Talcahuano climate — normals and trends
Talcahuano (Chile) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 811 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 (18.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Talcahuano averages 1 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Talcahuano between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 26 January 2017) and the coldest -2.8 °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
TalcahuanoBiobio
- coords
- -36.72°, -73.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.0°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
8.7°C
Annual rainfall
811mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
9.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
16.8 °C
Average feels-like low
6.7 °C
Average peak gust
40.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 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
37.6 °C
26 January 2017
Coldest day
-2.8 °C
13 June 1967
Wettest day
109 mm
11 July 2006
Windiest day
58.5 km/h
24 July 1987
Strongest gust
144.7 km/h
11 July 1987
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
3 February 2023
Coldest feels-like
-7.1 °C
13 June 1967
Snowiest day
0.8 cm
13 June 1947
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 | 25.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 24.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 22.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 28 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 17.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 54 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 14.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 93 mm | -49 mm |
| Jun | 12.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 128 mm | -51 mm |
| Jul | 13.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 158 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 14.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 69 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 15.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 58 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 19.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 23 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 21.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 4 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 24.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Talcahuano?
Talcahuano has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 811 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Talcahuano?
The hottest day measured in Talcahuano between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 2017, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Talcahuano?
The coldest day measured in Talcahuano between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1967, at -2.8 °C.
Does it snow in Talcahuano?
Almost never: Talcahuano sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Talcahuano warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Talcahuano.
What is the wettest day in Talcahuano?
The wettest day measured in Talcahuano between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2006, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Talcahuano?
The windiest day measured in Talcahuano between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1987, with winds reaching 58.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Talcahuano?
The warmest month in Talcahuano is January (18.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Talcahuano?
Talcahuano receives on average 811 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Talcahuano?
Talcahuano 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 Talcahuano?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Talcahuano between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1947, with 0.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Talcahuano?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Talcahuano.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Talcahuano?
In Talcahuano, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 3 February 2023, and the lowest was -7.1 °C on 13 June 1967.
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