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Where to stay in Araucanía Region

This guide covers 3 destinations in Araucanía Region, a first-level administrative division of Chile, with 59 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Temuco, Padre Las Casas and Villarrica. Across its destinations, January and February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO).

Destinations in this guide
3
Places to stay
59
Comfortable in the most places
January and February
Main airport
ZCOLa Araucanía International Airport
Currency
CLPChilean peso
Time zone
America/Santiago

Destinations

Destinations in Araucanía Region

Every destination in this guide in Araucanía Region, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Villarrica55,47844January and FebruaryZCO · 54 km
Temuco282,41515December to MarchZCO · 21 km
Padre Las Casas76,126December to MarchZCO · 18 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Araucanía Region

59 hotels in Araucanía Region recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Hotel Continental, TemucoTemucohotel
Aldea Naukana Posada BoutiqueVillarricahotel
Apart Hotel AragonTemucohotel
Apart Hotel MontepiedraTemucohotel
Best Western FerratTemucohotel
Cabanas Altos del LagoVillarricahotel
Cabañas AylenVillarricahotel
Cabañas MapulayVillarricahotel
Cabañas Monte VerdeVillarricahotel
Cabañas Playa LindaVillarricahotel
Cabañas Portal PuconVillarricahotel
Cocurantu Hotel BoutiqueVillarricahotel
Das Dorf HotelVillarricahotel
Enjoy PuconVillarricahotel
Hola PuconVillarricahotel
Holiday Inn Express TemucoTemucohotel
Hostal Andalue TemucoTemucohotel
Hostal Buena TierraVillarricahotel
Hostal Donde MoraVillarricahotel
Hostal el Nogal PucónVillarricaguest house
Hostal EmalafquenVillarricaguest house
Hostal GracielaVillarricahotel
Hostal KutralweVillarricahotel
Hostal La CumbreTemucohotel
Hostal La TeteraVillarricahotel
Hostal Mackay TemucoTemucohotel
Hostal Pucon SurVillarricahotel
Hostal Rio Libre PucónVillarricahotel
Hostal Valentino VillarricaVillarricahotel
Hostal VictorVillarricahotel

When to go

Best time to visit Araucanía Region

From the climate of 3 destinations in Araucanía Region with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: January and February.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January3 of 324 °C23 mm
February3 of 323 °C29 mm
March2 of 321 °C53 mm
April0 of 317 °C100 mm
May0 of 314 °C155 mm
June0 of 312 °C223 mm
July0 of 311 °C170 mm
August0 of 313 °C160 mm
September0 of 315 °C90 mm
October0 of 317 °C72 mm
November0 of 319 °C83 mm
December2 of 322 °C47 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Araucanía Region

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Araucanía Region name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Temuco

ZCO · La Araucanía International Airport

Nearest for 3 destinationsNamed by 3 destinations18 km from the closest
medium airport · Valdivia

ZAL · Pichoy Airport

Named by 3 destinations85 km from the closest
medium airport · Chapelco/San Martin de los Andes, Argentina

CPC · Aviador C. Campos Airport

Named by 1 destination129 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Araucanía Region, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Chile

1 Jan · New Year's Day3 Apr · Good Friday4 Apr · Holy Saturday1 May · Labor Day21 May · Navy Day21 Jun · National Indigenous Peoples Day29 Jun · Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day16 Jul · Our Lady of Mount Carmel15 Aug · Assumption Day18 Sept · Independence Day19 Sept · Army Day12 Oct · Meeting of Two Worlds' Day31 Oct · Reformation Day1 Nov · All Saints' Day8 Dec · Immaculate Conception25 Dec · Christmas Day

Nearby

Regions near Araucanía Region

Other regions of Chile with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Chile travel guide · All regions of Chile

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.