Chile / Biobio
Playa Los Burros
Playa Los Burros is a 91 m-long beach facing south-south-west, 8.2 km west of Hualpén (Biobio, Chile). The sea averages 14.4 °C in January, its warmest month, and 11.7 °C in August; it never reaches 21 °C on average.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Playa Los Burros
Beach-day index 3.0/10 · Chile median 4.5
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 14.4 °C | 14.4 °C | 14.3 °C | 13.4 °C | 12.8 °C | 12.3 °C | 11.9 °C | 11.7 °C | 12.0 °C | 12.5 °C | 13.1 °C | 13.8 °C |
| High °C | 19° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 17° |
| Low °C | 14° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 13° |
| Rain mm | 13 | 17 | 27 | 57 | 136 | 186 | 160 | 146 | 70 | 56 | 27 | 17 |
| Cloud % | 43 | 45 | 45 | 52 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 54 | 47 | 44 |
| Wind m/s | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Daylight h | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 14.1 | 14.7 |
| Record high/low | 27°/10° | 26°/10° | 24°/10° | 24°/8° | 19°/4° | 17°/4° | 15°/3° | 17°/4° | 18°/6° | 21°/6° | 25°/8° | 24°/9° |
| Beach index | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
No month reaches 5.5 on the beach-day index; the best is January at 4.1/10, held back mainly by cold water (14.4 °C) and cool air (highs of 19 °C).
At its warmest the water here is 1.5 °C cooler than the Chile median for January (15.9 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 13.0 °C, cooler than 80% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
June is the wettest month (186 mm) and January the driest (13 mm); the yearly total is about 910 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.7 hours in June to 14.7 hours in December; in mid-January the sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 21:13 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-south-west (200°). Open water fills about 31% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in November–February; in mid-December it goes down at 21:07 local time on a bearing of 240°.
Straight out to the south-south-west the next coast is roughly 50 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 27 m deep and 45 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 112 m above sea level 500 m inland and 113 m at 1.5 km, so the beach is backed by steep slopes or cliffs.
Within 1 km, the land is 96% tree cover and 4% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 33% of that circle.
- Tree 96%
- Grass 4%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
The sea peaks at 14.4 °C in January. Most swimmers find water below 20 °C cold; a wetsuit is common here.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Facilities within 1 km
- 1Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- –Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 2Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 1 restaurant.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Nearest services
The nearest place to eat or drink is 900 m north-west (Granja El Mono), the nearest grocery shop is 7.0 km south-east (Minimarket Scarta), the nearest fuel station is 7.1 km east (COPEC) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 7.7 km east (Farmacias del Dr. Simi).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | Granja El Mono | 900 m | north-west |
| Groceries | Minimarket Scarta | 7.0 km | south-east |
| Accommodation | Hostal/Restorant "carolina" | 6.7 km | south-east |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Farmacias del Dr. Simi | 7.7 km | east |
| Fuel station | COPEC | 7.1 km | east |
| Car park | — | 1.9 km | north-west |
| Public toilets | — | 3.4 km | south-east |
| Bus stop | Faro Av. Lenga | 2.5 km | north-east |
Straight-line distance to the nearest feature within 20 km, from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places. A category is missing when nothing is mapped within 20 km.
Around the beach
Viewpoints
- Mirador Las Tacas 430 m S
Nature
- Cerro Teta Sur peak 920 m N
- Cerro Teltrén peak 1.3 km SE
Islands in view
- Islotes Los Lobos 2.5 km W
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carriel Sur International Airport Concepcion | CCP | 11.6 km | east |
| La Araucanía International Airport Temuco | ZCO | 243 km | south |
| Pichoy Airport Valdivia | ZAL | 319 km | south |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 237.1K residents); within 30 km there are 8 (about 874.1K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa Los Burros | – | 14.4 °C | 91 m | – |
| Playa Negra | 17.6 km E | 14.5 °C | 722 m | Sand |
| Tomé | 27.4 km NE | 14.5 °C | 897 m | – |
| Playa Blanca | 31.5 km S | 14.4 °C | 2.4 km | – |
- Playa Negra17.6 km ECompare
- Tomé27.4 km NECompare
- Playa Blanca31.5 km SCompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 12.0 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w373995695; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_18HXE_20230826_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Nearest services: OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places within 20 km.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 2.4K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.