Puerto Natales weather in August

In August, Puerto Natales sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 100 mm of precipitation across 16 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of August to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Puerto Natales's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Natales's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
100 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
9:07 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
73%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
1.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
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 August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical August day in Puerto Natales reaches about 5°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 8°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 2°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Puerto Natales

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 Natales weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 9th-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 August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52476
62476
72476
82476
92476
102575
112674
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Puerto Natales gets around 100 mm of rain and snow over 16 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 52% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15024
25023
35023
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65123
75123
85124
95224
105225
115326
125326
135426
145427
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225324
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265121
275120
285019
295019
304918
314918

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 (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of August to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 9:35 AM to 8:34 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.79:356:17
28.89:336:19
38.89:316:20
48.99:306:22
58.99:286:24
69.09:266:25
79.09:246:27
89.19:236:28
99.29:216:30
109.29:196:31
119.39:176:33
129.39:156:35
139.49:136:36
149.49:116:38
159.59:096:40
169.69:076:41
179.69:056:43
189.79:036:45
199.89:016:46
209.88:596:48
219.98:566:49
229.98:546:51
2310.08:526:53
2410.18:506:54
2510.18:486:56
2610.28:466:58
2710.38:436:59
2810.38:417:01
2910.48:397:03
3010.58:367:04
3110.58:347:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 1.48 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 — August's 1.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.3Dim
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Puerto Natales?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

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

What to pack for Puerto Natales in August

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

In August, Puerto Natales sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Puerto Natales in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 1. 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
August 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).