Santiago Metropolitan Region · Chile
Maipú travel guide
Maipú is a city in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile, home to about 522,000 people.
- Best months
- October to April
- Nearest airport
- SCL14 km · Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Currency
- CLPChilean peso
- Time zone
- America/Santiago
- Language
- Spanish
About
About Maipú
Maipú is a commune in the Santiago Province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region in Chile, forming part of the Greater Santiago conurbation. It was founded on 16 February 1821 and is historically significant as the site of the Battle of Maipú (5 April 1818), where Chile's independence was consolidated.
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When to go
The best time to visit Maipú
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Maipú are October to April. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; June is the wettest, with about 141 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Maipú: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line.
SCL · Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Questions
Maipú: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Maipú?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Maipú are October to April. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; June is the wettest, with about 141 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Maipú?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Maipú?
Chilean peso (CLP).
Nearby
Destinations near Maipú
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.