Chimbarongo in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Chimbarongo sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 467 mm of rain over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Chimbarongo's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Chimbarongo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
14°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
4°C
Rainfall
467 mm
30 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
4.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Chimbarongo in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C.

A typical winter day in Chimbarongo reaches about 14°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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Chimbarongo weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 15°61.214.18.6
Feb27° / 14°71.313.38.6
Mar25° / 12°151.812.38.9
Apr21° / 514.211.27.6
May17° / 1247.710.25.7
Jun14° / 20510.99.74.0
Jul14° / 14010.29.94.0
Aug15° / 1229.310.74.7
Sep17° / 82911.85.8
Oct20° / 577.212.96.9
Nov23° / 10°254.613.88.2
Dec26° / 13°162.314.38.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Chimbarongo gets around 467 mm of rain over 30 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min in early June to 11 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Chimbarongo

In seasonPeak

In winter, Chimbarongo overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chimbarongo's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Chimbarongo?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Chimbarongo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chimbarongo in Winter

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

In winter, Chimbarongo sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Chimbarongo in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chimbarongo peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 13Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Chimbarongo in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Chimbarongo is worst in May — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 19 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 2040 µg/m³Nov 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May41Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug35Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chimbarongo?

Chimbarongo sits at 34.7°S, 71.0°W, 309 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Santa Cruz, 31 km away.

Topography around Chimbarongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chimbarongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 308 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,889 m.

The land around Chimbarongo is covered by cropland (52%) within 3 km, cropland (33%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (29%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
1,050 m
80 km
4,889 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
Winter weather nearby: Santa Cruz 31 km · San Vicente de Tagua Tagua 31 km · San Vicente 31 km · Curicó 35 km · Rengo 38 km · Sagrada Familia 45 km · Molina 50 km · Rancagua 67 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 Chimbarongo (-34.7125°, -71.0434°, elevation 309 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.