Santiago Metropolitan Region · Chile
Puente Alto travel guide
Puente Alto is a city in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile, home to about 568,000 people.
- Best months
- October to April
- Nearest airport
- SCL31 km · Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Currency
- CLPChilean peso
- Time zone
- America/Santiago
- Language
- Spanish
About
About Puente Alto
Puente Alto (Spanish: "Tall Bridge") is a city and commune of Chile. It is the capital of the Cordillera Province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, and is located in the south-east corner of the Greater Santiago conurbation.
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When to go
The best time to visit Puente Alto
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Puente Alto 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 Puente Alto: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), about 31 km from the city centre in a straight line.
SCL · Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
Questions
Puente Alto: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Puente Alto?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Puente Alto 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 Puente Alto?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), about 31 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Puente Alto?
Chilean peso (CLP).
Nearby
Destinations near Puente Alto
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.