Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Villarrica Chile

In Villarrica, the summers are comfortable and mostly clear and the winters are very cold, wet, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 37°F to 74°F and is rarely below 28°F or above 84°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Villarrica for warm-weather activities is from mid December to late February.

The warm season lasts for 3.1 months, from December 13 to March 16, with an average daily high temperature above 69°F. The hottest month of the year in Villarrica is January, with an average high of 73°F and low of 49°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.3 months, from May 19 to August 30, with an average daily high temperature below 54°F. The coldest month of the year in Villarrica is July, with an average low of 38°F and high of 50°F.

In Villarrica, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Villarrica begins around November 7 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around April 7.

The clearest month of the year in Villarrica is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 76% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 7 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around November 7.

The cloudiest month of the year in Villarrica is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 76% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Villarrica varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.6 months, from April 30 to September 18, with a greater than 32% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Villarrica is June, with an average of 15.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.4 months, from September 18 to April 30. The month with the fewest wet days in Villarrica is January, with an average of 3.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Villarrica is June, with an average of 15.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 51% on May 30.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Villarrica experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Villarrica. The month with the most rain in Villarrica is June, with an average rainfall of 7.0 inches.

The month with the least rain in Villarrica is January, with an average rainfall of 1.2 inches.

The length of the day in Villarrica varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 9 hours, 24 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 57 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:15 AM on December 7, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 54 minutes later at 8:09 AM on June 27. The earliest sunset is at 5:31 PM on June 13, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 47 minutes later at 9:18 PM on January 5.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Villarrica during 2024, starting in the spring on September 8 and ending in the fall on April 6.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Villarrica, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Villarrica does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.4 miles per hour of 4.2 miles per hour throughout.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Villarrica varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 4.8 months, from April 23 to September 18, with a peak percentage of 47% on June 27. The wind is most often from the west for 7.2 months, from September 18 to April 23, with a peak percentage of 49% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Villarrica throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Villarrica for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid December to late February, with a peak score in the second week of January.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Villarrica for hot-weather activities is from early January to late February, with a peak score in the last week of January.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Villarrica typically lasts for 6.3 months (190 days), from around October 12 to around April 20, rarely starting before September 5 or after November 26, and rarely ending before March 26 or after May 27.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Villarrica should appear around September 30, only rarely appearing before September 20 or after October 10.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from November 15 to February 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Villarrica is January, with an average of 8.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from April 27 to August 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Villarrica is June, with an average of 1.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Villarrica are -39.286 deg latitude, -72.228 deg longitude, and 761 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Villarrica contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 443 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 857 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,861 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (12,234 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Villarrica is covered by water (31%), trees (24%), cropland (22%), and shrubs (12%), within 10 miles by trees (40%) and cropland (24%), and within 50 miles by trees (65%) and cropland (14%).