Lake · Chile
Llanquihue Lake
Lake of Chile
- Area
- 861km²
- Max depth
- 350m
- Average depth
- 184m
- Elevation
- 53m a.s.l.
- Shoreline
- 197km
- Volume
- 159km³
Llanquihue Lake is a lake in Chile. It covers 861 km². On average it is 184 m deep, and 350 m at its deepest point. Its surface lies 53 m above sea level.
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The water
How warm is Llanquihue Lake?
The water is warmest in February, around 16 °C at the surface, and coldest in September, around 10 °C. Even at its warmest, the surface stays below 17 °C on average: this is cold water.
It does not normally freeze in winter.
On the shore, afternoons reach 21 °C on average in February and 7 °C in July. The driest month is February (44 mm of rain), the wettest June (167 mm).
Average surface temperature measured by the Landsat 8 satellite between 2013 and 2021 at the point furthest from the shore (54 readings). Shallow bays and beaches are often warmer.
From above
The whole lake from space
Month by month
The year at the lake, month by month
Not a forecast: these are averages over many years. Water is the 2013–2021 average; air, rain, sun and wind are the 1991–2020 average.
Water: 2013–2021 averageClimate: 1991–2020 average
| Month | Water°C | Water high°C | Air high°C | Air low°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 50 | 9 | 10.1 | 9 |
| February | 16 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 44 | 7 | 8.9 | 9 |
| March | 16 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 65 | 11 | 7.1 | 8 |
| April | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 92 | 14 | 4.9 | 8 |
| May | 13 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 143 | 17 | 3.0 | 9 |
| June | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 167 | 20 | 2.1 | 9 |
| July | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 154 | 18 | 2.7 | 9 |
| August | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 146 | 18 | 3.3 | 9 |
| September | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 80 | 15 | 5.4 | 8 |
| October | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 82 | 14 | 6.0 | 8 |
| November | 12 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 67 | 12 | 7.4 | 9 |
| December | 14 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 56 | 11 | 9.0 | 9 |
Water: LakeTEMP (Landsat 8, 2013–2021). Air, rain, sun and wind: NASA POWER, 1991–2020 averages. A rainy day has at least 1 mm of rain. Sunshine hours are derived from measured solar radiation.
Size & depth
How big, how deep
- On average, water stays in the lake for about 118 years before flowing out.
- Its catchment drains 1,435 km² of land.
- About 42 m³ of water flow out every second, on average.
Around the shore
What's around Llanquihue Lake
Counted within 1.5 km of the shoreline in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit.
- 16beaches and swimming spots
Playa Nestlé, Playa Puerto Varas, Playa Frutillar, Playa Maitén, Playa Niklitschek and 11 more
- 27campsites
Camping Playa Venado, Camping Playa Niklitschek, Camping Playa Hermosa, Camping El Molino, Camping Barlovento and 22 more
- 1boat hire and water-sport clubs
Barlovento Kayak & Bicycle Rental
- 4marinas and slipways
Club de Yates Puerto Varas, Marina Frutillar, Club de Pesca y Caza
- 2ferry piers
Muelle Frutillar
- 32viewpoints
Mirador Muelle Frutillar, Mirador Puerto Humos, Cerro Calvario, Mirador Lago Llanquihue, Mirador Lago Puerto Varas and 27 more
- 242hotels, B&Bs and chalets
Compass del Sur, Bellavista, Hotel Radisson Puerto Varas, Ex-Hotel Ensenada, Residenz Am See and 237 more
- —fishing spots
- 181restaurants and cafés
Towns on the shore
- Puerto Varas37,561 people
- Llanquihue16,249 people
- Frutillar15,034 people
- La Ensenada1,300 people
Nearest airport with scheduled flights: El Tepual International Airport (PMC), 43 km in a straight line.
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Recent years
How each month compared
Afternoon high on the shore. The first row is the reference, the 1991–2020 average in °C; the years below show the difference from it: warmer in orange, cooler in blue.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–2020 average | 19.8 | 20.8 | 18.2 | 14.1 | 10.8 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 14.8 | 17.4 |
| 2020 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +2.2 | +1.4 | +0.8 | −0.9 | −1.3 | −0.4 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +1.8 | +0.4 |
| 2021 | +1.2 | +3.7 | +3.8 | +2.1 | +1.6 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +2.4 | +2.9 | +5.7 |
| 2022 | +2.4 | +1.4 | −0.9 | −1.7 | −0.5 | −0.3 | −1.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +6.0 | +4.0 |
| 2023 | +3.3 | +1.8 | +0.9 | +2.2 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.7 | −0.3 | −1.4 | −0.3 | −1.3 | +2.8 |
| 2024 | +3.6 | +3.8 | −0.6 | −0.8 | −3.3 | +0.3 | −0.4 | +0.5 | −1.9 | +2.6 | +0.1 | +2.4 |
| 2025 | +3.0 | −0.1 | +0.7 | +0.2 | −1.6 | −0.6 | +1.7 | +2.5 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +2.6 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
ArgentinaAbout these numbers
| Outline, area, depth, volume | HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0 |
|---|---|
| Water temperature and ice | LakeTEMP v1 (Korver et al. 2024), Landsat 8 2013–2021 · CC BY 4.0 |
| Air, rain, sun, wind | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 · public domain |
| Names and description | Wikidata (Q826464) · CC0 |
| Around the shore | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
