Río Bueno in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Río Bueno sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 693 mm of rain over about 54 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Río Bueno's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Río Bueno's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
11°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
4°C
Rainfall
693 mm
54 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
2.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Río Bueno in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C.

A typical winter day in Río Bueno reaches about 11°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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Río Bueno weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 10°36614.57.5
Feb22° / 10°415.113.67.6
Mar20° / 637.612.36.7
Apr16° / 10910.6114.9
May13° / 18915.49.83.1
Jun11° / 25418.39.22.0
Jul10° / 22917.89.41.9
Aug11° / 21017.810.42.3
Sep13° / 12513.511.73.4
Oct15° / 11013.413.14.3
Nov17° / 749.914.25.5
Dec20° / 64814.86.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Río Bueno gets around 693 mm of rain over 54 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min in early June to 11 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Río Bueno

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

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

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

Is winter a good time to visit Río Bueno?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Río Bueno.

What to pack for Río Bueno in Winter

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

In winter, Río Bueno sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 54 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Río Bueno in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Río Bueno peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7Very high
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Río Bueno?

Río Bueno sits at 40.3°S, 73.0°W, 61 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is La Unión, 12 km away.

Topography around Río Bueno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Río Bueno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,198 m.

The land around Río Bueno is covered by grassland (36%), cropland (29%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), grassland (38%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
328 m
80 km
2,198 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: La Unión 12 km · Paillaco 30 km · Osorno 31 km · Las Animas 63 km · Valdivia 63 km · Purranque 67 km · Frutillar 88 km · Panguipulli 93 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 Río Bueno (-40.3349°, -72.9556°, elevation 61 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.