Punta Arenas Weather in September
Punta Arenas in September
The short of it: Punta Arenas in September averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 47 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 8° · low 1° · rain 43 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & November
September in Punta Arenas brings afternoons near 8° and nights around 1°, with about 43 mm of rain over the month. Much like August: highs about 8°, nights near 1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 43 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-September, 128 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates September 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 September. Porvenir, 39 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
September in Punta Arenas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 2° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Jun–Jul
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 24 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PorvenirRegion of Magallanes | 39 km ESE | 8° | 2° | 41 mm |
| Puerto NatalesRegion of Magallanes | 193 km NW | 10° | 1° | 30 mm |
| 28 de NoviembreSanta Cruz | 197 km NNW | 9° | -1° | 24 mm |
| Río GallegosSanta Cruz | 205 km NE | 11° | 1° | 12 mm |
| Yacimientos Río TurbioSanta Cruz | 205 km NNW | 9° | -1° | 27 mm |
| Río TurbioSanta Cruz | 205 km NNW | 9° | -1° | 27 mm |
| Río GrandeTierra del Fuego | 223 km ESE | 8° | 0° | 19 mm |
| UshuaiaTierra del Fuego | 250 km SE | 7° | 1° | 34 mm |