Pucon in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Pucon sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 708 mm of precipitation over about 39 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 20°C in early March to 10°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Pucon's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Pucon's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 15°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 8°C
Precipitation: 708 mm; 39 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 4.4; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Spring Summer Fall Winter

Temperature in Pucon in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 20°C in early March to 10°C by late May.

A typical fall day in Pucon reaches about 15°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

Pucon weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across fall.

Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Pucon gets around 708 mm of rain and snow over 39 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Fall

Winds average 7 km/h across fall.

Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours in early March to 9 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 3.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Pucon

In seasonPeak

In fall, Pucon overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Rainy season

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Pucon?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

1.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Pucon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pucon in Fall

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

In fall, Pucon sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 39 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pucon in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

Air quality in Pucon in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual 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

Location & terrain

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.

3 km

241 m

trees 65%

16 km

2,637 m

trees 68%

80 km

3,682 m

trees 65%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater

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Fall weather nearby: Villarrica 24 km · Cunco 40 km · Panguipulli 52 km · Loncoche 59 km · Pitrufquén 67 km · Freire 69 km · Vilcún 72 km · Padre Las Casas 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.