Ovalle climate — normals and trends
Ovalle (Chile) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 143 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 (20.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ovalle averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 16 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Ovalle has changed by -1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 5 October 1994) and the coldest -2.7 °C (on 10 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
OvalleCoquimbo Region
- coords
- -30.60°, -71.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.8°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
143mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
9.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
16 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.1 °C
Average feels-like low
9.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-1.1 °C
since 1940
-0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
35.6 °C
5 October 1994
Coldest day
-2.7 °C
10 July 2007
Wettest day
98 mm
12 June 1997
Windiest day
36.9 km/h
20 September 1956
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
10 July 1984
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
1 December 1991
Coldest feels-like
-6.6 °C
10 July 2007
Snowiest day
1.1 cm
15 June 1940
Sunniest day
13.8 h
2 January 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 | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 28.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 26.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 24.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 17.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 33 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 18.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 13 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 18.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 60 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 24.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 25.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 27.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ovalle?
Ovalle has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 143 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ovalle?
The hottest day measured in Ovalle between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1994, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ovalle?
The coldest day measured in Ovalle between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2007, at -2.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ovalle?
Almost never: Ovalle sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ovalle warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Ovalle.
What is the wettest day in Ovalle?
The wettest day measured in Ovalle between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1997, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ovalle?
The windiest day measured in Ovalle between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1956, with winds reaching 36.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ovalle?
The warmest month in Ovalle is January (20.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ovalle?
Ovalle receives on average 143 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 16 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ovalle?
Ovalle gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ovalle?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ovalle between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1940, with 1.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ovalle?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ovalle.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ovalle?
In Ovalle, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 1 December 1991, and the lowest was -6.6 °C on 10 July 2007.
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