Puerto Deseado weather in August

In August, Puerto Deseado sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 4 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of August to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Puerto Deseado's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Deseado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
8:31 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Puerto Deseado is human settlement.

Density
3,563/km²
people per km²
Founded
1884

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical August day in Puerto Deseado reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Puerto Deseado

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Puerto Deseado weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 12°163.715.37.9
Feb22° / 12°174.114.17.6
Mar20° / 11°203.912.47.3
Apr16° / 133.510.66.0
May12° / 153.59.13.7
Jun / 214.78.31.8
Jul / 153.78.61.7
Aug10° / 1649.92.9
Sep13° / 164.111.64.2
Oct16° / 164.313.46.0
Nov19° / 184.414.97.0
Dec21° / 11°225.315.77.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Puerto Deseado gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 4 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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1713
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2013
2113
2213
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3015
3115

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in August

Winds average 20 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of August to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:55 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:556:05
29.28:536:06
39.38:526:07
49.38:506:08
59.38:496:10
69.48:476:11
79.48:466:12
89.58:446:14
99.58:436:15
109.68:416:16
119.68:396:18
129.78:386:19
139.78:366:21
149.88:346:22
159.88:336:23
169.98:316:25
1710.08:296:26
1810.08:276:27
1910.18:256:29
2010.18:236:30
2110.28:226:32
2210.28:206:33
2310.38:186:34
2410.38:166:36
2510.48:146:37
2610.48:126:38
2710.58:106:40
2810.68:086:41
2910.68:066:43
3010.78:046:44
3110.78:026:45

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.19 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 2.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
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72.0Dim
82.0Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.4Moderate
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262.7Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Puerto Deseado?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Deseado.

What to pack for Puerto Deseado in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Puerto Deseado sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Puerto Deseado in August

The nearest coast averages about 6°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in February at about 13°C and coldest in August near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Puerto Deseado in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Deseado peaks around December 24 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highDec 24UV 10Jun 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb9Very high
Mar5High
Apr3Moderate
May2Low
Jun1Low
Jul1Low
Aug2Low
Sep3Moderate
Oct6High
Nov7Very high
Dec10Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Deseado?

Puerto Deseado sits at 47.8°S, 65.9°W, 26 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Pico Truncado, 188 km away.

Pico TruncadoComodoro RivadaviaLas HerasRío GallegosRawsonTrelewCoyhaique

Topography around Puerto Deseado

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Puerto Deseado.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Deseado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m.

The land around Puerto Deseado is covered by grassland (54%) and water (30%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
260 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Pico Truncado 188 km · Caleta Olivia 190 km · Comodoro Rivadavia 243 km · Las Heras 266 km · Río Gallegos 494 km · Rawson 499 km · Trelew 503 km · Coyhaique 529 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Puerto Deseado (-47.7513°, -65.8967°, elevation 26 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).