Lautaro in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Lautaro sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 244 mm of rain over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early September to 20°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Lautaro's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Lautaro's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
6°C
Rainfall
244 mm
30 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
5.1
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Lautaro in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early September to 20°C by late November.

A typical spring day in Lautaro reaches about 16°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

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Lautaro weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Lautaro gets around 244 mm of rain over 30 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early September to 14 h 30 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Lautaro

In seasonPeak

None of Lautaro's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

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 spring a good time to visit Lautaro?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Lautaro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lautaro in Spring

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

In spring, Lautaro sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Lautaro in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 7 — 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 Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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
Spring 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.