Chaitén Weather in February
Chaitén in February
The short of it: Chaitén in February averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 101 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 10° · rain 101 mm · daylight 13 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Chaitén an average February high of 19°, a low of 10° and some 101 mm of rain. No month in Chaitén runs warmer: highs about 19°. Wet spells are common — about 101 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 51 min in mid-February, 69 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates February 3 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Chaitén runs warmer than most and wetter than most in February. Futaleufú, 74 km to the ESE, is 2° warmer by day.
February in Chaitén, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- about the same, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus March
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FutaleufúLos Lagos Region | 74 km ESE | 21° | 9° | 66 mm |
| QuellónLos Lagos Region | 77 km WSW | 18° | 11° | 114 mm |
| ChonchiLos Lagos Region | 93 km WNW | 19° | 11° | 97 mm |
| DalcahueLos Lagos Region | 98 km NW | 19° | 10° | 101 mm |
| CastroLos Lagos Region | 100 km WNW | 19° | 10° | 96 mm |
| TrevelinChubut | 103 km E | 24° | 10° | 43 mm |
| PalenaLos Lagos Region | 107 km SE | 21° | 10° | 60 mm |
| EsquelChubut | 113 km E | 23° | 8° | 27 mm |