Calbuco weather in August

In August, Calbuco sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 254 mm of rain across 20.4 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Calbuco's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calbuco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
254 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
8:48 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
72%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Calbuco is city in southern Chile.

Density
5,448/km²
people per km²
Founded
1603

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical August day in Calbuco reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2107
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Calbuco weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 12°779.714.75.5
Feb17° / 12°738.213.75.7
Mar16° / 11°10711.712.34.7
Apr14° / 10°15314.910.93.5
May12° / 23218.29.72.6
Jun11° / 27620.491.8
Jul10° / 24619.79.31.7
Aug11° / 25420.410.31.9
Sep11° / 16116.711.72.4
Oct13° / 14916.113.12.9
Nov14° / 10°11813.514.43.7
Dec16° / 11°10212.3154.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53169
63070
73070
82971
93070
103070
113070
123070
133070
142971
152971
162971
172971
182872
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202872
212872
222971
232872
242971
252971
263070
273070
283070
293070
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Calbuco gets around 254 mm of rain over 20.4 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 65% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
163
263
364
464
564
665
765
866
966
1066
1166
1266
1366
1465
1565
1665
1764
1864
1965
2065
2165
2265
2364
2464
2564
2664
2764
2864
2964
3064
3164

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
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Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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2118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of August to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 9:07 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.79:076:50
29.89:066:51
39.89:056:52
49.89:046:53
59.99:026:54
69.99:016:55
79.99:006:56
810.08:596:57
910.08:576:58
1010.18:566:59
1110.18:557:00
1210.18:537:01
1310.28:527:03
1410.28:507:04
1510.38:497:05
1610.38:487:06
1710.38:467:07
1810.48:457:08
1910.48:437:09
2010.58:427:10
2110.58:407:11
2210.68:387:12
2310.68:377:13
2410.78:357:14
2510.78:347:15
2610.78:327:16
2710.88:307:17
2810.88:297:18
2910.98:277:19
3010.98:257:21
3111.08:247:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 2.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
52.0Dim
62.0Dim
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Calbuco

In seasonPeak

In August, Calbuco sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Calbuco's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Calbuco?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Calbuco.

What to pack for Calbuco in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Calbuco sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Calbuco in August

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in January at about 15°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

8°10°12°14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug10Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov13Bracing
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Calbuco in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Calbuco peaks around December 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 22UV 12Jun 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7High
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug2Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7High
Nov8Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Calbuco?

Calbuco sits at 41.8°S, 73.1°W, 38 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Puerto Montt, 37 km away.

Topography around Calbuco

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Calbuco.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calbuco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,308 m.

The land around Calbuco is covered by water (66%) within 3 km, water (55%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
2,308 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
August weather nearby: Puerto Montt 37 km · Maullín 43 km · Puerto Varas 52 km · Ancud 58 km · Llanquihue 58 km · Frutillar 73 km · Castro 94 km · Purranque 96 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,995
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 517
Religion
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Calbuco (-41.7734°, -73.1305°, elevation 38 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).