Puerto Madryn weather in September

In September, Puerto Madryn sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of September to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Puerto Madryn's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Madryn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:23 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
48%
9th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
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.

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical September day in Puerto Madryn reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 4°C cooler than October.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
3165
4165
5165
6166
7166
8166
9166
10166
11176
12176
13176
14176
15176
16176
17176
18177
19177
20187
21187
22187
23187
24187
25187
26187
27187
28187
29187
30198

How September really feels in Puerto Madryn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Puerto Madryn weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 16°153.314.87.2
Feb27° / 15°233.213.77.9
Mar25° / 14°223.312.48.3
Apr21° / 10°192.910.97.7
May16° / 223.69.65.9
Jun13° / 223.98.94.0
Jul12° / 163.59.23.9
Aug15° / 163.410.35.1
Sep17° / 173.911.76.4
Oct21° / 204.213.27.5
Nov24° / 12°173.714.48.1
Dec27° / 14°183.415.17.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
36040
46040
56139
66139
76238
86238
96238
106238
116238
126238
136139
146238
156238
166238
176139
186139
196139
206139
216040
226040
236040
245941
255842
265842
275842
285842
295743
305743

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Puerto Madryn gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
413
513
614
714
814
914
1014
1113
1213
1313
1413
1512
1612
1712
1812
1912
2012
2112
2212
2312
2413
2513
2613
2714
2814
2914
3015

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in September

Winds average 19 km/h in September.

Across September, 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.

0510152025151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
1319light breeze
1419light breeze
1519light breeze
1619light breeze
1719light breeze
1819light breeze
1919light breeze
2019light breeze
2119light breeze
2219light breeze
2319light breeze
2419light breeze
2519light breeze
2619light breeze
2719light breeze
2819light breeze
2919light breeze
3019light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of September to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 7:50 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:506:49
211.07:496:50
311.17:476:51
411.17:456:53
511.27:436:54
611.27:426:55
711.37:406:56
811.37:386:57
911.47:366:58
1011.47:346:59
1111.57:327:00
1211.57:307:01
1311.67:297:03
1411.67:277:04
1511.77:257:05
1611.77:237:06
1711.87:217:07
1811.87:197:08
1911.97:177:09
2011.97:167:10
2112.07:147:12
2212.07:127:13
2312.17:107:14
2412.17:087:15
2512.27:067:16
2612.27:047:17
2712.37:037:18
2812.37:017:19
2912.46:597:21
3012.46:577:22

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.24 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 — September's 4.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Bright
134.1Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Puerto Madryn?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto Madryn in September

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

In September, Puerto Madryn sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Puerto Madryn in September

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in September — 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.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr16Cool
May14Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Puerto Madryn in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 22UV 12Jun 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar7High
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug2Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7High
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
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.

San Antonio OesteViedmaCarmen de PatagonesComodoro RivadaviaRío ColoradoVilla Regina

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
16 km
144 m
80 km
313 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September 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
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 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).