Punta Arenas weather in June

In June, Punta Arenas sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 7.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of June to 7 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Punta Arenas's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Punta Arenas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
10:04 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
70%
1st clearest
Wind
17 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
0.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Punta Arenas is Chilean city beside the Strait of Magellan.

Air quality
Excellent
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,121/km²
people per km²
Founded
1848

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month.

A typical June day in Punta Arenas reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Punta Arenas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Punta Arenas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 8920016.12.3
Feb12° / 6715.3014.52.5
Mar11° / 8317.40.312.52.0
Apr / 8415.41.310.41.3
May / 6013.22.98.40.4
Jun / -0°5612.45.87.40.0
Jul / -1°5612.96.67.80.0
Aug / 6213.46.79.50.0
Sep / 5412.23.611.60.5
Oct / 6915.52.313.71.2
Nov10° / 7818.30.315.61.6
Dec11° / 8820.70.216.61.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in June, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53565
63565
73367
83367
93367
103268
113268
123268
133169
143169
153169
163169
173268
183169
193169
203169
213169
223169
233169
243268
253268
263268
273268
283169
293169
303169

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Punta Arenas gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14215
24215
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54217
64217
74218
84218
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124120
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254119
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304119

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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25100
26100
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30100

Wind in June

Winds average 17 km/h in June, the calmest month.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of June to 7 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 9:51 AM to 10:07 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.79:515:32
27.69:525:31
37.69:535:30
47.69:545:29
57.69:555:28
67.59:565:28
77.59:575:27
87.59:585:26
97.49:595:26
107.410:005:25
117.410:015:25
127.410:025:25
137.410:025:24
147.310:035:24
157.310:045:24
167.310:045:24
177.310:055:23
187.310:055:23
197.310:065:23
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227.310:075:24
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 0.65 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 0.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Punta Arenas?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Punta Arenas.

What to pack for Punta Arenas in June

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

In June, Punta Arenas sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Punta Arenas in June

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 9°C and coldest in August near 6°C.

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

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Punta Arenas in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Punta Arenas peaks around January 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highJan 13UV 9Jun 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb7Very high
Mar4Moderate
Apr2Low
May1Low
Jun0Low
Jul1Low
Aug1Low
Sep2Moderate
Oct4Moderate
Nov6High
Dec8Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Punta Arenas?

Punta Arenas sits at 53.2°S, 70.9°W, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Puerto Natales, 193 km away.

Río GrandeUshuaiaEl CalafateEl ChaltenPuerto DeseadoPico Truncado

Topography around Punta Arenas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Punta Arenas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,226 m.

The land around Punta Arenas is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and water (40%) within 3 km, water (48%), grassland (28%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
620 m
80 km
1,226 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Puerto Natales 193 km · Río Gallegos 205 km · Río Grande 223 km · Ushuaia 250 km · El Calafate 328 km · El Chalten 448 km · Puerto Deseado 698 km · Pico Truncado 738 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 Punta Arenas (-53.1628°, -70.9092°), 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).