Chimbarongo climate — normals and trends
Chimbarongo (Chile) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 851 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Chimbarongo averages 15 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Chimbarongo between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 12 January 1941) and the coldest -8.6 °C (on 18 June 1945).
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
ChimbarongoO'Higgins Region
- coords
- -34.71°, -71.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.6°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
851mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
12.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
20.7 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 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
38.0 °C
12 January 1941
Coldest day
-8.6 °C
18 June 1945
Wettest day
114 mm
14 July 1987
Windiest day
27.6 km/h
5 June 1992
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
6 August 2015
Hottest feels-like
37.2 °C
12 January 1941
Coldest feels-like
-13.3 °C
18 June 1945
Snowiest day
9.9 cm
15 July 2017
Sunniest day
14.3 h
10 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 | 29.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 25.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 28 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 20.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 44 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 17.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 124 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 13.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 126 mm | -65 mm |
| Jul | 15.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 60 mm | -103 mm |
| Aug | 15.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 147 mm | +25 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 83 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 21.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 25 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 24.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 9 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 27.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 14 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chimbarongo?
Chimbarongo has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 851 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chimbarongo?
The hottest day measured in Chimbarongo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1941, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chimbarongo?
The coldest day measured in Chimbarongo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1945, at -8.6 °C.
Does it snow in Chimbarongo?
Almost never: Chimbarongo sees virtually no snow, with about 15 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chimbarongo warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Chimbarongo.
What is the wettest day in Chimbarongo?
The wettest day measured in Chimbarongo between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1987, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chimbarongo?
The windiest day measured in Chimbarongo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1992, with winds reaching 27.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chimbarongo?
The warmest month in Chimbarongo is January (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Chimbarongo?
Chimbarongo receives on average 851 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chimbarongo?
Chimbarongo gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chimbarongo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chimbarongo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2017, with 9.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chimbarongo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Chimbarongo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chimbarongo?
In Chimbarongo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 12 January 1941, and the lowest was -13.3 °C on 18 June 1945.
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