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Weather in Punta Arenas

Region of Magallanes · 117,430 inhabitants · Thursday, October 29 · updated 01:36

Partly cloudy
13°
Partly cloudy
Feels like 13°C
Wind
7 km/h
Gusts
7 km/h
Humidity
70 %
Pressure
1007 hPa
Clouds
56 %
Storm
No
Rise 06:05 Set 20:48 Day 14 h 43 min UV 2 · Low

Detailed forecast

Trend
Night
Overcast
Overcast
12°11°
Feels like 12°
Wind ↑ NW 12 km/h
Humidity 71 %
Morning
Partly cloudy
Partly cloudy
13°11°
Feels like 13°
Wind ↑ WNW 15 km/h
Gusts 49 km/h
Humidity 57 %
Afternoon
Light rain
Light rain
15°12°
Feels like 15°
Wind ↑ WSW 12 km/h
Gusts 23 km/h
Humidity 51 %
💧 1.8 mm
Evening
Light rain
Light rain
9°
Feels like 6°
Wind ↑ WNW 16 km/h
Humidity 82 %
💧 5.2 mm
03:00
Overcast
12°
NW 12
06:00
Partly cloudy
13°
WNW 15
09:00
Mainly clear
11°
NW 6
12:00
Overcast
15°
WSW 7
15:00
Light rain
12°
1.8mm
NW 12
18:00
Light rain
9°
2.0mm
NW 9

Weather charts for Punta Arenas · 7 days

Temperatures over 7 days

▲ +2.3° above seasonal normals this week
Highs Lows Seasonal normal (1991-2020 average)
-1°4°9°14°19°TodayThuFriSatSunMonTue9°3°Wed 28 Oct: max 17° · min 7° · normal 5.9°Thu 29 Oct: max 15° · min 9° · normal 5.9°Fri 30 Oct: max 11° · min 5° · normal 6.0°Sat 31 Oct: max 13° · min 5° · normal 6.0°Sun 1 Nov: max 10° · min 3° · normal 6.0°Mon 2 Nov: max 9° · min 1° · normal 6.1°Tue 3 Nov: max 9° · min 3° · normal 6.1°

Hourly detail

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Temperature (°C) Precipitation (mm) Wind (km/h)

Climate of Punta Arenas

Of the 126 cities of 20,000+ inhabitants SkiesAtlas covers in Chile, Punta Arenas has the second lowest mean temperature.

Daylight lasts 7 h 32 min at the June solstice and 16 h 58 min at the December solstice.

February is the warmest month, with average highs of 12 °C. July is the coldest, with average lows of 0 °C.

Only July has average lows below freezing (0 °C).

This week’s forecast highs average 11 °C, 2 °C above the October normal (9 °C).

Monthly averages, 1991–2020
MonthAvg highAvg lowRain
Jan12 °C7 °C91 mm
Feb12 °C7 °C71 mm
Mar11 °C6 °C86 mm
Apr9 °C4 °C86 mm
May6 °C2 °C63 mm
Jun4 °C0 °C59 mm
Jul4 °C−1 °C59 mm
Aug5 °C0 °C65 mm
Sep7 °C2 °C58 mm
Oct9 °C3 °C72 mm
Nov10 °C5 °C81 mm
Dec12 °C6 °C91 mm
Year8 °C4 °C880 mm

Climate normals: ERA5 reanalysis 1991–2020 (Copernicus/ECMWF), computed by SkiesAtlas for 53.16° S, 70.91° W. ERA5 averages over a 0.25° grid (about 25 km): hills, a coastline or the heat of the city itself can shift local values by a degree or two.

Air quality & pollen in Punta Arenas

1/6
Good
European Air Quality Index (EAQI) · CAMS source
PM2.56µg/m³
PM109µg/m³

CAMS data (Copernicus) · air quality and pollen refreshed several times a day.

Rain in Punta Arenas: live radar and next-hour forecast

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Moon calendar for Punta Arenas

Waning gibbous
87 % illuminated · 18.3 days
Rise 19:56 Set 01:29
Fri 30/10 79%
Sat 31/10 69%
Sun 1/11 59%
Mon 2/11 49% Last quarter
Tue 3/11 38%
Wed 4/11 28%
Thu 5/11 19%
Fri 6/11 12%
Sat 7/11 6%
Sun 8/11 2%
Mon 9/11 0%
Tue 10/11 1% New moon

Rise and set in local time (America/Punta_Arenas) · phases and illumination computed by SkiesAtlas (synodic model).

Weather history for Punta Arenas

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The weather in Punta Arenas

Find the full weather for Punta Arenas, Region of Magallanes: current conditions, forecast by time of day (morning, afternoon, evening) and a 7-day trend. Right now the sky is “partly cloudy” with 13 °C (feels like 13 °C) and wind at 7 km/h.

Today, temperatures range from 9 °C to 15 °C, with about 4 mm of rain. Forecast computed by our multi-model engine SkiesAtlas (ECMWF-AIFS, NOAA GFS, DWD ICON): cloud cover calibrated on METAR observations, convective energy (CAPE) for storms.

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