Dalcahue weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇱 Chile · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Dalcahue is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 58/100), with January and December close behind. Dalcahue averages about 1,880 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 17°C / 63°F and roughly 69 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,880
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 58/100
- Rain / year
- 1,402 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 17°C / 63°F
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 155 m
When is the best time to visit Dalcahue?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Dalcahue is February, then January and December. The dullest month is June (5/100, 170 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Dalcahue?
Dalcahue gets a moderate 1,880 hours of sunshine a year. 53 Sunshine Score points separate February (58) from June (5), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #16 of 18 destinations in Chile for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,773 hours. The year's 1,402 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 9° / 48°F | 79 mm | 9 | 17° / 63°F |
| February | 58 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 69 mm | 8 | 17° / 63°F |
| March | 42 | 15° / 59°F | 9° / 48°F | 98 mm | 5 | 14° / 57°F |
| April | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 112 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| May | 16 | 11° / 52°F | 6° / 43°F | 164 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| June | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 170 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
| July | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 158 mm | 1 | 9° / 48°F |
| August | 5 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 160 mm | 2 | 9° / 48°F |
| September | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 5° / 41°F | 97 mm | 3 | 10° / 50°F |
| October | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 6° / 43°F | 112 mm | 5 | 12° / 54°F |
| November | 36 | 14° / 57°F | 7° / 45°F | 97 mm | 7 | 13° / 55°F |
| December | 49 | 16° / 61°F | 8° / 46°F | 86 mm | 8 | 15° / 59°F |
Sea temperature in Dalcahue by month
The sea off Dalcahue is warmest in January at around 17°C / 63°F, and coolest in July at 9°C / 48°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Puerto Montt Chile · 112 km · best in Feb · 2,120 h sun/yr
- San Carlos de Bariloche Argentina · 250 km · best in Feb · 2,627 h sun/yr
- Temuco Chile · 390 km · best in Jan · 2,637 h sun/yr
- Balmaceda Chile · 429 km · best in Feb · 2,893 h sun/yr
- Concepcion Chile · 622 km · best in Jan · 3,020 h sun/yr
- Santiago Chile · 1,027 km · best in Mar · 3,263 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Osorno Chile · 200 km · 2,270 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Esquel Argentina · 220 km · 2,670 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Valdivia Chile · 304 km · 2,528 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Chapelco/San Martin de los Andes Argentina · 332 km · 2,635 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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