Temuco climate — normals and trends
Temuco (Chile) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 1,409 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 (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Temuco averages 21 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Temuco has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 24 January 1944) and the coldest -9.0 °C (on 9 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
TemucoAraucania
- coords
- -38.74°, -72.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
17.0°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,409mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
9.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
21 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.5 cm
Average feels-like high
15.5 °C
Average feels-like low
4.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 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
+0.4 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.004
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
38.9 °C
24 January 1944
Coldest day
-9.0 °C
9 July 2007
Wettest day
96 mm
25 November 1986
Windiest day
56.2 km/h
2 June 2000
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
11 July 1987
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
6 February 1990
Coldest feels-like
-12.8 °C
9 July 2007
Snowiest day
4.3 cm
16 June 2017
Sunniest day
14.6 h
7 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 29 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 25.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 17 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 22.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 114 mm | +61 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 163 mm | +58 mm |
| May | 13.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 141 mm | -67 mm |
| Jun | 10.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 162 mm | -82 mm |
| Jul | 12.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 169 mm | -51 mm |
| Aug | 13.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 103 mm | -79 mm |
| Sep | 15.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 163 mm | +42 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 85 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 20.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 49 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 22.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 52 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Temuco?
Temuco has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 1,409 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Temuco?
The hottest day measured in Temuco between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1944, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Temuco?
The coldest day measured in Temuco between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2007, at -9.0 °C.
Does it snow in Temuco?
Almost never: Temuco sees virtually no snow, with about 21 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Temuco warmed?
Yes: Temuco warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Temuco?
The wettest day measured in Temuco between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1986, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Temuco?
The windiest day measured in Temuco between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 2000, with winds reaching 56.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Temuco?
The warmest month in Temuco is January (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Temuco?
Temuco receives on average 1,409 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Temuco?
Temuco gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Temuco?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Temuco between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 2017, with 4.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Temuco?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Temuco.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Temuco?
In Temuco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 6 February 1990, and the lowest was -12.8 °C on 9 July 2007.
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