Combarbalá
Combarbalá · Chile
Combarbalá, a small town in Chile's Coquimbo region, is known for its craft tradition in combarbalita, a stone found only in this area, and for the Cruz del Sur astronomical observatory that draws visitors to its high-elevation, mountain-ringed setting. The town also holds petroglyphs at Rincón las Chilcas and hosts the Virgen de la Piedra festival, a Catholic-pagan celebration, alongside an annual basketball match held each February.
- Population13,322
- Nearest water from center 0.6 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 4.4 km2.7 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
21°70°
5mm0.2in
F
21°69°
5mm0.2in
M
20°68°
10mm0.4in
A
17°63°
15mm0.6in
M
14°57°
45mm1.8in
J
10°51°
80mm3.1in
J
9°49°
45mm1.8in
A
11°51°
50mm2.0in
S
13°55°
30mm1.1in
O
16°60°
20mm0.8in
N
18°65°
10mm0.3in
D
20°68°
5mm0.2in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗