Chaitén Weather in April
Chaitén in April
The short of it: Chaitén in April averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 192 mm (7.6 in) of rain and about 10 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 7° · rain 192 mm · daylight 10 h 58 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Chaitén an average April high of 14°, a low of 7° and some 192 mm of rain. Much like March: highs about 14°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 192 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 58 min in mid-April, 92 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Chaitén runs cooler than most and wetter than most in April. Futaleufú, 74 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
April in Chaitén, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 2° colder, 48 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FutaleufúLos Lagos Region | 74 km ESE | 14° | 4° | 133 mm |
| QuellónLos Lagos Region | 77 km WSW | 13° | 8° | 213 mm |
| ChonchiLos Lagos Region | 93 km WNW | 14° | 8° | 183 mm |
| DalcahueLos Lagos Region | 98 km NW | 15° | 8° | 192 mm |
| CastroLos Lagos Region | 100 km WNW | 14° | 8° | 175 mm |
| TrevelinChubut | 103 km E | 16° | 4° | 95 mm |
| PalenaLos Lagos Region | 107 km SE | 15° | 5° | 127 mm |
| EsquelChubut | 113 km E | 15° | 3° | 63 mm |