Annual mean 7°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind W
Warmest
17.6 °C
Coldest
2.9 °C
Wettest
12%
Windiest
11.5 m/s
Prevailing
W
8.7 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Punta Arenas over the whole year is 7°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 15°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C. Punta Arenas has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 5% in December, the driest month, to 15% in August, the wettest. Winds in Punta Arenas are highest in January, averaging 8.1 m/s (29 km/h), and lightest in May, at 5.6 m/s (20 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Punta Arenas come in May, when the sky is typically 57% covered; March is the cloudiest month, at 69%.
Month by month Punta Arenas climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
13°C
9°C
5°C
7%
66%
8.1 m/s
1
0
39
February
15°C
9°C
8°C
7%
65%
7.3 m/s
14
0
51
March
11°C
7°C
3°C
10%
69%
8.0 m/s
0
0
30
April
9°C
5°C
1°C
11%
66%
7.1 m/s
0
0
16
May
7°C
3°C
0°C
8%
57%
5.6 m/s
0
0
10
June
4°C
2°C
-3°C
10%
62%
6.7 m/s
0
0
2
July
4°C
1°C
-4°C
8%
62%
7.5 m/s
0
0
0
August
5°C
2°C
-2°C
15%
69%
6.8 m/s
0
0
4
September
7°C
3°C
-1°C
5%
61%
7.3 m/s
0
0
5
October
10°C
6°C
1°C
9%
68%
7.7 m/s
0
0
10
November
11°C
6°C
3°C
6%
59%
7.7 m/s
2
0
28
December
13°C
8°C
5°C
5%
67%
7.8 m/s
2
0
38
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Punta Arenas weather by season
Year round, Punta Arenas has days of about 4°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 15°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 1°C to 9°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 7°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around December. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Punta Arenas weather in winterJune to August
High 4°CLow 2°CRain 11%
Winter in Punta Arenas has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Punta Arenas weather in springSeptember to November
High 9°CLow 5°CRain 7%
Spring in Punta Arenas has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 7% chance of rain on a given day.
Punta Arenas weather in summerDecember to February
High 14°CLow 8°CRain 6%
Summer in Punta Arenas has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 6% chance of rain on a given day.
Punta Arenas weather in autumnMarch to May
High 9°CLow 5°CRain 10%
Autumn in Punta Arenas has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 10% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Punta Arenas?
Punta Arenas has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 5% in December, the driest month, to 15% in August, the wettest.
What time of year is Punta Arenas windiest?
Winds in Punta Arenas are highest in January, averaging 8.1 m/s (29 km/h), and lightest in May, at 5.6 m/s (20 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Punta Arenas year round?
The average temperature in Punta Arenas over the whole year is 7°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 15°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 1°C.