Talca in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Talca sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 448 mm of rain over about 30 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 14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Talca's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Talca's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 14°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 5°C
- Rainfall
- 448 mm
- 30 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Talca in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 14°C.
A typical winter day in Talca reaches about 14°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
Talca 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° / 13° | 4 | 1 | 14.1 | 7.8 |
| Feb | 28° / 13° | 7 | 0.9 | 13.3 | 8.3 |
| Mar | 25° / 11° | 14 | 1.6 | 12.3 | 8.8 |
| Apr | 21° / 9° | 45 | 4.1 | 11.1 | 7.6 |
| May | 16° / 7° | 136 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 5.3 |
| Jun | 13° / 6° | 199 | 11.6 | 9.7 | 3.6 |
| Jul | 13° / 4° | 138 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 3.8 |
| Aug | 15° / 5° | 112 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 4.7 |
| Sep | 17° / 7° | 62 | 5.7 | 11.8 | 6.2 |
| Oct | 20° / 8° | 40 | 5.1 | 12.9 | 7.3 |
| Nov | 24° / 10° | 15 | 2 | 13.9 | 8.7 |
| Dec | 27° / 12° | 13 | 1.6 | 14.3 | 8.6 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Talca gets around 448 mm of rain over 30 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 9 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min in early June to 11 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.5 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Talca
In winter, Talca overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Talca's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Talca?
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.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Talca for sightseeing.
What to pack for Talca in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Talca sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.
UV index in Talca in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Talca peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 2 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 5 | High |
| May | 3 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4 | Moderate |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Air quality in Talca in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Talca is worst in January — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Talca's WHO annual average of 20.3 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 48 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 14 |
| Level | Poor | Moderate | Good | Moderate | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48 | Poor |
| Feb | 28 | Moderate |
| Mar | 10 | Good |
| Apr | 15 | Moderate |
| May | 36 | Poor |
| Jun | 27 | Moderate |
| Jul | 16 | Moderate |
| Aug | 15 | Moderate |
| Sep | 14 | Moderate |
| Oct | 11 | Good |
| Nov | 9 | Good |
| Dec | 14 | Moderate |
Where is Talca?
Talca sits at 35.4°S, 71.6°W, 112 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is San Clemente, 19 km away.
Topography around Talca
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Talca.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Talca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,064 m.
The land around Talca is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) within 3 km, cropland (31%), grassland (30%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (33%) 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 Talca (-35.4232°, -71.6497°, elevation 112 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.