Puerto Natales in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Puerto Natales sees average daytime highs around 4°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 291 mm of precipitation over about 46 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°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 Natales's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Natales's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 4°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- -1°C
- Precipitation
- 291 mm
- 46 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Puerto Natales in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 4°C.
A typical winter day in Puerto Natales reaches about 4°C and drops to -1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.
How winter really feels in Puerto Natales
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 92 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Puerto Natales 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 | 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 Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Puerto Natales gets around 291 mm of rain and snow over 46 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
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 11 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min in early June to 10 h 30 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.0 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Puerto Natales?
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.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Natales.
What to pack for Puerto Natales in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Puerto Natales sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 46 days see rain.
UV index in Puerto Natales in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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.
| 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 |
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.
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.