GreenlyLast and first frost dates in La Serena
Chile
La Serena had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
When the soil warms up in La Serena
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of July |
| 15 °C | 7 September |
| 18 °C | 2 October |
Frost dates near La Serena
Of the nearest cities on our list, the last spring frost ends earliest in Copiapó (19 July) and latest in Los Andes (24 August).
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovalle | 77 km | — | — |
| Copiapó | 296 km | 19 July | 24 June |
| San Juan | 317 km | 27 July | 20 June |
| Los Andes | 330 km | 24 August | 5 June |
| Valparaíso | 351 km | 6 August | — |
Seeds, seedlings and markets in La Serena
Within 15 km of La Serena OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 1 plant nursery and 8 markets (collected 27 October 2026). The nearest market to the city centre is Feria Persa Modelo O'Higgins, 1 km away.
- Feria Persa Modelo O'Higgins — market
Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 550, La Serena · 1 km - Feria de Abastos — market
Esmeralda, La Serena · 1 km - Persa Cienfuegos — market
José Ignacio Cienfuegos 425, La Serena · Mon–Sat 10:00–19:00 · 1 km - La Recova — market
José Ignacio Cienfuegos · 1 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
La Serena: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in La Serena by month
Average weather in La Serena over 2016–2025: the warmest month is February. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: November–April (20.5–23.9 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in July, average 8.4 °C. About 101 mm of rain falls in a year, on 10 days; June is the wettest month (37 mm) and January the driest (0 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.6 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 23.9 | 15.7 | 1 | 0 |
| March | 22.6 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 20.5 | 12.4 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 18.5 | 10.7 | 21 | 2 |
| June | 16.9 | 9 | 37 | 4 |
| July | 16.4 | 8.4 | 19 | 2 |
| August | 17.5 | 8.9 | 16 | 2 |
| September | 18.7 | 9.8 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 19.8 | 10.8 | 2 | 0 |
| November | 21.3 | 12.4 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 22.4 | 13.6 | 1 | 0 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).
