Valdivia weather in August

In August, Valdivia sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 275 mm of rain across 17.7 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Valdivia's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valdivia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
275 mm
17.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
8:45 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Valdivia is city in Chile.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 19.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,910/km²
people per km²
Founded
1552

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 11°C through the month.

A typical August day in Valdivia reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1115
2116
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10116
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Valdivia weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 12°38514.57.3
Feb20° / 12°434.513.67.4
Mar18° / 11°717.412.36.5
Apr15° / 13511.1114.5
May13° / 25615.79.83.1
Jun11° / 35418.99.22.1
Jul10° / 313189.52.0
Aug11° / 27517.710.42.3
Sep13° / 15312.711.73.2
Oct14° / 12412.513.14.0
Nov16° / 869.414.25.0
Dec18° / 11°707.914.86.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63268
73169
83169
93169
103169
113268
123169
133169
143268
153268
163268
173169
183169
193070
203070
213070
223070
233070
243070
253070
263070
273070
283268
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Valdivia gets around 275 mm of rain over 17.7 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 56% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
258
358
459
559
659
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1059
1159
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1556
1656
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1955
2055
2154
2254
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2453
2553
2653
2753
2852
2952
3052
3152

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
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8100
9100
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11100
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21100
22100
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24100
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26100
27100
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29100
30100
31100

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1714light breeze
1814light breeze
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2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 9:03 AM to 8:22 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.99:036:55
29.99:026:56
39.99:016:57
410.09:006:58
510.08:586:59
610.08:577:00
710.18:567:01
810.18:557:02
910.28:547:03
1010.28:527:04
1110.28:517:05
1210.38:507:06
1310.38:497:07
1410.38:477:08
1510.48:467:09
1610.48:457:10
1710.58:437:11
1810.58:427:12
1910.58:407:13
2010.68:397:13
2110.68:377:14
2210.78:367:15
2310.78:347:16
2410.78:337:17
2510.88:317:18
2610.88:307:19
2710.98:287:20
2810.98:277:21
2911.08:257:22
3011.08:247:23
3111.08:227:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.42 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 2.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Valdivia

In seasonPeak

In August, Valdivia sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Valdivia?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Valdivia.

What to pack for Valdivia in August

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

In August, Valdivia sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Valdivia in August

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in January at about 14°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

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

10°12°14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
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Mar14Bracing
Apr13Bracing
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Jun12Bracing
Jul11Bracing
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Dec14Bracing

UV index in Valdivia in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Valdivia peaks around December 19 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 19UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Valdivia in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Valdivia is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Valdivia's WHO annual average of 19.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 2221 µg/m³Jan 1216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Valdivia?

Valdivia sits at 39.8°S, 73.2°W, 17 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Las Animas, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Valdivia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valdivia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 720 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,383 m.

The land around Valdivia is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), trees (27%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
720 m
80 km
1,383 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Las Animas 2.0 km · Paillaco 42 km · La Unión 55 km · Río Bueno 63 km · Loncoche 72 km · Panguipulli 80 km · Osorno 85 km · Teodoro Schmidt 92 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 Valdivia (-39.8142°, -73.2459°, elevation 17 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. 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).