Lota climate — normals and trends
Lota (Chile) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 1,068 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 (16.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Lota averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Lota between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.2 °C (on 19 January 1946) and the coldest 2.2 °C (on 28 July 1955).
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
LotaBiobio
- coords
- -37.09°, -73.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.8°C
Average daily high
15.1°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,068mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
24.5km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
13.6 °C
Average feels-like low
8.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 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
27.2 °C
19 January 1946
Coldest day
2.2 °C
28 July 1955
Wettest day
111 mm
2 May 1984
Windiest day
67.1 km/h
3 June 1997
Strongest gust
134.3 km/h
11 July 1987
Hottest feels-like
26.2 °C
13 February 1991
Coldest feels-like
-2.7 °C
14 August 1943
Snowiest day
0.3 cm
7 July 1942
Sunniest day
14.4 h
8 December 1945
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 | 19.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 7 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 19.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 18.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 43 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 79 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 13.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 108 mm | -78 mm |
| Jun | 11.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 148 mm | -84 mm |
| Jul | 12.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 181 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 13.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 81 mm | -69 mm |
| Sep | 13.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 89 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 15.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 29 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 8 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 18.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 12 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lota?
Lota has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 1,068 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lota?
The hottest day measured in Lota between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1946, reaching 27.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lota?
The coldest day measured in Lota between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1955, at 2.2 °C.
Does it snow in Lota?
Almost never: Lota sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lota warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Lota.
What is the wettest day in Lota?
The wettest day measured in Lota between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1984, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lota?
The windiest day measured in Lota between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1997, with winds reaching 67.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lota?
The warmest month in Lota is January (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lota?
Lota receives on average 1,068 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lota?
Lota gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lota?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lota between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1942, with 0.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lota?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lota.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lota?
In Lota, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.2 °C on 13 February 1991, and the lowest was -2.7 °C on 14 August 1943.
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