Lebu in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Lebu sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 60 mm of rain over about 9 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Lebu's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Lebu has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Lebu's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
15°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
14°C
Rainfall
60 mm
9 wet days
Avg wind
29 km/h
Travel score
5.6
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Lebu in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C.

A typical summer day in Lebu reaches about 15°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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Lebu weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 14°132.514.35.9
Feb15° / 14°172.313.55.9
Mar15° / 14°324.312.35.4
Apr14° / 13°747.311.14.4
May13° / 12°17112.5103.5
Jun12° / 11°24316.79.52.8
Jul12° / 10°19915.99.72.6
Aug11° / 10°16514.510.62.7
Sep12° / 10°839.511.73.1
Oct12° / 11°637.9133.5
Nov13° / 12°365.2144.3
Dec14° / 13°31414.65.1

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Lebu gets around 60 mm of rain over 9 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 29 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min in early December to 12 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 8.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Lebu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
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Is summer a good time to visit Lebu?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

summer is a reasonable time to visit Lebu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lebu in Summer

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

In summer, Lebu sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection and a windbreaker. Worth having: a warm layer. About 9 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Lebu in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 15°C across summer — 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 12°C.

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

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UV index in Lebu in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lebu peaks around December 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 2 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lebu?

Lebu sits at 37.6°S, 73.7°W, 12 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Los Álamos, 17 km away.

Topography around Lebu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lebu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,511 m.

The land around Lebu is covered by trees (43%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (55%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
220 m
16 km
252 m
80 km
1,511 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: Los Álamos 17 km · Curanilahue 31 km · Cañete 32 km · Arauco 50 km · Lota 72 km · Coronel 78 km · Angol 85 km · Nacimiento 87 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 Lebu (-37.6082°, -73.6536°, elevation 12 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.