Punta Arenas Weather & Climate

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Punta Arenas sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 14°C in January and nighttime lows bottom out near -1.1°C in July. March is the wettest month (~37 mm), while September is the driest (~18 mm). For sunshine, September leads with about 45% clear skies.

Best time to visit Punta Arenas

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are February, January, and December — expect around 7.613.9°C with roughly 24% chance of rain on a given day in February.

Punta Arenas climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January7.5° / 14°26%31 mm43%27.5 kph
February7.6° / 13.9°24%29 mm44%27 kph
March6.2° / 11.8°28%37 mm43%26.1 kph
April3.8° / 8.4°27%35 mm41%25.2 kph
May1.5° / 5.8°24%32 mm41%23.9 kph
June-0.8° / 2.7°19%24 mm41%23.9 kph
July-1.1° / 2.3°18%22 mm42%24.9 kph
August0.1° / 3.7°17%22 mm44%25.9 kph
September1.5° / 6.8°16%18 mm45%26 kph
October3° / 9.2°17%19 mm44%27.5 kph
November5.1° / 11.4°20%22 mm43%28.6 kph
December6.5° / 12.7°24%28 mm44%27.8 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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