Chile exhibits a variety of climates, as its geographical
position is more longitudinal in nature.
Due to this fact, Chile’s climate has simply been divided into sections:
Northern, Central, and Southern. In the
North, the climate tends to be more dry and arid as can be seen in the photo
below of the Atacama Desert.
In central Chile, the climate tends to be more tropical, and
in the southern regions much colder due to close proximity to Anarctica.
Central Chile
Northern Chile
Southern Chile
Being that Chile's land territory stretches in a longitudinal direction, the concept of angle of incidence can also be applied. The sun's rays radiate at a degree less than 90 degrees as the earth rotates. This results in temperatures that are below 90 degree Fehrenheit year round, averaging between 30 to mid 80's fehrenheit.
The seasons are reversed in the Southern Hemisphere causing Chile to have Summer in December through February; Fall in March through May; Winter in June through August and Spring in September through November.
With the Andes Mountains stretching the length of Chile, the altitude is higher in those regions regardless of the regions mentioned above.
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