Lautaro climate — normals and trends
Lautaro (Chile) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 1,228 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 (16.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Lautaro averages 21 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Lautaro has warmed by +0.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.04 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 24 January 1944) and the coldest -8.7 °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
LautaroAraucania
- coords
- -38.53°, -72.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
17.0°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,228mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
9.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
21 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
15.4 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.3 °C
since 1940
0.0 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.016
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
38.5 °C
24 January 1944
Coldest day
-8.7 °C
9 July 2007
Wettest day
88 mm
2 May 1984
Windiest day
56.0 km/h
14 June 2025
Strongest gust
135.4 km/h
11 July 1987
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
6 February 1990
Coldest feels-like
-12.3 °C
9 July 2007
Snowiest day
6.0 cm
16 June 2017
Sunniest day
14.6 h
10 December 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 22 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 25.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 13 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 22.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 101 mm | +56 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 133 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 13.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 124 mm | -60 mm |
| Jun | 10.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 155 mm | -62 mm |
| Jul | 11.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 158 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 13.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 86 mm | -73 mm |
| Sep | 15.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 140 mm | +36 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 75 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 21.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 45 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 23.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 47 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lautaro?
Lautaro has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 1,228 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lautaro?
The hottest day measured in Lautaro between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1944, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lautaro?
The coldest day measured in Lautaro between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2007, at -8.7 °C.
Does it snow in Lautaro?
Almost never: Lautaro sees virtually no snow, with about 21 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lautaro warmed?
Yes: Lautaro warmed by +0.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lautaro?
The wettest day measured in Lautaro between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1984, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lautaro?
The windiest day measured in Lautaro between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 2025, with winds reaching 56.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lautaro?
The warmest month in Lautaro is January (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Lautaro?
Lautaro receives on average 1,228 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lautaro?
Lautaro gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lautaro?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lautaro between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 2017, with 6.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lautaro?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lautaro.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lautaro?
In Lautaro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 6 February 1990, and the lowest was -12.3 °C on 9 July 2007.
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