Punta Arenas Weather in February
Punta Arenas in February
The short of it: Punta Arenas in February averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 6° · rain 42 mm · daylight 14 h 39 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: February & November
February in Punta Arenas brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 6°, with about 42 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about 15°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 39 min in mid-February, 105 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates February 4 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Punta Arenas runs cooler than most and wetter than most in February. Porvenir, 39 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
February in Punta Arenas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus March
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Jun–Jul
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 28 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PorvenirRegion of Magallanes | 39 km ESE | 15° | 7° | 45 mm |
| Puerto NatalesRegion of Magallanes | 193 km NW | 17° | 5° | 36 mm |
| 28 de NoviembreSanta Cruz | 197 km NNW | 16° | 4° | 33 mm |
| Río GallegosSanta Cruz | 205 km NE | 19° | 7° | 27 mm |
| Yacimientos Río TurbioSanta Cruz | 205 km NNW | 16° | 4° | 36 mm |
| Río TurbioSanta Cruz | 205 km NNW | 16° | 4° | 36 mm |
| Río GrandeTierra del Fuego | 223 km ESE | 16° | 6° | 28 mm |
| UshuaiaTierra del Fuego | 250 km SE | 13° | 7° | 39 mm |