Calbuco climate — normals and trends
Calbuco (Chile) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,968 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (14.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Calbuco averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.
Calbuco has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.7 °C (on 4 February 2019) and the coldest 1.0 °C (on 7 July 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
CalbucoLos Lagos Region
- coords
- -41.77°, -73.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.2°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
9.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,968mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
23.1km/h
Seasonal range
6.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
193 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
11.2 °C
Average feels-like low
6.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
28.7 °C
4 February 2019
Coldest day
1.0 °C
7 July 1942
Wettest day
99 mm
18 February 1992
Windiest day
68.8 km/h
3 August 1993
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
5 May 1993
Hottest feels-like
31.7 °C
27 January 1975
Coldest feels-like
-4.8 °C
19 July 1948
Snowiest day
14.6 cm
19 June 1949
Sunniest day
14.8 h
15 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 53 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 16.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 58 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 15.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 129 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 13.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 173 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 11.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 269 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 10.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 275 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 10.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 234 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 11.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 199 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 12.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 176 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 13.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 216 mm | +71 mm |
| Nov | 15.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 35 mm | -74 mm |
| Dec | 16.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 66 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Calbuco?
Calbuco has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,968 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Calbuco?
The hottest day measured in Calbuco between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 2019, reaching 28.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Calbuco?
The coldest day measured in Calbuco between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1942, at 1.0 °C.
Does it snow in Calbuco?
Almost never: Calbuco sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Calbuco warmed?
Yes: Calbuco warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Calbuco?
The wettest day measured in Calbuco between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1992, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Calbuco?
The windiest day measured in Calbuco between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1993, with winds reaching 68.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Calbuco?
The warmest month in Calbuco is January (14.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Calbuco?
Calbuco receives on average 1,968 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Calbuco?
Calbuco gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Calbuco?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Calbuco between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1949, with 14.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Calbuco?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Calbuco.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Calbuco?
In Calbuco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.7 °C on 27 January 1975, and the lowest was -4.8 °C on 19 July 1948.
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