Winters are cool to cold, but rather short, lasting from mid/late December to late February or March, depending on years. Rain is usual and temperature stand in the mid 40s (6-10 °C) at night and in the low 50s (10-13°) during the day. It is common to have sunny and mild days even in the middle of January. Snowfall is occasional at higher elevations, in the town centre is rare and accumulations are even rarer, frost happens generally once every several years. The coldest month is January but recent winters had seen cold episodes in late February.