Americas

South America

16 countries and territories in South America.

Photo: Rafael Rabello de Barros · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

On the map

The countries of South America

Countries

The countries of South America

Countries of South America: capital, currency, plugs, driving side and calling code
Country	Capital	Currency	Plugs	Driving	Calling code
Argentina	Buenos Aires	ARS	C I	Right	+54
Bolivia	Sucre	BOB	A C	Right	+591
Bouvet Island	—	NOK	—	—	—
Brazil	Brasília	BRL	C N	Right	+55
Chile	Santiago	CLP	C L	Right	+56
Colombia	Bogotá	COP	A B	Right	+57
Ecuador	Quito	USD	A B	Right	+593
Falkland Islands	Stanley	FKP	G	Left	+500
French Guiana	Cayenne	EUR	C E	Right	+594
Guyana	Georgetown	GYD	A B G	Left	+592
Paraguay	Asunción	PYG	C	Right	+595
Peru	Lima	PEN	A B C	Right	+51
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands	Grytviken	GBP	—	Left	—
Suriname	Paramaribo	SRD	C F	Left	+597
Uruguay	Montevideo	UYU	C F I L	Right	+598
Venezuela	Caracas	VES	A B	Right	+58

When to go

The capitals' weather, month by month

Each country's capital as GeoNames records it (or its largest city where the capital has no figures), mean daily high by month.

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

Mean daily high in each capital by month, with what the month is like
Country	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
ArgentinaBuenos Aires	28°	27°	25°	21°	17°	14°	13°	15°	17°	20°	24°	26°
BoliviaSucre	22°	21°	21°	21°	20°	20°	20°	21°	22°	23°	24°	23°
Bouvet Island	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BrazilBrasília	27°	27°	26°	26°	26°	27°	28°	30°	32°	32°	28°	27°
ChileSantiago	30°	29°	27°	23°	19°	15°	14°	16°	19°	22°	26°	28°
ColombiaBogotá	24°	25°	24°	23°	23°	23°	23°	24°	24°	23°	23°	23°
EcuadorQuito	22°	21°	21°	22°	23°	23°	24°	24°	24°	23°	22°	22°
Falkland IslandsStanley	13°	13°	11°	9°	7°	5°	4°	5°	6°	8°	10°	12°
French GuianaCayenne	27°	27°	28°	28°	28°	27°	28°	28°	29°	30°	29°	28°
GuyanaGeorgetown	27°	27°	28°	28°	28°	28°	28°	28°	29°	29°	28°	28°
ParaguayAsunción	34°	33°	32°	29°	24°	22°	22°	25°	28°	31°	31°	33°
PeruLima	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°	21°	21°	22°	21°	22°	22°
South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsGrytviken	4°	4°	4°	2°	1°	0°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	1°	3°
SurinameParamaribo	28°	28°	28°	28°	28°	28°	28°	29°	30°	30°	30°	28°
UruguayMontevideo	26°	26°	24°	20°	17°	14°	12°	14°	16°	19°	22°	25°
VenezuelaCaracas	26°	27°	28°	28°	29°	28°	27°	28°	28°	28°	27°	27°

Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).

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