Panguipulli in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Panguipulli sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 336 mm of rain over about 26 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early December to 20°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Panguipulli's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Panguipulli's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
20°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
9°C
Rainfall
336 mm
26 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
6.6
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Panguipulli in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early December to 20°C by late February.

A typical summer day in Panguipulli reaches about 20°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Panguipulli

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Panguipulli 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 10°958.1014.56.8
Feb21° / 10°877.2013.67.0
Mar18° / 13710.1012.36.1
Apr15° / 23113.20.1114.0
May11° / 36016.71.29.82.4
Jun / 50720.64.89.31.1
Jul / 42119.27.29.50.9
Aug / 38919.26.510.41.4
Sep11° / 23315.13.211.72.5
Oct14° / 21715.21.513.13.5
Nov16° / 16912.90.314.24.5
Dec18° / 15410.9014.85.9

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Panguipulli gets around 336 mm of rain over 26 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 7 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min in early December to 13 hours 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 6.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Panguipulli

In seasonPeak

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

Panguipulli's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is summer a good time to visit Panguipulli?

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.

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Panguipulli for sightseeing.

What to pack for Panguipulli in Summer

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

In summer, Panguipulli sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Panguipulli in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Panguipulli peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Panguipulli?

Panguipulli sits at 39.6°S, 72.3°W, 140 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Loncoche, 40 km away.

Topography around Panguipulli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Panguipulli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 220 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,262 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,727 m.

The land around Panguipulli is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
1,262 m
80 km
3,727 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: Loncoche 40 km · Villarrica 41 km · Pucon 52 km · Paillaco 66 km · Pitrufquén 78 km · Las Animas 78 km · Valdivia 80 km · Freire 81 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 Panguipulli (-39.6435°, -72.3327°, elevation 140 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.