Palena Weather in August
Palena in August
The short of it: Palena in August averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 166 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 10 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low 2° · rain 166 mm · daylight 10 h 22 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Palena an average August high of 9°, a low of 2° and some 166 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 9°, nights near 2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 166 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 22 min in mid-August, 67 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 January and February.
Against its neighbours, Palena runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Futaleufú, 49 km to the N, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Palena, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° warmer, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FutaleufúLos Lagos Region | 49 km N | 8° | 1° | 189 mm |
| La JuntaAysén | 62 km SW | 9° | 3° | 217 mm |
| TrevelinChubut | 65 km NNE | 10° | 1° | 124 mm |
| Lago VerdeAysén | 69 km S | 9° | 2° | 130 mm |
| Río PicoChubut | 71 km SSE | 8° | 1° | 58 mm |
| EsquelChubut | 88 km NNE | 9° | -1° | 75 mm |
| ChaiténLos Lagos Region | 107 km NW | 10° | 4° | 254 mm |
| Gobernador CostaChubut | 108 km ESE | 9° | -1° | 21 mm |