Puerto Montt weather in July

In July, Puerto Montt sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 276 mm of precipitation across 20.2 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of July to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Puerto Montt's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Montt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
276 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
9:19 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Puerto Montt is city and capital of Los Lagos Region, Chile.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 27.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,826/km²
people per km²
Founded
1853

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical July day in Puerto Montt reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Puerto Montt weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 11°10111.1014.75.8
Feb18° / 11°989.4013.76.0
Mar17° / 10°13212.2012.35.1
Apr14° / 18315.2010.93.7
May12° / 26118.309.72.6
Jun10° / 31120.70.29.11.7
Jul10° / 27620.20.59.31.6
Aug11° / 27720.80.210.31.9
Sep12° / 18517.40.111.72.5
Oct14° / 18017.5013.13.1
Nov15° / 15115.4014.33.9
Dec17° / 10°13713.6014.94.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Puerto Montt gets around 276 mm of rain and snow over 20.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 66% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July 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 July

Winds average 15 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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 July

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

Days grow by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 9:24 AM to 9:07 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 1.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 1.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Puerto Montt?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Montt.

What to pack for Puerto Montt in July

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

In July, Puerto Montt sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Puerto Montt in July

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in January at about 16°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

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

8°10°12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar15Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug10Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct12Bracing
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UV index in Puerto Montt in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Montt peaks around December 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 23UV 12Jun 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7High
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug2Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7High
Nov8Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Montt in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Puerto Montt is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Puerto Montt's WHO annual average of 27.9 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2133 µg/m³Jan 2323 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Montt?

Puerto Montt sits at 41.5°S, 72.9°W, 11 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Puerto Varas, 17 km away.

Topography around Puerto Montt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Montt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,668 m.

The land around Puerto Montt is covered by artificial surfaces (47%), water (25%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (42%), water (30%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

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80 km
2,668 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
July weather nearby: Puerto Varas 17 km · Llanquihue 24 km · Calbuco 37 km · Frutillar 40 km · Maullín 57 km · Purranque 64 km · Ancud 85 km · Osorno 101 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 Montt (-41.4693°, -72.9424°, 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).