Pitrufquén climate — normals and trends
Pitrufquén (Chile) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 1,441 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 (16.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Pitrufquén averages 15 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Pitrufquén has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 24 January 1944) and the coldest -6.9 °C (on 13 June 1967).
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
PitrufquénAraucania
- coords
- -38.99°, -72.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.7°C
Average daily high
17.0°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,441mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
9.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
15.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.12 · 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
39.3 °C
24 January 1944
Coldest day
-6.9 °C
13 June 1967
Wettest day
106 mm
2 June 2000
Windiest day
52.3 km/h
23 July 1987
Strongest gust
113.4 km/h
11 July 1987
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
10 January 2013
Coldest feels-like
-11.1 °C
13 June 1967
Snowiest day
1.8 cm
16 June 2017
Sunniest day
14.6 h
11 December 2025
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 | 25.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 19 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 24.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 18 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 22.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 93 mm | +42 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 156 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 13.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 138 mm | -75 mm |
| Jun | 10.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 161 mm | -92 mm |
| Jul | 12.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 173 mm | -58 mm |
| Aug | 14.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 108 mm | -82 mm |
| Sep | 15.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 170 mm | +46 mm |
| Oct | 17.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 82 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 21.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 42 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 22.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pitrufquén?
Pitrufquén has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 1,441 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pitrufquén?
The hottest day measured in Pitrufquén between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1944, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pitrufquén?
The coldest day measured in Pitrufquén between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1967, at -6.9 °C.
Does it snow in Pitrufquén?
Almost never: Pitrufquén sees virtually no snow, with about 15 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pitrufquén warmed?
Yes: Pitrufquén warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pitrufquén?
The wettest day measured in Pitrufquén between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 2000, with 106 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pitrufquén?
The windiest day measured in Pitrufquén between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1987, with winds reaching 52.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pitrufquén?
The warmest month in Pitrufquén is January (16.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Pitrufquén?
Pitrufquén receives on average 1,441 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pitrufquén?
Pitrufquén 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 Pitrufquén?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pitrufquén between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 2017, with 1.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pitrufquén?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pitrufquén.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pitrufquén?
In Pitrufquén, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 10 January 2013, and the lowest was -11.1 °C on 13 June 1967.
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