Osorno weather in August

In August, Osorno sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 213 mm of precipitation across 18.3 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-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 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Osorno's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Osorno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
213 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
8:45 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Osorno is city in Chile.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 33.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
143/km²
people per km²
Founded
1558

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 Osorno reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 13°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)
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Osorno 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
Jan21° / 10°396.214.67.3
Feb22° / 10°415.213.67.5
Mar19° / 658.312.36.5
Apr16° / 11411.4114.6
May13° / 19415.79.83.0
Jun10° / 25118.89.21.9
Jul10° / 23218.29.41.8
Aug11° / 21318.310.42.2
Sep13° / 12914.311.73.1
Oct15° / 11413.713.14.0
Nov17° / 7710.514.35.1
Dec19° / 678.214.86.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Osorno gets around 213 mm of rain and snow over 18.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 58% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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3056
3156

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 (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 9:04 AM to 8:22 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.89:046:53
29.89:036:54
39.99:026:55
49.99:016:56
510.09:006:57
610.08:586:58
710.08:576:59
810.18:567:00
910.18:557:01
1010.18:547:02
1110.28:527:03
1210.28:517:04
1310.38:507:05
1410.38:487:06
1510.38:477:07
1610.48:457:08
1710.48:447:09
1810.58:437:10
1910.58:417:11
2010.58:407:12
2110.68:387:13
2210.68:377:14
2310.78:357:15
2410.78:337:16
2510.78:327:17
2610.88:307:18
2710.88:297:19
2810.98:277:20
2910.98:267:21
3011.08:247:22
3111.08:227:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 2.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
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31.9Dim
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51.9Dim
61.9Dim
72.0Dim
82.0Dim
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Osorno

In seasonPeak

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

Osorno'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 Osorno?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Osorno.

What to pack for Osorno in August

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

In August, Osorno sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Osorno in August

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 63 km away) is warmest in January at about 15°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

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

10°12°14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
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Jun12Bracing
Jul11Bracing
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UV index in Osorno in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Osorno peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7High
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Osorno 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 Osorno is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (February, 23 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Osorno's WHO annual average of 33.8 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateMar 2343 µg/m³Feb 823 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar43Poor
Apr42Poor
May36Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul35Moderate
Aug40Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Osorno?

Osorno sits at 40.6°S, 73.1°W, 37 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Río Bueno, 31 km away.

Topography around Osorno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Osorno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,650 m.

The land around Osorno is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), trees (23%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), cropland (26%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
284 m
80 km
2,650 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Río Bueno 31 km · La Unión 32 km · Purranque 38 km · Paillaco 60 km · Frutillar 61 km · Llanquihue 77 km · Puerto Varas 84 km · Valdivia 85 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 Osorno (-40.574°, -73.1335°, elevation 37 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. 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).