Climate and average weather in Pucon
In Pucon, the summers are mild, fairly dry, and mostly clear and the winters are cool, snowy, and mostly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Pucon typically varies from 3°C to 21°C, and is rarely below -2°C or above 28°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Pucon for warm-weather activities are from early January to late March and mid December to late December.
- Hottest
- Feb
- 21°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 3°
- Wettest
- Jun
- 507 mm
- Driest
- Feb
- 85 mm
- Rain / yr
- 2921 mm
- 164 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.2–14.8 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 236 m
- 39.3°S
- Clearest
- Feb
- 42% cloud
Pucon is settlement in Chile.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Pucon 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 March.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Pucon, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.4 months, from December 12 to March 25, with daily high temperatures above 18°C. The hottest month of the year in Pucon is February, with an average high of 21°C and low of 11°C.
The cool season lasts 3.4 months, from May 25 to September 5, with daily high temperatures below 11°C. The coldest month of the year in Pucon is July, with an average low of 3°C and high of 8°C.
Days typically run about 8°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 10°C) in February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 11 |
| Feb | 21 | 11 |
| Mar | 19 | 10 |
| Apr | 15 | 8 |
| May | 12 | 6 |
| Jun | 9 | 4 |
| Jul | 8 | 3 |
| Aug | 9 | 3 |
| Sep | 12 | 4 |
| Oct | 14 | 6 |
| Nov | 16 | 8 |
| Dec | 18 | 10 |
Average hourly temperature in Pucon
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 February afternoons, near 21°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 3°C.
Pucon weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21° / 11° | 90 | 7.5 | 0 | 14.4 | 7.1 |
| Feb | 21° / 11° | 85 | 6.9 | 0 | 13.5 | 7.2 |
| Mar | 19° / 10° | 126 | 9.6 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.3 |
| Apr | 15° / 8° | 228 | 12.8 | 0.4 | 11 | 4.3 |
| May | 12° / 6° | 355 | 16.3 | 1.2 | 9.9 | 2.6 |
| Jun | 9° / 4° | 507 | 20.5 | 5.5 | 9.3 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 8° / 3° | 414 | 19.3 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 9° / 3° | 372 | 18.2 | 7 | 10.5 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 12° / 4° | 230 | 15 | 3.8 | 11.7 | 2.6 |
| Oct | 14° / 6° | 208 | 14.7 | 2 | 13 | 3.6 |
| Nov | 16° / 8° | 160 | 12.4 | 0.5 | 14.2 | 4.7 |
| Dec | 18° / 10° | 148 | 10.4 | 0.1 | 14.7 | 6.1 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Pucon gets about 2921 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 6.4 months, from around Apr 24 to Nov 3, peaking in June at about 69% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jan 20.
June is the wettest month by volume, with 507 mm over about 21 wet days; February is the driest, with 85 mm. Some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 25 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 53 | 67 | 63 | 58 | 51 | 47 | 41 | 33 |
| Rain days | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 8 |
| Feb | 24 | 7 |
| Mar | 32 | 10 |
| Apr | 42 | 13 |
| May | 53 | 16 |
| Jun | 67 | 21 |
| Jul | 63 | 19 |
| Aug | 58 | 18 |
| Sep | 51 | 15 |
| Oct | 47 | 15 |
| Nov | 41 | 12 |
| Dec | 33 | 10 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Pucon collects about 2921 mm of rain across 164 wet days — roughly 243 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. June is the wettest month with 507 mm, while February is the driest at just 85 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 44% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 90 | 85 | 126 | 228 | 355 | 507 | 414 | 372 | 230 | 208 | 160 | 148 |
| Rain days | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Snow days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | Snow days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 90 | 8 | 0 |
| Feb | 85 | 7 | 0 |
| Mar | 126 | 10 | 0 |
| Apr | 228 | 13 | 0 |
| May | 355 | 16 | 1 |
| Jun | 507 | 21 | 6 |
| Jul | 414 | 19 | 8 |
| Aug | 372 | 18 | 7 |
| Sep | 230 | 15 | 4 |
| Oct | 208 | 15 | 2 |
| Nov | 160 | 12 | 1 |
| Dec | 148 | 10 | 0 |
Snow in Pucon
Average snowy days through the year, the snow-season span, and estimated snowfall — for ski trips and the perennial 'will there be snow at Christmas?' question.
Pucon averages about 28 snowy days a year. Snow season runs roughly May 6 to Nov 13 — about 6.3 months.
August is snowiest, with roughly 7 days of snow and an estimated 33 cm of snowfall. Over the year that adds up to an estimated 128 cm of snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 42 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Snow days | Snowfall (cm) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 0 | 1 |
| May | 1 | 8 |
| Jun | 6 | 24 |
| Jul | 8 | 42 |
| Aug | 7 | 33 |
| Sep | 4 | 15 |
| Oct | 2 | 5 |
| Nov | 1 | 1 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Pucon, 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 November 23 and lasts for 4.7 months, ending around April 13. The clearest month is February, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 67% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around April 14 and lasts for 7.3 months, ending around November 22. The cloudiest month is June, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 80% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 63 | 67 | 54 | 39 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 52 |
| Cloudier (%) | 37 | 33 | 46 | 61 | 73 | 80 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 48 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | 37 |
| Feb | 67 | 33 |
| Mar | 54 | 46 |
| Apr | 39 | 61 |
| May | 27 | 73 |
| Jun | 20 | 80 |
| Jul | 25 | 75 |
| Aug | 26 | 74 |
| Sep | 30 | 70 |
| Oct | 35 | 65 |
| Nov | 37 | 63 |
| Dec | 52 | 48 |
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 December 16, brings about 14 h 48 min of light; the shortest, around June 17, only 9 h 12 min — a swing of roughly 5 h 36 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 14.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:43 | 7:16 | 7:48 | 8:19 | 8:48 | 9:11 | 9:09 | 8:38 | 7:50 | 7:01 | 6:27 | 6:21 |
| Sunset (PM) | 9:12 | 8:48 | 8:07 | 7:17 | 6:40 | 6:26 | 6:38 | 7:05 | 7:35 | 8:04 | 8:39 | 9:07 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.4 | 6:43 | 9:12 |
| Feb | 13.5 | 7:16 | 8:48 |
| Mar | 12.3 | 7:48 | 8:07 |
| Apr | 11.0 | 8:19 | 7:17 |
| May | 9.9 | 8:48 | 6:40 |
| Jun | 9.3 | 9:11 | 6:26 |
| Jul | 9.5 | 9:09 | 6:38 |
| Aug | 10.5 | 8:38 | 7:05 |
| Sep | 11.7 | 7:50 | 7:35 |
| Oct | 13.0 | 7:01 | 8:04 |
| Nov | 14.2 | 6:27 | 8:39 |
| Dec | 14.7 | 6:21 | 9:07 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Pucon averages about 9 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 4 and 17 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.4 months, from around Nov 26 to Apr 9. The sunniest month is February, with roughly 16 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is June, down near 4 sunny days — about 75% fewer than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Bright |
| Feb | 15 | Bright |
| Mar | 13 | Mixed |
| Apr | 8 | Gloomy |
| May | 6 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 4 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 5 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 6 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 6 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 7 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 7 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 11 | Mixed |
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 Pucon, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in January, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 4% 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 (%) | 74 | 74 | 84 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 90 |
| Comfortable (%) | 22 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Humid (%) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74 | 22 | 4 |
| Feb | 74 | 23 | 3 |
| Mar | 84 | 15 | 1 |
| Apr | 98 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 90 | 9 | 1 |
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.
Wind in Pucon is steady company: average speeds sit near 7 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 7 | calm |
| Apr | 7 | calm |
| May | 8 | calm |
| Jun | 8 | calm |
| Jul | 8 | calm |
| Aug | 8 | calm |
| Sep | 8 | calm |
| Oct | 7 | calm |
| Nov | 7 | calm |
| Dec | 7 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Pucon
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Pucon's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Pucon
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Pucon throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid March, Pucon 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 Pucon for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid December to late March, with a peak score in the second week of February.
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) | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.0 |
| Rating | good | good | good | fair | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | fair | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.0 | good |
| Feb | 7.2 | good |
| Mar | 6.3 | good |
| Apr | 4.3 | fair |
| May | 2.6 | poor |
| Jun | 1.3 | poor |
| Jul | 1.0 | poor |
| Aug | 1.5 | poor |
| Sep | 2.6 | poor |
| Oct | 3.6 | fair |
| Nov | 4.7 | fair |
| Dec | 6.0 | good |
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 Pucon for hot-weather activities is from mid January to early March, with a peak score in the second week of February.
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 Pucon, 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 February (highs near 21°C), the essentials are sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 8°C), pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear.
In February, Pucon sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. About 7 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Pucon 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 Pucon peaks around December 19 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Extreme |
| Feb | 11 | Extreme |
| Mar | 8 | Very high |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 2 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2 | Low |
| Jul | 2 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3 | Moderate |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Pucon
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 December the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9.5 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 6.5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.5 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 6 |
| Mar | 7 | 4 |
| Apr | 4 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 5 | 0 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 4 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| Dec | 9.5 | 7 |
Air quality in Pucon 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 Pucon is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (January, 8 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) | 8 | 9 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Level | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Good |
| Feb | 9 | Good |
| Mar | 28 | Moderate |
| Apr | 19 | Moderate |
| May | 11 | Good |
| Jun | 8 | Good |
| Jul | 9 | Good |
| Aug | 10 | Good |
| Sep | 11 | Good |
| Oct | 10 | Good |
| Nov | 9 | Good |
| Dec | 8 | Good |
Growing season
Pucon is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter. Nights are reliably above freezing from about September 6 to June 24 (292 days); outside that window a hard frost is an occasional risk.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 92 | 83 | 85 | 94 | 99 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 97 | 0 |
| Jun | 92 | 17 |
| Jul | 83 | 31 |
| Aug | 85 | 31 |
| Sep | 94 | 9 |
| Oct | 99 | 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. Pucon banks about 726 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 186 | 177 | 141 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 123 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 186 |
| Feb | 177 |
| Mar | 141 |
| Apr | 41 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 55 |
| Dec | 123 |
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.
Pucon receives about 4.3 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 1.3 and 7.5 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 5.9 months, from around Sep 28 to Mar 25. The brightest month is January, averaging about 7.4 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 1.4 kWh/m² — roughly 82% less than the January peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 7.5 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 7.2 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Bright | Moderate | Dim | Dim | Dim | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.5 | Intense |
| Mar | 4.8 | Bright |
| Apr | 3.0 | Moderate |
| May | 1.9 | Dim |
| Jun | 1.3 | Dim |
| Jul | 1.7 | Dim |
| Aug | 2.4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 3.7 | Moderate |
| Oct | 5.1 | Bright |
| Nov | 6.3 | Intense |
| Dec | 7.2 | Intense |
Where is Pucon?
Pucon sits at 39.3°S, 72.0°W, 236 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Villarrica, 24 km away.
Topography around Pucon
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pucon.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Pucon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m around an average of 262 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,637 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,682 m.
The land around Pucon is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (20%) 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 Pucon (-39.2822°, -71.9543°, elevation 236 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. 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).