The title compound, C(13)H(15)Cl(2)N(3), also known as penconazole, crystallizes as a racemate. The dihedral angle between the benzene and triazole rings is 24.96 (13)°. In the crystal structure, mol-ecules are linked into chains running parallel to the c axis by inter-molecular C-H⋯N hydrogen-bonding inter-actions.