Valparaíso climate — normals and trends
Valparaíso (Chile) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 359 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 February (16.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (11.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Valparaíso averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 30 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Valparaíso between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 21.0 °C (on 7 January 1943) and the coldest 7.3 °C (on 16 August 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
ValparaísoValparaiso
- coords
- -33.04°, -71.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.9°C
Average daily high
14.6°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
359mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
27.9km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
30 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
13.4 °C
Average feels-like low
10.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 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
21.0 °C
7 January 1943
Coldest day
7.3 °C
16 August 2007
Wettest day
113 mm
24 June 1962
Windiest day
74.1 km/h
12 June 1940
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
12 June 1940
Hottest feels-like
23.1 °C
18 February 2012
Coldest feels-like
0.7 °C
21 July 1967
Sunniest day
13.9 h
14 January 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 | 16.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 16.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 10 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 14.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 14.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 47 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 13.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 71 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 12.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 66 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 13.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 86 mm | +35 mm |
| Sep | 13.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 34 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 13.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 14.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 16.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Valparaíso?
Valparaíso has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 359 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Valparaíso?
The hottest day measured in Valparaíso between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1943, reaching 21.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Valparaíso?
The coldest day measured in Valparaíso between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2007, at 7.3 °C.
Does it snow in Valparaíso?
Almost never: Valparaíso sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Valparaíso warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Valparaíso.
What is the wettest day in Valparaíso?
The wettest day measured in Valparaíso between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1962, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Valparaíso?
The windiest day measured in Valparaíso between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1940, with winds reaching 74.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Valparaíso?
The warmest month in Valparaíso is February (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (11.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Valparaíso?
Valparaíso receives on average 359 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Valparaíso?
Valparaíso gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Valparaíso?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Valparaíso.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Valparaíso?
In Valparaíso, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 23.1 °C on 18 February 2012, and the lowest was 0.7 °C on 21 July 1967.
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