Cunco climate — normals and trends
Cunco (Chile) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 2,517 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 February (15.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (5.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Cunco averages 34 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Cunco 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 37.2 °C (on 3 February 2023) and the coldest -12.2 °C (on 9 July 2007).
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
CuncoAraucania
- coords
- -38.93°, -72.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
14.6°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,517mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
10.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
34 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
78.5 cm
Average feels-like high
13.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
40.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
37.2 °C
3 February 2023
Coldest day
-12.2 °C
9 July 2007
Wettest day
144 mm
19 June 2003
Windiest day
41.5 km/h
4 June 1949
Strongest gust
139.3 km/h
31 August 1944
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
10 January 2013
Coldest feels-like
-17.2 °C
9 July 2007
Snowiest day
22.0 cm
1 July 1940
Sunniest day
14.7 h
9 December 1942
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 | 23.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 53 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 22.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 34 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 19.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 158 mm | +58 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 270 mm | +82 mm |
| May | 11.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 274 mm | -79 mm |
| Jun | 9.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 229 mm | -184 mm |
| Jul | 10.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 244 mm | -121 mm |
| Aug | 11.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 216 mm | -95 mm |
| Sep | 13.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 276 mm | +62 mm |
| Oct | 14.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 143 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 18.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 100 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 19.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 119 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cunco?
Cunco has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 2,517 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cunco?
The hottest day measured in Cunco between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 2023, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cunco?
The coldest day measured in Cunco between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2007, at -12.2 °C.
Does it snow in Cunco?
Yes. Cunco gets on average 78.5 cm of snow per year and has around 34 frost days.
Has the climate of Cunco warmed?
Yes: Cunco warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cunco?
The wettest day measured in Cunco between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2003, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cunco?
The windiest day measured in Cunco between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 1949, with winds reaching 41.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cunco?
The warmest month in Cunco is February (15.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (5.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Cunco?
Cunco receives on average 2,517 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cunco?
Cunco gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cunco?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cunco between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1940, with 22.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cunco?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cunco.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cunco?
In Cunco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 10 January 2013, and the lowest was -17.2 °C on 9 July 2007.
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