Punta Arenas Weather in August
Punta Arenas in August
The short of it: Punta Arenas in August averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low 0° · rain 45 mm · daylight 9 h 39 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & November
Thirty years of records give Punta Arenas an average August high of 6°, a low of 0° and some 45 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 6°, nights near 0°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is modest, about 45 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 39 min in mid-August, 99 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 February and November.
Against its neighbours, Punta Arenas runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Porvenir, 39 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Punta Arenas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- Jun–Jul
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 23 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PorvenirRegion of Magallanes | 39 km ESE | 6° | 1° | 48 mm |
| Puerto NatalesRegion of Magallanes | 193 km NW | 7° | -1° | 20 mm |
| 28 de NoviembreSanta Cruz | 197 km NNW | 6° | -3° | 35 mm |
| Río GallegosSanta Cruz | 205 km NE | 7° | 0° | 13 mm |
| Yacimientos Río TurbioSanta Cruz | 205 km NNW | 6° | -3° | 33 mm |
| Río TurbioSanta Cruz | 205 km NNW | 6° | -3° | 33 mm |
| Río GrandeTierra del Fuego | 223 km ESE | 5° | -1° | 18 mm |
| UshuaiaTierra del Fuego | 250 km SE | 6° | 0° | 36 mm |