Quellón weather in August

In August, Quellón sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 240 mm of rain across 21.1 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of August to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Quellón's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quellón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
240 mm
21.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
8:52 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Quellón is locality in Chile.

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 9°C through the month.

A typical August day in Quellón reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Quellón weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 12°991314.83.7
Feb14° / 12°8910.913.83.8
Mar13° / 11°13914.112.43.3
Apr12° / 10°1651610.92.7
May11° / 22719.19.62.1
Jun10° / 24421.28.91.6
Jul / 22620.69.11.5
Aug / 24021.110.21.5
Sep10° / 16117.511.71.8
Oct11° / 14816.413.22.2
Nov12° / 10°12815.214.52.6
Dec13° / 11°12014.615.13.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
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73367
83367
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113367
123367
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293466
303466
313664

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Quellón gets around 240 mm of rain over 21.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 67% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
166
266
367
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568
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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 24 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of August to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 9:12 AM to 8:27 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.69:126:49
29.69:116:50
39.79:106:51
49.79:096:52
59.89:076:53
69.89:066:54
79.89:056:55
89.99:046:56
99.99:026:57
1010.09:016:58
1110.08:597:00
1210.08:587:01
1310.18:577:02
1410.18:557:03
1510.28:547:04
1610.28:527:05
1710.38:507:06
1810.38:497:07
1910.48:477:09
2010.48:467:10
2110.48:447:11
2210.58:427:12
2310.58:417:13
2410.68:397:14
2510.68:377:15
2610.78:367:16
2710.78:347:18
2810.88:327:19
2910.88:307:20
3010.98:297:21
3110.98:277:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 1.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 1.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
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31.6Dim
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61.6Dim
71.7Dim
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202.0Dim
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Quellón?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Quellón.

What to pack for Quellón in August

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

In August, Quellón sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 21 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Quellón in August

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in January at about 13°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

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

8°10°12°14°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Quellón in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quellón peaks around January 1 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateLowModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 1UV 12Jun 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar6High
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug2Low
Sep4Moderate
Oct7High
Nov8Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Quellón?

Quellón sits at 43.1°S, 73.6°W, 23 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Castro, 73 km away.

Topography around Quellón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quellón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,071 m.

The land around Quellón is covered by trees (42%) and water (33%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and water (65%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
268 m
80 km
2,071 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Castro 73 km · Ancud 140 km · Calbuco 155 km · Maullín 167 km · Esquel 188 km · Puerto Montt 192 km · Puerto Varas 207 km · Llanquihue 213 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 Quellón (-43.1182°, -73.6166°, elevation 23 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).