Carahue climate — normals and trends
Carahue (Chile) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 1,150 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 (14.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Carahue averages 1 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Carahue has warmed by +0.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.03 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.1 °C (on 3 February 2019) and the coldest -3.2 °C (on 8 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
CarahueAraucania
- coords
- -38.71°, -73.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
14.2°C
Average daily low
8.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,150mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
21.2km/h
Seasonal range
6.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
12.5 °C
Average feels-like low
5.6 °C
Average peak gust
39.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.2 °C
since 1940
0.0 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.040
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
30.1 °C
3 February 2019
Coldest day
-3.2 °C
8 July 1942
Wettest day
90 mm
27 May 1953
Windiest day
59.1 km/h
19 July 1978
Strongest gust
120.6 km/h
31 August 1944
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
19 January 2013
Coldest feels-like
-8.6 °C
8 July 1942
Snowiest day
2.3 cm
8 September 2000
Sunniest day
14.6 h
10 December 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 18 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 18.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 15 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 17.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 77 mm | +36 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 112 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 12.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 109 mm | -60 mm |
| Jun | 10.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 160 mm | -48 mm |
| Jul | 11.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 141 mm | -49 mm |
| Aug | 12.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 77 mm | -78 mm |
| Sep | 13.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 139 mm | +42 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 62 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 16.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 33 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 18.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 25 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Carahue?
Carahue has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 1,150 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carahue?
The hottest day measured in Carahue between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 2019, reaching 30.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Carahue?
The coldest day measured in Carahue between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1942, at -3.2 °C.
Does it snow in Carahue?
Almost never: Carahue sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Carahue warmed?
Yes: Carahue warmed by +0.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Carahue?
The wettest day measured in Carahue between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1953, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Carahue?
The windiest day measured in Carahue between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1978, with winds reaching 59.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Carahue?
The warmest month in Carahue is January (14.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Carahue?
Carahue receives on average 1,150 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Carahue?
Carahue gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Carahue?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Carahue between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2000, with 2.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Carahue?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Carahue.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carahue?
In Carahue, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 19 January 2013, and the lowest was -8.6 °C on 8 July 1942.
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