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Monthly climate in Rancagua, Chile

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rancagua features a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 21 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -11 °C (12 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 593 mm (23.4 inches) and receives 61 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rancagua enjoys an average of 3720 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 53 minutes to 14 hours 22 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Rancagua, Chile §

The warmest months in Rancagua are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 21 °C (67 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 8 °C (45 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Rancagua experiences 86 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 31 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Rancagua, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(85°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(44°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Rancagua, Chile §

Rancagua usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 8 rainy days and 107 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rancagua are February, March and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Rancagua, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18 (0.7) 6 (0.2) 9 (0.3) 20 (0.8) 60 (2.3) 150 (5.9) 83 (3.3) 88 (3.5) 65 (2.5) 69 (2.7) 19 (0.7) 7 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 1 1 3 6 10 7 9 9 8 4 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Rancagua, Chile §

The sunniest months in Rancagua are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 30 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rancagua: May, June and July receive an average of 7 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Rancagua, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 325 349 361 301 255 197 234 261 300 343 380 408
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 7m 13h 17m 12h 14m 11h 11m 10h 18m 9h 53m 10h 7m 10h 53m 11h 53m 12h 57m 13h 54m 14h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Rancagua, Chile §

Rancagua experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Rancagua UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rancagua, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 13 11 8 5 4 4 6 8 11 13 14