Cauquenes climate — normals and trends
Cauquenes (Chile) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 708 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 (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Cauquenes averages 6 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Cauquenes between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 26 January 2017) and the coldest -5.8 °C (on 30 June 2025).
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
CauquenesMaule Region
- coords
- -35.97°, -72.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.5°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
708mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
11.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
18.7 °C
Average feels-like low
5.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
39.8 °C
26 January 2017
Coldest day
-5.8 °C
30 June 2025
Wettest day
102 mm
4 May 1992
Windiest day
47.9 km/h
9 October 1987
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
11 July 1987
Hottest feels-like
38.8 °C
6 December 1960
Coldest feels-like
-9.8 °C
30 June 2025
Snowiest day
6.7 cm
26 June 1946
Sunniest day
14.4 h
10 December 1950
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 | 30.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 29.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 25.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 24 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 19.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 41 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 15.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 74 mm | -54 mm |
| Jun | 12.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 137 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 13.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 98 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 15.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 60 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 16.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 66 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 20.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 21 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 24.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cauquenes?
Cauquenes has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 708 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cauquenes?
The hottest day measured in Cauquenes between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 2017, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cauquenes?
The coldest day measured in Cauquenes between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2025, at -5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Cauquenes?
Almost never: Cauquenes sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cauquenes warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Cauquenes.
What is the wettest day in Cauquenes?
The wettest day measured in Cauquenes between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1992, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cauquenes?
The windiest day measured in Cauquenes between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 1987, with winds reaching 47.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cauquenes?
The warmest month in Cauquenes is January (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Cauquenes?
Cauquenes receives on average 708 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cauquenes?
Cauquenes gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cauquenes?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cauquenes between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1946, with 6.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cauquenes?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cauquenes.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cauquenes?
In Cauquenes, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 6 December 1960, and the lowest was -9.8 °C on 30 June 2025.
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