The climate of Punta Arenas (Chile)
Punta Arenas is the southernmost town on the South American continent.
Most people there live by fishery, tourism and forestry. The town has
a regular ferry-service to the Falklands and from this town many
excursions can be made to Alaska and Tierra del Fuego. Punta Arenas
has a tundra climate. This climate is an intermediate form between the
very wet tropical rainforest climate and the desert climate. In the
tundra climate it is relatively dry, the temperature is low and there
is little vegetation. Due to its situation on the east side of the
Andes rain often falls here on the west side of the mountain and the
east side stays relatively dry.
Climate information
The data below is based on registered weather data and applies to
Punta Arenas:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
15
6
7
10
9
February
14
6
7
8
10
March
12
5
5
8
9
April
9
3
4
10
9
May
6
1
3
10
9
June
4
-1
3
8
8
July
4
-1
3
8
7
August
5
0
4
7
6
September
7
1
6
6
6
October
10
3
6
7
6
November
12
4
7
8
7
December
14
6
7
9
8
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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