Puerto Natales weather in September

In September, Puerto Natales sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 96 mm of precipitation across 15.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of September to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Puerto Natales's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Natales's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 7°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 1°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 96 mm; 15.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 7:56 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 2.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.8; out of 10

Puerto Natales is city in Chilean Patagonia.

Founded: 1911

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical September day in Puerto Natales reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 2°C warmer than August and about 2°C cooler than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Avg low (°C)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	0
2	6	0
3	6	0
4	6	1
5	6	1
6	6	1
7	6	1
8	6	1
9	7	1
10	7	1
11	7	1
12	7	1
13	7	1
14	7	1
15	7	1
16	7	1
17	7	1
18	7	1
19	7	1
20	7	2
21	8	2
22	8	2
23	8	2
24	8	2
25	8	2
26	8	2
27	8	2
28	8	2
29	8	2
30	8	2

How September really feels in Puerto Natales

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Puerto Natales weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 7°	139	21.4	0	15.9	2.8
Feb	14° / 7°	114	17.5	0	14.4	3.0
Mar	12° / 6°	136	19.1	0.3	12.5	2.6
Apr	10° / 4°	144	17.4	2.1	10.4	1.6
May	6° / 1°	112	16.4	4.1	8.6	0.4
Jun	3° / -2°	98	14.7	6.9	7.7	0.0
Jul	3° / -2°	93	14.8	7.6	8	0.0
Aug	5° / -1°	100	16	7.2	9.6	0.1
Sep	7° / 1°	96	15.3	4.6	11.6	0.8
Oct	9° / 3°	117	16.8	3.2	13.6	1.6
Nov	11° / 5°	141	19.9	1.7	15.4	2.1
Dec	13° / 6°	148	22.1	0.3	16.4	2.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	26	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28
Cloudier (%)	74	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Puerto Natales gets around 96 mm of rain and snow over 15.3 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 51% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	51	51	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	47
Snow chance (%)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	10

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	17
2	49	17
3	49	17
4	49	17
5	50	17
6	50	17
7	51	17
8	51	17
9	52	18
10	53	18
11	53	18
12	53	18
13	54	18
14	54	18
15	54	18
16	53	18
17	53	18
18	53	17
19	52	16
20	51	16
21	51	15
22	50	14
23	49	14
24	49	13
25	48	12
26	48	11
27	47	11
28	47	10
29	47	10
30	47	10

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in September

Winds average 12 km/h in September.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of September to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 8:32 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:56 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	8:32	8:29	8:27	8:25	8:22	8:20	8:18	8:15	8:13	8:11	8:08	8:06	8:03	8:01	7:59	7:56	7:54	7:51	7:49	7:46	7:44	7:42	7:39	7:37	7:34	7:32	7:30	7:27	7:25	7:22
Sunset (PM)	7:08	7:09	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:16	7:18	7:19	7:21	7:23	7:24	7:26	7:28	7:29	7:31	7:33	7:34	7:36	7:38	7:39	7:41	7:43	7:44	7:46	7:48	7:49	7:51	7:53	7:54	7:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	8:32	7:08
2	10.7	8:29	7:09
3	10.7	8:27	7:11
4	10.8	8:25	7:13
5	10.9	8:22	7:14
6	10.9	8:20	7:16
7	11.0	8:18	7:18
8	11.1	8:15	7:19
9	11.1	8:13	7:21
10	11.2	8:11	7:23
11	11.3	8:08	7:24
12	11.3	8:06	7:26
13	11.4	8:03	7:28
14	11.5	8:01	7:29
15	11.5	7:59	7:31
16	11.6	7:56	7:33
17	11.7	7:54	7:34
18	11.7	7:51	7:36
19	11.8	7:49	7:38
20	11.9	7:46	7:39
21	11.9	7:44	7:41
22	12.0	7:42	7:43
23	12.1	7:39	7:44
24	12.2	7:37	7:46
25	12.2	7:34	7:48
26	12.3	7:32	7:49
27	12.4	7:30	7:51
28	12.4	7:27	7:53
29	12.5	7:25	7:54
30	12.6	7:22	7:56

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 2.62 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 — September's 2.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Moderate
2	2.0	Moderate
3	2.1	Moderate
4	2.1	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.2	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.5	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.6	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.7	Moderate
18	2.7	Moderate
19	2.8	Moderate
20	2.8	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	2.9	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.1	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Puerto Natales?

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

0.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

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

What to pack for Puerto Natales in September

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

In September, Puerto Natales sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 1°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 September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 3. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	8	4	2	1	1	1	1	3	5	6	9
Level	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	2	Moderate
May	1	Low
Jun	1	Low
Jul	1	Low
Aug	1	Low
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	6	High
Dec	9	Very 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.

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

water 41%

16 km

930 m

grassland 47%

80 km

2,000 m

grassland 51%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater

← August Puerto Natales year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	0
2	6	0
3	6	0
4	6	1
5	6	1
6	6	1
7	6	1
8	6	1
9	7	1
10	7	1
11	7	1
12	7	1
13	7	1
14	7	1
15	7	1
16	7	1
17	7	1
18	7	1
19	7	1
20	7	2
21	8	2
22	8	2
23	8	2
24	8	2
25	8	2
26	8	2
27	8	2
28	8	2
29	8	2
30	8	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	17
2	49	17
3	49	17
4	49	17
5	50	17
6	50	17
7	51	17
8	51	17
9	52	18
10	53	18
11	53	18
12	53	18
13	54	18
14	54	18
15	54	18
16	53	18
17	53	18
18	53	17
19	52	16
20	51	16
21	51	15
22	50	14
23	49	14
24	49	13
25	48	12
26	48	11
27	47	11
28	47	10
29	47	10
30	47	10

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	0
2	6	0
3	6	0
4	6	1
5	6	1
6	6	1
7	6	1
8	6	1
9	7	1
10	7	1
11	7	1
12	7	1
13	7	1
14	7	1
15	7	1
16	7	1
17	7	1
18	7	1
19	7	1
20	7	2
21	8	2
22	8	2
23	8	2
24	8	2
25	8	2
26	8	2
27	8	2
28	8	2
29	8	2
30	8	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	17
2	49	17
3	49	17
4	49	17
5	50	17
6	50	17
7	51	17
8	51	17
9	52	18
10	53	18
11	53	18
12	53	18
13	54	18
14	54	18
15	54	18
16	53	18
17	53	18
18	53	17
19	52	16
20	51	16
21	51	15
22	50	14
23	49	14
24	49	13
25	48	12
26	48	11
27	47	11
28	47	10
29	47	10
30	47	10

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	0
2	6	0
3	6	0
4	6	1
5	6	1
6	6	1
7	6	1
8	6	1
9	7	1
10	7	1
11	7	1
12	7	1
13	7	1
14	7	1
15	7	1
16	7	1
17	7	1
18	7	1
19	7	1
20	7	2
21	8	2
22	8	2
23	8	2
24	8	2
25	8	2
26	8	2
27	8	2
28	8	2
29	8	2
30	8	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	26	74
7	26	74
8	26	74
9	26	74
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	25	75
17	25	75
18	25	75
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	27	73
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	27	73
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	28	72
29	28	72
30	28	72

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	17
2	49	17
3	49	17
4	49	17
5	50	17
6	50	17
7	51	17
8	51	17
9	52	18
10	53	18
11	53	18
12	53	18
13	54	18
14	54	18
15	54	18
16	53	18
17	53	18
18	53	17
19	52	16
20	51	16
21	51	15
22	50	14
23	49	14
24	49	13
25	48	12
26	48	11
27	47	11
28	47	10
29	47	10
30	47	10

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100