Puerto Aysén weather in August

In August, Puerto Aysén sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 366 mm of precipitation across 22.9 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of August to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Puerto Aysén's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Aysén's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
366 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
8:53 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Puerto Aysén is place in Aysén, Aysén.

Density
1,985/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month.

A typical August day in Puerto Aysén reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-1
24-1
34-1
44-1
54-1
64-1
74-1
84-1
94-1
104-1
114-1
124-1
134-1
144-1
154-1
164-1
174-1
185-1
195-1
205-1
215-1
225-1
235-1
245-1
255-1
265-1
275-1
285-1
295-1
305-1
315-1

How August really feels in Puerto Aysén

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 Aysén weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 24519.70.715.13.4
Feb15° / 18515.30.413.93.8
Mar13° / 244190.912.42.9
Apr10° / 29219.54.410.81.7
May / 33321.38.59.30.5
Jun / -1°36421.716.38.60.0
Jul / -2°33621.517.68.90.0
Aug / -1°36622.918.910.10.0
Sep / 26421.113.711.70.4
Oct / 3022110.713.31.1
Nov11° / 29120.15.414.71.9
Dec13° / 29021.42.315.42.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31387
41387
51486
61486
71387
81387
91387
101387
111486
121486
131585
141585
151783
161783
171783
181783
191783
201684
211684
221684
231684
241684
251684
261684
271684
281684
291684
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Puerto Aysén gets around 366 mm of rain and snow over 22.9 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 73% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days, and about 19 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
17260
27260
37361
47361
57462
67463
77563
87564
97564
107564
117564
127563
137463
147462
157361
167361
177360
187260
197259
207259
217258
227258
237257
247257
257256
267256
277356
287355
297355
307455
317455

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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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
31100

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of August to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 9:15 AM to 8:26 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.49:156:39
29.49:146:40
39.59:126:41
49.59:116:42
59.69:106:43
69.69:086:45
79.79:076:46
89.79:056:47
99.79:046:48
109.89:026:50
119.89:016:51
129.98:596:52
139.98:586:53
1410.08:566:54
1510.08:546:56
1610.18:536:57
1710.18:516:58
1810.28:496:59
1910.28:487:01
2010.38:467:02
2110.38:447:03
2210.48:437:04
2310.48:417:06
2410.58:397:07
2510.58:377:08
2610.68:357:09
2710.68:337:11
2810.78:327:12
2910.78:307:13
3010.88:287:14
3110.88:267:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 1.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 1.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.4Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
242.0Dim
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Puerto Aysén?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

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

What to pack for Puerto Aysén in August

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

In August, Puerto Aysén sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 23 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Puerto Aysén 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 Aysén peaks around January 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeJan 12UV 11Jun 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar6High
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug2Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Aysén?

Puerto Aysén sits at 45.4°S, 72.7°W, 9 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Coyhaique, 52 km away.

QuellónEsquelLas HerasCastroEl BolsónPico TruncadoAncud

Topography around Puerto Aysén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Aysén has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 892 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,610 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,254 m.

The land around Puerto Aysén is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
892 m
16 km
1,610 m
80 km
2,254 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
August weather nearby: Coyhaique 52 km · Quellón 265 km · Esquel 298 km · Las Heras 317 km · Castro 337 km · El Bolsón 394 km · Pico Truncado 397 km · Ancud 403 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,995
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 517
Religion
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to 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 Aysén (-45.403°, -72.6918°, elevation 9 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. 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).