Climate and average weather in Placilla
In Placilla, the summers are mild, dry, and clear and the winters are cool and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Placilla typically varies from 8°C to 21°C, and is rarely below 5°C or above 22°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Placilla for warm-weather activities are from early January to late April and late October to late December.
- Hottest
- Jan
- 21°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 8°
- Wettest
- Jun
- 106 mm
- Driest
- Jan
- 0 mm
- Rain / yr
- 330 mm
- 28 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.8–14.2 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 335 m
- 33.1°S
- Clearest
- Jan
- 17% cloud
Placilla is city in Chile.
- Density
- 2,520/km²
- people per km²
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Placilla weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early January to late April.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Placilla, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Placilla stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is January, with an average high of 21°C and low of 15°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 8°C and high of 14°C.
Days typically run about 6°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 15 |
| Feb | 20 | 14 |
| Mar | 20 | 13 |
| Apr | 18 | 12 |
| May | 16 | 10 |
| Jun | 15 | 9 |
| Jul | 14 | 8 |
| Aug | 14 | 8 |
| Sep | 15 | 9 |
| Oct | 17 | 11 |
| Nov | 18 | 12 |
| Dec | 19 | 13 |
Average hourly temperature in Placilla
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on January afternoons, near 21°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 8°C.
Placilla weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21° / 15° | 0 | 0.1 | 13.9 | 8.7 |
| Feb | 20° / 14° | 1 | 0.2 | 13.2 | 8.7 |
| Mar | 20° / 13° | 3 | 0.6 | 12.3 | 8.4 |
| Apr | 18° / 12° | 14 | 1.9 | 11.2 | 7.3 |
| May | 16° / 10° | 51 | 4 | 10.3 | 5.8 |
| Jun | 15° / 9° | 106 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 4.7 |
| Jul | 14° / 8° | 60 | 5 | 10 | 4.6 |
| Aug | 14° / 8° | 53 | 4.5 | 10.8 | 4.9 |
| Sep | 15° / 9° | 24 | 2.7 | 11.8 | 5.6 |
| Oct | 17° / 11° | 13 | 1.7 | 12.8 | 6.6 |
| Nov | 18° / 12° | 2 | 0.6 | 13.7 | 7.9 |
| Dec | 19° / 13° | 3 | 0.3 | 14.1 | 8.4 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Placilla gets about 330 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.0 months, from around Apr 22 to Sep 20, peaking in June at about 23% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jan 9.
June is the wettest month by volume, with 106 mm over about 7 wet days; January is the driest, with 0 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Rain days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 2 | 1 |
| Apr | 6 | 2 |
| May | 13 | 4 |
| Jun | 21 | 7 |
| Jul | 16 | 5 |
| Aug | 14 | 5 |
| Sep | 9 | 3 |
| Oct | 5 | 2 |
| Nov | 2 | 1 |
| Dec | 1 | 0 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Placilla collects about 330 mm of rain across 28 wet days — roughly 28 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. June is the wettest month with 106 mm, while January is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 66% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 51 | 106 | 60 | 53 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| Rain days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 3 | 1 |
| Apr | 14 | 2 |
| May | 51 | 4 |
| Jun | 106 | 7 |
| Jul | 60 | 5 |
| Aug | 53 | 5 |
| Sep | 24 | 3 |
| Oct | 13 | 2 |
| Nov | 2 | 1 |
| Dec | 3 | 0 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Placilla, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around October 23 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around April 18. The clearest month is February, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 94% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around April 19 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around October 22. The cloudiest month is June, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 50% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 93 | 94 | 90 | 75 | 55 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 71 | 86 | 92 |
| Cloudier (%) | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 8 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 93 | 7 |
| Feb | 94 | 6 |
| Mar | 90 | 10 |
| Apr | 75 | 25 |
| May | 55 | 45 |
| Jun | 50 | 50 |
| Jul | 55 | 45 |
| Aug | 60 | 40 |
| Sep | 63 | 37 |
| Oct | 71 | 29 |
| Nov | 86 | 14 |
| Dec | 92 | 8 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 14 h 12 min of light; the shortest, around June 13, only 9 h 48 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 14.1 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:57 | 7:24 | 7:48 | 8:11 | 8:34 | 8:52 | 8:52 | 8:27 | 7:47 | 7:06 | 6:39 | 6:37 |
| Sunset (PM) | 8:54 | 8:37 | 8:04 | 7:22 | 6:51 | 6:41 | 6:52 | 7:13 | 7:35 | 7:56 | 8:24 | 8:48 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.9 | 6:57 | 8:54 |
| Feb | 13.2 | 7:24 | 8:37 |
| Mar | 12.3 | 7:48 | 8:04 |
| Apr | 11.2 | 8:11 | 7:22 |
| May | 10.3 | 8:34 | 6:51 |
| Jun | 9.9 | 8:52 | 6:41 |
| Jul | 10.0 | 8:52 | 6:52 |
| Aug | 10.8 | 8:27 | 7:13 |
| Sep | 11.8 | 7:47 | 7:35 |
| Oct | 12.8 | 7:06 | 7:56 |
| Nov | 13.7 | 6:39 | 8:24 |
| Dec | 14.1 | 6:37 | 8:48 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Placilla averages about 19 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 11 and 26 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.6 months, from around Oct 29 to Apr 16. The sunniest month is February, with roughly 26 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is June, down near 11 sunny days — about 57% fewer than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 27 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Sky | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Brilliant |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Brilliant |
| Feb | 24 | Brilliant |
| Mar | 25 | Brilliant |
| Apr | 19 | Bright |
| May | 13 | Mixed |
| Jun | 11 | Mixed |
| Jul | 13 | Mixed |
| Aug | 14 | Mixed |
| Sep | 15 | Mixed |
| Oct | 17 | Bright |
| Nov | 22 | Bright |
| Dec | 25 | Brilliant |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Placilla, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in February, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 3% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 37 | 30 | 50 | 87 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 75 |
| Comfortable (%) | 62 | 68 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| Humid (%) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 62 | 1 |
| Feb | 30 | 68 | 3 |
| Mar | 50 | 49 | 1 |
| Apr | 87 | 13 | 0 |
| May | 97 | 3 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov | 96 | 4 | 0 |
| Dec | 75 | 25 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Placilla is typically calm, near 12 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 5.1 months, from around Aug 26 to Jan 27. The windiest month is November, averaging about 13 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Jan 28 to Aug 25, with May the calmest month at about 10 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | calm |
| Feb | 11 | calm |
| Mar | 11 | calm |
| Apr | 11 | calm |
| May | 10 | calm |
| Jun | 11 | calm |
| Jul | 11 | calm |
| Aug | 12 | calm |
| Sep | 12 | light breeze |
| Oct | 13 | light breeze |
| Nov | 13 | light breeze |
| Dec | 13 | light breeze |
Best time to visit Placilla
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Placilla throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid April, Placilla is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Placilla for general outdoor tourist activities is from late October to late April, with a peak score in the last week of January.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | good | fair | fair | fair | good | good | ideal | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.7 | ideal |
| Feb | 8.7 | ideal |
| Mar | 8.4 | ideal |
| Apr | 7.3 | good |
| May | 5.8 | good |
| Jun | 4.7 | fair |
| Jul | 4.6 | fair |
| Aug | 4.9 | fair |
| Sep | 5.6 | good |
| Oct | 6.6 | good |
| Nov | 7.8 | ideal |
| Dec | 8.4 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Placilla for hot-weather activities is from late December to mid March, with a peak score in the last week of January.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Placilla, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around January (highs near 21°C), the essentials are sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 14°C), pack a warm layer.
In January, Placilla sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection.
Sea temperature near Placilla
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 13°C.
The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Cool |
| Feb | 17 | Cool |
| Mar | 17 | Cool |
| Apr | 15 | Cool |
| May | 14 | Bracing |
| Jun | 14 | Bracing |
| Jul | 13 | Bracing |
| Aug | 13 | Bracing |
| Sep | 13 | Bracing |
| Oct | 13 | Bracing |
| Nov | 14 | Bracing |
| Dec | 16 | Cool |
UV index (midday) in Placilla by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Placilla peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 10 | Extreme |
| Apr | 5 | High |
| May | 3 | Moderate |
| Jun | 3 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 9 | Very high |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Placilla
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 4 | 6 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 5 | 6 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 5 |
| Apr | 5 | 0 |
| May | 2.5 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 1.5 | 0 |
| Aug | 4 | 0 |
| Sep | 6 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 6 |
| Dec | 9 | 6.5 |
Air quality in Placilla by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Placilla is worst in July — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (February, 31 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 34 | 31 | 39 | 62 | 89 | 93 | 100 | 86 | 70 | 46 | 39 | 37 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | Moderate |
| Feb | 31 | Moderate |
| Mar | 39 | Poor |
| Apr | 62 | Unhealthy |
| May | 89 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 93 | Unhealthy |
| Jul | 100 | Unhealthy |
| Aug | 86 | Unhealthy |
| Sep | 70 | Unhealthy |
| Oct | 46 | Poor |
| Nov | 39 | Poor |
| Dec | 37 | Poor |
Growing season
Placilla is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Placilla banks about 1,499 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 233 | 208 | 203 | 139 | 90 | 47 | 23 | 37 | 68 | 108 | 148 | 196 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 233 |
| Feb | 208 |
| Mar | 203 |
| Apr | 139 |
| May | 90 |
| Jun | 47 |
| Jul | 23 |
| Aug | 37 |
| Sep | 68 |
| Oct | 108 |
| Nov | 148 |
| Dec | 196 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Placilla receives about 5.8 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.6 and 8.9 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.0 months, from around Sep 26 to Mar 26. The brightest month is December, averaging about 8.9 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 2.6 kWh/m² — roughly 71% less than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 8.7 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.7 | Intense |
| Feb | 7.8 | Intense |
| Mar | 6.3 | Intense |
| Apr | 4.6 | Bright |
| May | 3.2 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2.6 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.0 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Sep | 5.2 | Bright |
| Oct | 6.9 | Intense |
| Nov | 8.3 | Intense |
| Dec | 8.9 | Intense |
Where is Placilla?
Placilla sits at 33.1°S, 71.6°W, 335 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Vina del Mar, 10 km away.
Topography around Placilla
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Placilla.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Placilla has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m around an average of 357 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,320 m.
The land around Placilla is covered by trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (40%) within 16 km, and water (33%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 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
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 Placilla (-33.1144°, -71.5681°, elevation 335 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).