Puerto Natales weather in July

In July, Puerto Natales sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 93 mm of precipitation across 14.8 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of July to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Puerto Natales's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Natales's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
93 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
9:56 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
0.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month.

A typical July day in Puerto Natales reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-2
23-2
33-2
43-2
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
93-2
103-2
113-2
123-2
133-2
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244-2
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274-1
284-1
294-1
304-1
314-1

How July really feels in Puerto Natales

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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 July is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Puerto Natales weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
92377
102377
112377
122278
132278
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212476
222377
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312476

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Puerto Natales gets around 93 mm of rain and snow over 14.8 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 48% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14825
24825
34724
44724
54624
64624
74623
84523
94523
104623
114623
124623
134623
144623
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164723
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194924
204924
215025
225025
235126
245126
255126
265125
275125
285125
295125
305024
315024

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
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5100
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8100
9100
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14100
15100
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17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of July to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 10:05 AM to 9:36 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.610:055:42
27.610:055:42
37.610:045:43
47.710:045:44
57.710:045:45
67.710:035:45
77.710:035:46
87.810:025:47
97.810:015:48
107.810:015:49
117.810:005:50
127.99:595:51
137.99:585:52
147.99:585:53
158.09:575:54
168.09:565:55
178.09:555:57
188.19:545:58
198.19:535:59
208.19:526:00
218.29:506:02
228.29:496:03
238.39:486:04
248.39:476:06
258.49:456:07
268.49:446:09
278.59:426:10
288.59:416:11
298.69:396:13
308.69:386:14
318.79:366:16

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 0.79 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 — July's 0.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
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260.9Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.0Dim
301.0Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Puerto Natales?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

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

What to pack for Puerto Natales in July

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

In July, Puerto Natales sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Puerto Natales in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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
July 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).