Puerto Natales weather in April

In April, Puerto Natales sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 144 mm of precipitation across 17.4 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of April to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Puerto Natales's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Natales's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
144 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
8:38 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
1.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Puerto Natales is city in Chilean Patagonia.

Founded
1911

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical April day in Puerto Natales reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C cooler than March and about 4°C warmer than May.

-5°10°15°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1115
2115
3115
4115
5115
6114
7114
8104
9104
10104
11104
12104
13104
14104
15104
16104
1794
1893
1993
2093
2193
2293
2393
2493
2593
2683
2783
2882
2982
3082

How April really feels in Puerto Natales

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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
11
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Puerto Natales weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 13921.4015.92.8
Feb14° / 11417.5014.43.0
Mar12° / 13619.10.312.52.6
Apr10° / 14417.42.110.41.6
May / 11216.44.18.60.4
Jun / -2°9814.76.97.70.0
Jul / -2°9314.87.680.0
Aug / -1°100167.29.60.1
Sep / 9615.34.611.60.8
Oct / 11716.83.213.61.6
Nov11° / 14119.91.715.42.1
Dec13° / 14822.10.316.42.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31882
41882
51882
61882
71882
81882
91783
101783
111783
121783
131783
141882
151882
161882
171783
181783
191783
201783
211783
221783
231981
241981
251981
261981
272179
282179
292179
302179

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Puerto Natales gets around 144 mm of rain and snow over 17.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 58% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1583
2584
3584
4574
5574
6574
7575
8575
9575
10586
11586
12586
13587
14587
15587
16588
17588
18588
19588
20599
21599
22599
23599
24599
25599
26599
275910
285910
295910
305810

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April 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 April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912calm
3012calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of April to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 8:13 AM to 9:02 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.48:137:37
211.38:147:34
311.38:167:32
411.28:187:30
511.18:197:27
611.18:217:25
711.08:237:23
810.98:257:20
910.98:267:18
1010.88:287:16
1110.78:307:14
1210.78:317:11
1310.68:337:09
1410.58:357:07
1510.58:377:04
1610.48:387:02
1710.38:407:00
1810.38:426:58
1910.28:436:56
2010.18:456:53
2110.18:476:51
2210.08:496:49
239.98:506:47
249.98:526:45
259.88:546:43
269.88:556:41
279.78:576:39
289.68:596:37
299.69:006:35
309.59:026:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 1.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 1.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0123151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.0Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.6Dim
151.6Dim
161.6Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.4Dim
241.4Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.2Dim
301.2Dim
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Puerto Natales?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Natales.

What to pack for Puerto Natales in April

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

In April, Puerto Natales sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Puerto Natales in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Natales peaks around December 24 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highDec 24UV 9Jun 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar4Moderate
Apr2Moderate
May1Low
Jun1Low
Jul1Low
Aug1Low
Sep3Moderate
Oct5Moderate
Nov6High
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Natales?

Puerto Natales sits at 51.7°S, 72.5°W, 16 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is El Calafate, 155 km away.

Río GallegosEl ChaltenRío GrandeUshuaiaLas HerasPico Truncado

Topography around Puerto Natales

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Natales has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 930 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,000 m.

The land around Puerto Natales is covered by water (41%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (47%), trees (30%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
930 m
80 km
2,000 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
April weather nearby: El Calafate 155 km · Punta Arenas 193 km · Río Gallegos 225 km · El Chalten 268 km · Río Grande 395 km · Ushuaia 441 km · Las Heras 633 km · Pico Truncado 640 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 Natales (-51.7299°, -72.506°, elevation 16 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).