# Museo del Mate, Chile: what it is and when to go > Museo del Mate is a museum in Chile (El Blanco). Interests: Museums and art. The best time to visit is October to April. In December there are 15 h 31 of daylight, and in June, 8 h 30. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-del-mate/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-08 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **What it is:** Museum · Museums and art - **Where:** Chile · Valdes, El Blanco - **Best time:** October to April. - **Nearest airport:** PMC Puerto Montt, 495 km as the crow flies - **Opening hours:** Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30 - **Website:** [turismocoyhaique.cl](https://turismocoyhaique.cl/museo-del-mate/) - **Coordinates:** -45.80862, -71.91907 ## What it is and where Museo del Mate is a museum in Chile (El Blanco). Its coordinates are -45.80862, -71.91907; the nearest main airport is El Tepual International Airport (PMC, Puerto Montt), 495 km as the crow flies. How to get around Chile (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#moverse). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-45.808616%2C-71.919071) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-45.808616%2C-71.919071) It is one of the [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museos/) places in Chile. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap. ## When to go The best time to visit Museo del Mate is **October to April**. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Best time | 15 h 09 | | February | Best time | 13 h 52 | | March | Best time | 12 h 23 | | April | Best time | 10 h 41 | | May | Possible | 9 h 16 | | June | Possible | 8 h 30 | | July | Possible | 8 h 49 | | August | Possible | 10 h 03 | | September | Possible | 11 h 42 | | October | Best time | 13 h 20 | | November | Best time | 14 h 47 | | December | Best time | 15 h 31 | In December there are 15 h 31 of daylight, and in June, 8 h 30. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather. When to go to Chile in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#cuando-ir). ## Before you go to Chile To enter Chile there are 8 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Book domestic flights and Torres del Paine places”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the Chile checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Chilean peso (CLP); plugs: Type C and L · 220 V · 50 Hz (the Spanish two-pin plug usually works); emergencies: 133 police · 131 ambulance · 132 fire brigade. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it. ## What is nearby - [Greater Patagonian Trail Section 32: Cerro Castillo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/greater-patagonian-trail-section-32-cerro-castillo/): Hiking · 22 km - [Greater Patagonian Trail Section 31H: Valle Simpson](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/greater-patagonian-trail-section-31h-valle-simpson/): Hiking · 24 km - [Museo Regional de Aysén](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/aysen-regional-museum/): Museum in Coyhaique, Chile · 28 km - [La Fabrica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/la-fabrica/): Brewery · 28 km - [Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/catedral-de-coyhaique/): Temples · 29 km Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the Chile guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/). ## More in Chile: Museums and art - [Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-nacional-de-bellas-artes/): national monument of Chile - [Chilean National Museum of Natural History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-nacional-de-historia-natural/): natural history museum in Chile - [Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museum-of-precolombian-art/): art museum in Chile - [Huáscar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/monitor-huascar/): Ironclad monitor of Peruvian and Chilean navies - [Museum of Memory and Human Rights](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museum-of-memory-human-rights/): museum in Santiago de Chile - [Villa Grimaldi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museo-de-sitio-y-parque-por-la-paz-villa-grimaldi/): former prison camp of Chile Every Chile place under Museums and art, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/museos/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Museo del Mate? It is a museum in Chile. ### When is the best time to visit Museo del Mate? October to April. In December there are 15 h 31 of daylight, and in June, 8 h 30. ### How do you get to Museo del Mate? The nearest main airport is El Tepual International Airport (PMC), 495 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-45.808616%2C-71.919071) opens the route on the map, and how to get around Chile is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/#moverse). ### How do I add it to my trip? With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the Chile map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby. ### What else is around here? Nearby you have [Greater Patagonian Trail Section 32: Cerro Castillo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/greater-patagonian-trail-section-32-cerro-castillo/), [Greater Patagonian Trail Section 31H: Valle Simpson](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/greater-patagonian-trail-section-31h-valle-simpson/), [Museo Regional de Aysén](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/aysen-regional-museum/). The rest is in [the Chile guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/chile/). Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/562589213), licensed under the ODbL, and from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0. Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).