Puerto Varas weather in February

In February, Puerto Varas sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 79 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of February to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Puerto Varas's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Varas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 79 mm; 8.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 36 min; 7:17 AM – 8:56 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 1st clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.4; out of 10

Puerto Varas is city in Chile.

Density: 5,805/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1853

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical February day in Puerto Varas reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C warmer than March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Puerto Varas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-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	19° / 11°	79	9.7	0	14.6	6.2
Feb	19° / 11°	79	8.2	0	13.7	6.4
Mar	18° / 10°	109	11.2	0	12.3	5.6
Apr	15° / 8°	154	13.7	0	10.9	4.1
May	13° / 7°	223	17.6	0	9.7	2.8
Jun	11° / 6°	266	20	0.2	9.1	1.9
Jul	10° / 5°	237	19.2	0.5	9.3	1.7
Aug	11° / 5°	230	19.8	0.1	10.3	2.1
Sep	13° / 6°	149	15.8	0.1	11.7	2.8
Oct	14° / 7°	145	15.9	0	13.1	3.5
Nov	16° / 9°	117	14	0	14.3	4.4
Dec	18° / 10°	109	11.9	0	14.9	5.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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
Clearer (%)	54	54	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	53	53	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	49	49
Cloudier (%)	46	46	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	47	47	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Puerto Varas gets around 79 mm of rain over 8.2 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

	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
Rain chance (%)	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	28
15	27
16	27
17	28
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 78% 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
Dry (%)	80	80	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	77	76	76	77	77	76	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	79
Comfortable (%)	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	19
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	18	2
2	80	18	2
3	81	17	2
4	81	17	2
5	80	17	3
6	80	17	3
7	80	17	3
8	79	18	3
9	79	18	3
10	78	19	3
11	78	19	3
12	77	20	3
13	77	20	3
14	77	20	3
15	76	21	3
16	76	21	3
17	77	21	2
18	77	21	2
19	76	22	2
20	77	21	2
21	77	21	2
22	77	21	2
23	78	20	2
24	78	20	2
25	79	19	2
26	79	19	2
27	79	19	2
28	79	19	2

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of February to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 9:11 PM to 8:38 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
Daylight (h)	14.2	14.2	14.1	14.1	14.0	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:32	7:33
Sunset (PM)	9:11	9:10	9:09	9:08	9:07	9:06	9:05	9:04	9:03	9:02	9:01	9:00	8:58	8:57	8:56	8:55	8:53	8:52	8:51	8:49	8:48	8:47	8:45	8:44	8:42	8:41	8:39	8:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.2	7:00	9:11
2	14.2	7:01	9:10
3	14.1	7:02	9:09
4	14.1	7:03	9:08
5	14.0	7:05	9:07
6	14.0	7:06	9:06
7	14.0	7:07	9:05
8	13.9	7:08	9:04
9	13.9	7:10	9:03
10	13.9	7:11	9:02
11	13.8	7:12	9:01
12	13.8	7:13	9:00
13	13.7	7:15	8:58
14	13.7	7:16	8:57
15	13.6	7:17	8:56
16	13.6	7:18	8:55
17	13.6	7:20	8:53
18	13.5	7:21	8:52
19	13.5	7:22	8:51
20	13.4	7:23	8:49
21	13.4	7:24	8:48
22	13.4	7:26	8:47
23	13.3	7:27	8:45
24	13.3	7:28	8:44
25	13.2	7:29	8:42
26	13.2	7:30	8:41
27	13.1	7:32	8:39
28	13.1	7:33	8:38

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Puerto Varas

In seasonPeak

None of Puerto Varas's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Puerto Varas's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Puerto Varas?

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

6.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Puerto Varas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto Varas in February

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

In February, Puerto Varas sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Varas in February

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 35 km away) is warmest in January at about 16°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	16	15	13	11	11	11	10	11	12	13	15
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	15	Bracing
Apr	13	Bracing
May	11	Bracing
Jun	11	Bracing
Jul	11	Bracing
Aug	10	Bracing
Sep	11	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	15	Bracing

UV index in Puerto Varas in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Varas peaks around December 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	11	7	4	2	2	2	2	4	7	9	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	4	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	2	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	7	High
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Varas?

Puerto Varas sits at 41.3°S, 73.0°W, 60 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Llanquihue, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Puerto Varas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Varas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,668 m.

The land around Puerto Varas is covered by grassland (33%), trees (28%) and water (23%) within 3 km, trees (36%), grassland (35%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and trees (49%), water (23%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

115 m

grassland 33%

16 km

202 m

trees 36%

80 km

2,668 m

trees 49%

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← January Puerto Varas year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Llanquihue 7.0 km · Puerto Montt 17 km · Frutillar 23 km · Purranque 47 km · Calbuco 52 km · Maullín 61 km · Osorno 84 km · Ancud 92 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 Varas (-41.3195°, -72.9854°, elevation 60 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	20	11
2	20	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	20	11
15	20	11
16	20	11
17	19	11
18	19	11
19	19	11
20	19	11
21	19	11
22	19	11
23	19	11
24	19	11
25	19	11
26	19	11
27	19	11
28	19	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	28
15	27
16	27
17	28
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	18	2
2	80	18	2
3	81	17	2
4	81	17	2
5	80	17	3
6	80	17	3
7	80	17	3
8	79	18	3
9	79	18	3
10	78	19	3
11	78	19	3
12	77	20	3
13	77	20	3
14	77	20	3
15	76	21	3
16	76	21	3
17	77	21	2
18	77	21	2
19	76	22	2
20	77	21	2
21	77	21	2
22	77	21	2
23	78	20	2
24	78	20	2
25	79	19	2
26	79	19	2
27	79	19	2
28	79	19	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	28
15	27
16	27
17	28
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	18	2
2	80	18	2
3	81	17	2
4	81	17	2
5	80	17	3
6	80	17	3
7	80	17	3
8	79	18	3
9	79	18	3
10	78	19	3
11	78	19	3
12	77	20	3
13	77	20	3
14	77	20	3
15	76	21	3
16	76	21	3
17	77	21	2
18	77	21	2
19	76	22	2
20	77	21	2
21	77	21	2
22	77	21	2
23	78	20	2
24	78	20	2
25	79	19	2
26	79	19	2
27	79	19	2
28	79	19	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	30
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	28
15	27
16	27
17	28
18	28
19	28
20	28
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	31
28	31

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	18	2
2	80	18	2
3	81	17	2
4	81	17	2
5	80	17	3
6	80	17	3
7	80	17	3
8	79	18	3
9	79	18	3
10	78	19	3
11	78	19	3
12	77	20	3
13	77	20	3
14	77	20	3
15	76	21	3
16	76	21	3
17	77	21	2
18	77	21	2
19	76	22	2
20	77	21	2
21	77	21	2
22	77	21	2
23	78	20	2
24	78	20	2
25	79	19	2
26	79	19	2
27	79	19	2
28	79	19	2