Puerto Montt, Chile: Retirement City Guide
- Timezone
- America/Santiago
Best for: Good value · Strong healthcare · High livability
- Affordable vs US
- High livability
February
Year-round average
63% of US
Compared to US index (100)
12–19°C
Target -10–50°C
10 rainy days
99 mm/mo · target 0–31 days
1PM–10PM
4h overlap with your schedule
Spanish
246K
High
72
High
74
High
76
High
Map of Puerto Montt
- JanCold
- FebCold
- MarCold
- AprCold
- MayCold & Wet
- JunCold & Wet
- JulCold & Wet
- AugCold & Wet
- SepCold & Wet
- OctCold & Wet
- NovCold
- DecCold
- Ideal
- Warm
- Cool
- Cold & Wet
- Cold
- Hot & Dry
- Hot
Retirement fit breakdown
Puerto Montt, Chile
Strong fit for affordable vs us, and high livability.
Last updated August 2, 2026
Puerto Montt, the capital of Los Lagos Region, has a cost of living at 63% of the US baseline.
Spanish is the main language, and the city is on Chile Time. The best month for moderate weather is February, averaging 15°C with about 10 rainy days. The city sits at an elevation of about 11 m.
Livability is high, with high safety (72), high healthcare (74), and high digital infrastructure (76).
- Cost of living
- 63% of USWorld Bank PPP at country level unless this is a US city with a regional index.
- Healthcare access
- 74/100Country-level access index for Chile, not hospital quality in Puerto Montt.
- Safety
- 72/100Global Peace Index component for the country.
- Livability
- High73/100 country composite (safety, healthcare, digital).
- Languages
- Spanish
Puerto Montt averages about 11°C–17°C from November through March, with roughly 123 mm of rain in a typical winter month.
The Desk Port is not medical, visa, tax, or financial advice. Healthcare figures are country-level access indexes, not hospital quality or a treatment recommendation.