Puerto Madryn weather in August

In August, Puerto Madryn sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 3.4 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of August to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Puerto Madryn's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Madryn's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 16 mm; 3.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 8:17 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 11th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 2.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Puerto Madryn is coastal city in the province of Chubut, Argentina.

Density: 196/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1865

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical August day in Puerto Madryn reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	14	3
3	14	3
4	14	3
5	14	3
6	14	4
7	14	4
8	14	4
9	14	4
10	14	4
11	14	4
12	14	4
13	14	4
14	15	4
15	15	4
16	15	4
17	15	4
18	15	4
19	15	4
20	15	4
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	15	5
28	15	5
29	15	5
30	16	5
31	16	5

How August really feels in Puerto Madryn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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 Madryn weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 16°	15	3.3	14.8	7.2
Feb	27° / 15°	23	3.2	13.7	7.9
Mar	25° / 14°	22	3.3	12.4	8.3
Apr	21° / 10°	19	2.9	10.9	7.7
May	16° / 6°	22	3.6	9.6	5.9
Jun	13° / 3°	22	3.9	8.9	4.0
Jul	12° / 3°	16	3.5	9.2	3.9
Aug	15° / 4°	16	3.4	10.3	5.1
Sep	17° / 6°	17	3.9	11.7	6.4
Oct	21° / 9°	20	4.2	13.2	7.5
Nov	24° / 12°	17	3.7	14.4	8.1
Dec	27° / 14°	18	3.4	15.1	7.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	61	61	61	61	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	59	59	59	58	58	56	56	56	55	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	57
Cloudier (%)	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	42	44	44	44	45	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Puerto Madryn gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	10
3	10
4	10
5	10
6	10
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	11
11	11
12	10
13	10
14	10
15	11
16	11
17	11
18	11
19	11
20	11
21	12
22	12
23	12
24	12
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	13
30	13
31	13

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 18 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze
29	18	light breeze
30	18	light breeze
31	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of August to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:37 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	8:37	8:36	8:35	8:34	8:32	8:31	8:30	8:28	8:27	8:26	8:24	8:23	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:17	8:15	8:14	8:12	8:11	8:09	8:08	8:06	8:04	8:03	8:01	7:59	7:57	7:56	7:54	7:52
Sunset (PM)	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.6	8:37	6:15
2	9.7	8:36	6:16
3	9.7	8:35	6:17
4	9.7	8:34	6:18
5	9.8	8:32	6:19
6	9.8	8:31	6:21
7	9.9	8:30	6:22
8	9.9	8:28	6:23
9	9.9	8:27	6:24
10	10.0	8:26	6:25
11	10.0	8:24	6:26
12	10.1	8:23	6:27
13	10.1	8:21	6:28
14	10.2	8:20	6:29
15	10.2	8:19	6:30
16	10.2	8:17	6:31
17	10.3	8:15	6:33
18	10.3	8:14	6:34
19	10.4	8:12	6:35
20	10.4	8:11	6:36
21	10.5	8:09	6:37
22	10.5	8:08	6:38
23	10.6	8:06	6:39
24	10.6	8:04	6:40
25	10.6	8:03	6:41
26	10.7	8:01	6:43
27	10.7	7:59	6:44
28	10.8	7:57	6:45
29	10.8	7:56	6:46
30	10.9	7:54	6:47
31	10.9	7:52	6:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 2.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.3	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.6	Moderate
10	2.6	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.8	Moderate
16	2.8	Moderate
17	2.8	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.1	Moderate
25	3.1	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.4	Moderate
31	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Puerto Madryn?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Puerto Madryn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto Madryn in August

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

In August, Puerto Madryn sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Puerto Madryn in August

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 21 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in September near 11°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)	18	18	17	16	14	13	12	11	11	12	14	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	18	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	16	Cool
May	14	Bracing
Jun	13	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	11	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Puerto Madryn 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 Madryn peaks around December 22 at about 12 (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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	10	7	4	2	1	2	2	4	7	9	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	7	High
Apr	4	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	1	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	2	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	7	High
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Madryn?

Puerto Madryn sits at 42.8°S, 65.0°W, 11 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Trelew, 58 km away.

Topography around Puerto Madryn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Madryn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m.

The land around Puerto Madryn is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and water (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (57%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

144 m

shrubs 57%

80 km

313 m

shrubs 60%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← July Puerto Madryn year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Trelew 58 km · Rawson 59 km · San Antonio Oeste 227 km · Viedma 275 km · Carmen de Patagones 277 km · Comodoro Rivadavia 396 km · Río Colorado 427 km · Villa Regina 443 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 Madryn (-42.7685°, -65.0383°, elevation 11 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	14	3
3	14	3
4	14	3
5	14	3
6	14	4
7	14	4
8	14	4
9	14	4
10	14	4
11	14	4
12	14	4
13	14	4
14	15	4
15	15	4
16	15	4
17	15	4
18	15	4
19	15	4
20	15	4
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	15	5
28	15	5
29	15	5
30	16	5
31	16	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	10
3	10
4	10
5	10
6	10
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	11
11	11
12	10
13	10
14	10
15	11
16	11
17	11
18	11
19	11
20	11
21	12
22	12
23	12
24	12
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	13
30	13
31	13

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	14	3
3	14	3
4	14	3
5	14	3
6	14	4
7	14	4
8	14	4
9	14	4
10	14	4
11	14	4
12	14	4
13	14	4
14	15	4
15	15	4
16	15	4
17	15	4
18	15	4
19	15	4
20	15	4
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	15	5
28	15	5
29	15	5
30	16	5
31	16	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	10
3	10
4	10
5	10
6	10
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	11
11	11
12	10
13	10
14	10
15	11
16	11
17	11
18	11
19	11
20	11
21	12
22	12
23	12
24	12
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	13
30	13
31	13

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	14	3
3	14	3
4	14	3
5	14	3
6	14	4
7	14	4
8	14	4
9	14	4
10	14	4
11	14	4
12	14	4
13	14	4
14	15	4
15	15	4
16	15	4
17	15	4
18	15	4
19	15	4
20	15	4
21	15	5
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	15	5
28	15	5
29	15	5
30	16	5
31	16	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	62	38
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	60	40
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	10
2	10
3	10
4	10
5	10
6	10
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	11
11	11
12	10
13	10
14	10
15	11
16	11
17	11
18	11
19	11
20	11
21	12
22	12
23	12
24	12
25	12
26	12
27	12
28	12
29	13
30	13
31	13

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100