
Peru
|
76.7 | Dry comfort window | 20.2°C 2.3 rain |
$1,521 | 0 | City → |
| #6 |
🇨🇱 Vina del Mar
Chile
|
76.5 | Dry comfort window | 18.6°C 0.4 rain |
$2,688 | 0 | City → |
| #7 |
🇨🇴 Minca
Colombia
|
76.3 | Shoulder season | 23.6°C 6.4 rain |
$1,785 | 0 | City → |
| #8 |
🇨🇱 Antofagasta
Chile
|
75.7 | Dry comfort window | 18.9°C 0.2 rain |
$2,508 | 0 | City → |
| #9 |
🇪🇨 Puerto Lopez
Ecuador
|
74.9 | Shoulder season | 23.6°C 6.8 rain |
$1,750 | 0 | City → |
| #10 |
🇦🇷 Cafayate
Argentina
|
74.8 | Shoulder season | 21.3°C 14.3 rain |
$1,299 | 0 | City → |
| #11 |
🇨🇱 Valparaíso
Chile
|
74.6 | Shoulder season | 16.6°C 1.2 rain |
$2,206 | 0 | City → |
| #12 |
🇺🇾 Montevideo
Uruguay
|
74.1 | Shoulder season | 21.4°C 8.1 rain |
$3,023 | 0 | City → |
| #13 |
🇵🇾 San Lorenzo
Paraguay
|
73.8 | Shoulder season | 27.2°C 10.6 rain |
$2,323 | 0 | City → |
| #14 |
🇦🇷 El Bolson
Argentina
|
73.7 | Shoulder season | 16.7°C 7.2 rain |
$1,854 | 0 | City → |
| #15 |
🇺🇾 Atlantida
Uruguay
|
73.4 | Shoulder season | 21.5°C 8.3 rain |
$2,833 | 0 | City → |
| #16 |
🇻🇪 Puerto La Cruz
Venezuela
|
73.4 | Shoulder season | 26.2°C 5.8 rain |
$155 | 0 | City → |
| #17 |
🇺🇾 Punta del Este
Uruguay
|
73.3 | Shoulder season | 20.8°C 9.1 rain |
$3,909 | 0 | City → |
| #18 |
🇦🇷 Tucuman
Argentina
|
73.2 | Shoulder season | 25.2°C 13.0 rain |
$1,534 | 0 | City → |
| #19 |
🇵🇾 Pedro Juan Caballero
Paraguay
|
73.1 | Shoulder season | 25.4°C 13.7 rain |
$2,080 | 0 | City → |
| #20 |
🇨🇱 Concepción
Chile
|
73.1 | Shoulder season | 15.9°C 2.9 rain |
$2,431 | 0 | City → |
| #21 |
🇨🇱 Coquimbo
Chile
|
73.1 | Shoulder season | 16.6°C 0.0 rain |
$2,053 | 0 | City → |
| #22 |
🇺🇾 Piriápolis
Uruguay
|
72.6 | Shoulder season | 21.0°C 8.5 rain |
$2,500 | 0 | City → |
| #23 |
🇧🇷 Cumbuco
Brazil
|
72.4 | Shoulder season | 27.7°C 9.1 rain |
$2,204 | 0 | City → |
| #24 |
🇦🇷 Bariloche
Argentina
|
72.2 | Shoulder season | 14.9°C 4.5 rain |
$1,728 | 0 | City → |
| #25 |
🇧🇷 Canoa Quebrada
Brazil
|
71.9 | Shoulder season | 24.6°C 13.0 rain |
$1,817 | 0 | City → |
| #26 |
🇧🇷 Fortaleza
Brazil
|
71.9 | Hot season | 28.0°C 10.8 rain |
$2,112 | 0 | City → |
| #27 |
🇦🇷 Mar del Plata
Argentina
|
71.8 | Shoulder season | 18.9°C 9.1 rain |
$1,672 | 0 | City → |
| #28 |
🇨🇱 Pucon
Chile
|
71.7 | Shoulder season | 16.4°C 7.7 rain |
$2,694 | 0 | City → |
| #29 |
🇨🇱 Pichilemu
Chile
|
71.3 | Shoulder season | 15.6°C 0.6 rain |
$2,486 | 0 | City → |
| #30 |
🇧🇷 Buzios
Brazil
|
70.9 | Shoulder season | 25.2°C 14.5 rain |
$2,341 | 0 | City → |
| #31 |
🇺🇾 Cabo Polonio
Uruguay
|
70.6 | Shoulder season | 20.7°C 9.3 rain |
$2,907 | 0 | City → |
| #32 |
🇧🇷 João Pessoa
Brazil
|
70.5 | Rainy season | 27.0°C 16.6 rain |
$1,775 | 0 | City → |
| #33 |
🇵🇾 Concepción
Paraguay
|
70.3 | Hot season | 28.5°C 9.3 rain |
$2,088 | 0 | City → |
| #34 |
🇧🇷 Salvador
Brazil
|
70.1 | Shoulder season | 26.6°C 15.3 rain |
$1,802 | 0 | City → |
| #35 |
🇪🇨 Vilcabamba
Ecuador
|
69.9 | Rainy season | 19.7°C 25.2 rain |
$1,790 | 0 | City → |
| #36 |
🇧🇷 Ilha Grande
Brazil
|
69.6 | Hot season | 28.2°C 13.0 rain |
$2,293 | 0 | City → |
| #37 |
🇨🇱 Villarrica
Chile
|
69.6 | Shoulder season | 15.1°C 6.6 rain |
$2,363 | 0 | City → |
| #38 |
🇧🇷 Lencois
Brazil
|
69.4 | Rainy season | 25.2°C 17.8 rain |
$1,667 | 0 | City → |
| #39 |
🇧🇷 Olinda
Brazil
|
69.3 | Rainy season | 26.8°C 20.7 rain |
$1,808 | 0 | City → |
| #40 |
🇧🇷 Arraial do Cabo
Brazil
|
69.3 | Shoulder season | 24.0°C 10.5 rain |
$1,819 | 0 | City → |