Puerto Deseado in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Puerto Deseado sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 55 mm of rain over about 13 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Puerto Deseado's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Deseado's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 22°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 12°C
- Rainfall
- 55 mm
- 13 wet days
- Avg wind
- 22 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.6
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Puerto Deseado in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.
A typical summer day in Puerto Deseado reaches about 22°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.
How summer really feels in Puerto Deseado
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Puerto Deseado weather by month
How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23° / 12° | 16 | 3.7 | 15.3 | 7.9 |
| Feb | 22° / 12° | 17 | 4.1 | 14.1 | 7.6 |
| Mar | 20° / 11° | 20 | 3.9 | 12.4 | 7.3 |
| Apr | 16° / 8° | 13 | 3.5 | 10.6 | 6.0 |
| May | 12° / 5° | 15 | 3.5 | 9.1 | 3.7 |
| Jun | 8° / 2° | 21 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 1.8 |
| Jul | 8° / 2° | 15 | 3.7 | 8.6 | 1.7 |
| Aug | 10° / 3° | 16 | 4 | 9.9 | 2.9 |
| Sep | 13° / 5° | 16 | 4.1 | 11.6 | 4.2 |
| Oct | 16° / 7° | 16 | 4.3 | 13.4 | 6.0 |
| Nov | 19° / 9° | 18 | 4.4 | 14.9 | 7.0 |
| Dec | 21° / 11° | 22 | 5.3 | 15.7 | 7.3 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Puerto Deseado gets around 55 mm of rain over 13 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 22 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min in early December to 13 h 24 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.1 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Puerto Deseado?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is one of the better times to visit Puerto Deseado for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Puerto Deseado in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Puerto Deseado sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Puerto Deseado in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 12°C across summer — 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Bracing |
| Feb | 13 | Bracing |
| Mar | 13 | Bracing |
| Apr | 11 | Bracing |
| May | 10 | Bracing |
| Jun | 8 | Bracing |
| Jul | 7 | Bracing |
| Aug | 6 | Bracing |
| Sep | 6 | Bracing |
| Oct | 7 | Bracing |
| Nov | 9 | Bracing |
| Dec | 11 | Bracing |
UV index in Puerto Deseado in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Level | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | High | Very high | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Extreme |
| Feb | 9 | Very high |
| Mar | 5 | High |
| Apr | 3 | Moderate |
| May | 2 | Low |
| Jun | 1 | Low |
| Jul | 1 | Low |
| Aug | 2 | Low |
| Sep | 3 | Moderate |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 7 | Very high |
| Dec | 10 | Extreme |
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.
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.
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
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.