Puerto Williams Weather in August
Puerto Williams in August
The short of it: Puerto Williams in August averages a high of 6 °C (42 °F) and a low of 0 °C (32 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 0° · rain 42 mm · daylight 9 h 29 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
August in Puerto Williams brings afternoons near 6° and nights around 0°, with about 42 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 6°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 29 min in mid-August, 107 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Puerto Williams runs about middling and about as wet in August. Ushuaia, 47 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Puerto Williams, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 22 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- Jun–Aug
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 23 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UshuaiaTierra del Fuego | 47 km WNW | 6° | 0° | 36 mm |
| TolhuinTierra del Fuego | 54 km NNE | 6° | 0° | 33 mm |
| Río GrandeTierra del Fuego | 128 km N | 5° | -1° | 18 mm |
| PorvenirRegion of Magallanes | 256 km NW | 6° | 1° | 48 mm |
| Punta ArenasRegion of Magallanes | 292 km NW | 6° | 0° | 45 mm |
| Río GallegosSanta Cruz | 384 km NNW | 7° | 0° | 13 mm |
| 28 de NoviembreSanta Cruz | 482 km NW | 6° | -3° | 35 mm |
| Puerto NatalesRegion of Magallanes | 482 km NW | 7° | -1° | 20 mm |