Vilcún climate — normals and trends
Vilcún (Chile) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 1,876 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 (16.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Vilcún averages 26 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Vilcún has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 24 January 1944) and the coldest -11.0 °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
VilcúnAraucania
- coords
- -38.67°, -72.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
16.0°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,876mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
26 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.7 cm
Average feels-like high
14.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 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 = 0.13 · 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
37.7 °C
24 January 1944
Coldest day
-11.0 °C
9 July 2007
Wettest day
122 mm
19 June 2003
Windiest day
53.4 km/h
2 June 2000
Strongest gust
130.7 km/h
11 July 1987
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
6 February 1990
Coldest feels-like
-15.4 °C
9 July 2007
Snowiest day
9.2 cm
1 July 1940
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 | 25.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 42 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 24.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 24 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 21.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 139 mm | +66 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 212 mm | +72 mm |
| May | 12.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 199 mm | -71 mm |
| Jun | 10.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 192 mm | -123 mm |
| Jul | 11.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 204 mm | -75 mm |
| Aug | 13.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 146 mm | -89 mm |
| Sep | 14.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 211 mm | +51 mm |
| Oct | 16.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 112 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 19.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 76 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 21.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 85 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vilcún?
Vilcún has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 1,876 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vilcún?
The hottest day measured in Vilcún between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1944, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vilcún?
The coldest day measured in Vilcún between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2007, at -11.0 °C.
Does it snow in Vilcún?
Yes. Vilcún gets on average 8.7 cm of snow per year and has around 26 frost days.
Has the climate of Vilcún warmed?
Yes: Vilcún warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vilcún?
The wettest day measured in Vilcún between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2003, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vilcún?
The windiest day measured in Vilcún between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 2000, with winds reaching 53.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vilcún?
The warmest month in Vilcún is February (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Vilcún?
Vilcún receives on average 1,876 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vilcún?
Vilcún 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 Vilcún?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vilcún between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1940, with 9.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vilcún?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Vilcún.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vilcún?
In Vilcún, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 6 February 1990, and the lowest was -15.4 °C on 9 July 2007.
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