Curic� has a mild Mediterranean climate: relatively hot dry summers (November to March) with temperatures reaching 32 �C (90 �F)on the hottest days. Winters (June to August) are more humid, with typical maximum daily temperatures of 15 �C (59 �F). Mean rainfall is 855.98 mm (34 in) per year. In August 2007, Curic� experienced snowfall for the first time in over 60 years.[
In the southern part of the valley the climate is more temperate and rainfall more abundant; the effects of this are to be seen in better pasturage. Irrigation is used to a large extent
