Chaitén Weather in August
Chaitén in August
The short of it: Chaitén in August averages a high of 10 °C (49 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 254 mm (10.0 in) of rain and about 10 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 4° · rain 254 mm · daylight 10 h 24 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
August in Chaitén brings afternoons near 10° and nights around 4°, with about 254 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 10°, nights near 4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 254 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 24 min in mid-August, 66 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Chaitén runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Futaleufú, 74 km to the ESE, is 2° cooler by day.
August in Chaitén, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 20 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FutaleufúLos Lagos Region | 74 km ESE | 8° | 1° | 189 mm |
| QuellónLos Lagos Region | 77 km WSW | 10° | 4° | 291 mm |
| ChonchiLos Lagos Region | 93 km WNW | 11° | 5° | 286 mm |
| DalcahueLos Lagos Region | 98 km NW | 11° | 5° | 292 mm |
| CastroLos Lagos Region | 100 km WNW | 11° | 5° | 290 mm |
| TrevelinChubut | 103 km E | 10° | 1° | 124 mm |
| PalenaLos Lagos Region | 107 km SE | 9° | 2° | 166 mm |
| EsquelChubut | 113 km E | 9° | -1° | 75 mm |