Purranque climate — normals and trends
Purranque (Chile) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 1,533 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 (14.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Purranque averages 13 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Purranque has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 11 to 15 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 25 January 1944) and the coldest -6.9 °C (on 3 July 1953).
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
PurranqueLos Lagos Region
- coords
- -40.91°, -73.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
14.6°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,533mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
8.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.6 cm
Average feels-like high
12.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
39.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
35.4 °C
25 January 1944
Coldest day
-6.9 °C
3 July 1953
Wettest day
101 mm
2 June 2000
Windiest day
56.1 km/h
3 August 1993
Strongest gust
115.6 km/h
9 May 1980
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
25 January 1944
Coldest feels-like
-11.3 °C
3 July 1953
Snowiest day
16.6 cm
19 June 1949
Sunniest day
14.7 h
24 December 1941
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 | 21.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 37 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 20.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 42 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 18.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 74 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 14.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 169 mm | +47 mm |
| May | 12.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 208 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 9.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 189 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 10.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 205 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 12.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 111 mm | -78 mm |
| Sep | 13.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 171 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 14.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 142 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 18.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 38 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 19.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 50 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Purranque?
Purranque has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 1,533 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Purranque?
The hottest day measured in Purranque between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1944, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Purranque?
The coldest day measured in Purranque between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1953, at -6.9 °C.
Does it snow in Purranque?
Yes. Purranque gets on average 1.6 cm of snow per year and has around 13 frost days.
Has the climate of Purranque warmed?
Yes: Purranque warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Purranque?
The wettest day measured in Purranque between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 2000, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Purranque?
The windiest day measured in Purranque between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1993, with winds reaching 56.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Purranque?
The warmest month in Purranque is January (14.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Purranque?
Purranque receives on average 1,533 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Purranque?
Purranque gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Purranque?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Purranque between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1949, with 16.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Purranque?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Purranque.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Purranque?
In Purranque, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 25 January 1944, and the lowest was -11.3 °C on 3 July 1953.
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