Puerto Montt in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Puerto Montt sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 864 mm of precipitation over about 62 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Puerto Montt's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Montt's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 10°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 6°C
Precipitation: 864 mm; 62 wet days
Avg wind: 15 km/h
Travel score: 1.7; weakest season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Puerto Montt in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C.

A typical winter day in Puerto Montt reaches about 10°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

Puerto Montt weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 11°	101	11.1	0	14.7	5.8
Feb	18° / 11°	98	9.4	0	13.7	6.0
Mar	17° / 10°	132	12.2	0	12.3	5.1
Apr	14° / 9°	183	15.2	0	10.9	3.7
May	12° / 8°	261	18.3	0	9.7	2.6
Jun	10° / 6°	311	20.7	0.2	9.1	1.7
Jul	10° / 5°	276	20.2	0.5	9.3	1.6
Aug	11° / 5°	277	20.8	0.2	10.3	1.9
Sep	12° / 6°	185	17.4	0.1	11.7	2.5
Oct	14° / 7°	180	17.5	0	13.1	3.1
Nov	15° / 9°	151	15.4	0	14.3	3.9
Dec	17° / 10°	137	13.6	0	14.9	4.9

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter.

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Puerto Montt gets around 864 mm of rain and snow over 62 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Winter

Winds average 15 km/h across winter.

Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min in early June to 11 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Puerto Montt?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

1.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto Montt in Winter

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

In winter, Puerto Montt sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 62 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Puerto Montt in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 11°C across winter — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	16	15	13	11	11	11	10	11	12	13	15
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	15	Bracing
Apr	13	Bracing
May	11	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	11	Bracing
Aug	10	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	15	Bracing

UV index in Puerto Montt in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	11	7	4	2	1	2	2	4	7	8	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	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	8	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Puerto Montt in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	23	23	34	31	26	23	25	30	32	29	28	29
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	26	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	28	Moderate
Dec	29	Moderate

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.

3 km

147 m

artificial surfaces 47%

16 km

426 m

trees 42%

80 km

2,668 m

trees 47%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater

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Winter 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

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.