Parral climate — normals and trends
Parral (Chile) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,187 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Parral averages 12 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Parral between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 26 January 2017) and the coldest -6.6 °C (on 16 July 2017).
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
ParralMaule Region
- coords
- -36.14°, -71.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.7°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,187mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
12.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
12 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.4 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 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
38.3 °C
26 January 2017
Coldest day
-6.6 °C
16 July 2017
Wettest day
147 mm
17 June 1983
Windiest day
50.9 km/h
16 June 2017
Strongest gust
114.8 km/h
15 June 1966
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
3 February 2023
Coldest feels-like
-10.7 °C
16 July 2017
Snowiest day
4.1 cm
6 July 1942
Sunniest day
14.4 h
13 December 2024
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 | 30.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 25.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 47 mm | +29 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 72 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 15.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 131 mm | -74 mm |
| Jun | 12.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 185 mm | -76 mm |
| Jul | 14.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 136 mm | -91 mm |
| Aug | 15.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 130 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 100 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 21.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 47 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 24.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 4 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 27.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 5 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Parral?
Parral has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,187 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Parral?
The hottest day measured in Parral between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 2017, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Parral?
The coldest day measured in Parral between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2017, at -6.6 °C.
Does it snow in Parral?
Almost never: Parral sees virtually no snow, with about 12 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Parral warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Parral.
What is the wettest day in Parral?
The wettest day measured in Parral between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1983, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Parral?
The windiest day measured in Parral between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 2017, with winds reaching 50.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Parral?
The warmest month in Parral is January (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Parral?
Parral receives on average 1,187 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Parral?
Parral gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Parral?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Parral between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1942, with 4.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Parral?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Parral.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Parral?
In Parral, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 3 February 2023, and the lowest was -10.7 °C on 16 July 2017.
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