Lautaro weather in August

In August, Lautaro sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 169 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lautaro's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lautaro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
8:39 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Lautaro is settlement in Chile.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical August day in Lautaro reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1113
2114
3124
4124
5124
6124
7124
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9124
10124
11124
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31134

Lautaro weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 10°24414.48.4
Feb24° / 10°313.813.58.5
Mar22° / 485.712.37.5
Apr17° / 889115.6
May14° / 16612.99.93.7
Jun11° / 23416.99.42.3
Jul11° / 193169.62.3
Aug12° / 16915.110.52.9
Sep14° / 9711.711.74.0
Oct16° / 9010.7135.0
Nov19° / 587.914.16.3
Dec21° / 496.214.67.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43169
53169
63169
73169
83070
93070
103070
113268
123268
133268
143268
153367
163367
173268
183367
193268
203268
213070
223070
233070
243070
253070
263070
272971
283070
292971
302971
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lautaro gets around 169 mm of rain over 15.1 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 48% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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650
751
851
951
1050
1150
1249
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1547
1647
1747
1847
1947
2047
2147
2246
2346
2446
2546
2646
2746
2846
2946
3047
3147

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
4100
5100
6100
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8100
9100
10100
11100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of August to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:57 AM to 8:17 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.08:576:55
210.08:566:56
310.08:556:57
410.18:546:58
510.18:526:59
610.18:516:59
710.28:507:00
810.28:497:01
910.28:487:02
1010.38:477:03
1110.38:467:04
1210.38:447:05
1310.48:437:06
1410.48:427:07
1510.58:407:08
1610.58:397:09
1710.58:387:09
1810.68:367:10
1910.68:357:11
2010.68:347:12
2110.78:327:13
2210.78:317:14
2310.88:297:15
2410.88:287:16
2510.88:267:17
2610.98:257:18
2710.98:237:19
2811.08:227:19
2911.08:207:20
3011.08:197:21
3111.18:177:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 2.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Lautaro

In seasonPeak

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

Lautaro'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 August a good time to visit Lautaro?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lautaro.

What to pack for Lautaro in August

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

In August, Lautaro sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Lautaro in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Lautaro peaks around December 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 12Jun 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Lautaro in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Lautaro is worst in March — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.2× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateGoodGoodMar 1755 µg/m³Nov 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb39Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr40Poor
May21Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lautaro?

Lautaro sits at 38.5°S, 72.4°W, 217 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Vilcún, 24 km away.

Topography around Lautaro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lautaro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 227 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,091 m.

The land around Lautaro is covered by cropland (34%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), trees (35%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
656 m
80 km
3,091 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Vilcún 24 km · Temuco 27 km · Padre Las Casas 29 km · Victoria 34 km · Traiguén 37 km · Labranza 38 km · Freire 50 km · Nueva Imperial 51 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 Lautaro (-38.5307°, -72.4365°, elevation 217 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).