January in Patagonia tops the year's climate scores
Best window · 7.3/10Expect 6°C (43°F) in January. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 100 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.8 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Patagonia at 7.3/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
February in Patagonia: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.6/10Expect 6°C (43°F) in February. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
103 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 16 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 6.6/10 on the same scale — 4th of 12 months, versus 7.3/10 for the best month here.
Expect peak pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
March in Patagonia: expect compromises
Hardest · 4.7/10March averages 4°C (38°F), cold enough that sightseeing works in bursts rather than in one long day on foot.
At 114 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 6 days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 4.7/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 7.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack insulated layers, a windproof shell, gloves and boots with grip, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? January scores 2.6 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April in Patagonia — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 3.3/10At 2°C (35°F) this is proper winter weather in April: layer up and split the day between outdoor highlights and indoor stops.
102 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 3.3/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 7.3/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack insulated layers, a windproof shell, gloves and boots with grip, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, January is materially better in Patagonia — 4 points higher on the same scale.
May in Patagonia — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 2.9/10May averages 0°C (32°F), cold enough that sightseeing works in bursts rather than in one long day on foot.
At 85 mm of water-equivalent precipitation this is a snowy month at resort level — that is snowpack, not lost days — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.7 hours of daylight.
It scores 2.9/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 7.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack insulated layers, a windproof shell, gloves and boots with grip, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? January scores 4.4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
June in Patagonia — off-season conditions
Hardest · 2.2/10At -2°C (28°F) this is proper winter weather in June: layer up and split the day between outdoor highlights and indoor stops.
83 mm of water-equivalent precipitation makes this a snowy month at resort level; what falls stays as snow, with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 7.7 hours of daylight.
That is 2.2/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 7.3/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack insulated layers, a windproof shell, gloves and boots with grip, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, January is materially better in Patagonia — 5.1 points higher on the same scale.
July in Patagonia — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 1.9/10At -3°C (26°F) this is proper winter weather in July: layer up and split the day between outdoor highlights and indoor stops.
96 mm of water-equivalent precipitation makes this a snowy month at resort level; what falls stays as snow, with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.1 hours of daylight.
That is 1.9/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 7.3/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack insulated layers, a windproof shell, gloves and boots with grip, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, January is materially better in Patagonia — 5.4 points higher on the same scale.
August in Patagonia — off-season conditions
Hardest · 2.6/10August averages -2°C (29°F), cold enough that sightseeing works in bursts rather than in one long day on foot.
At 93 mm of water-equivalent precipitation this is a snowy month at resort level — that is snowpack, not lost days — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.7 hours of daylight.
It scores 2.6/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 7.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack insulated layers, a windproof shell, gloves and boots with grip, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? January scores 4.7 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
September in Patagonia — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 3.9/10September averages -1°C (31°F), cold enough that sightseeing works in bursts rather than in one long day on foot.
At 93 mm of water-equivalent precipitation this is a snowy month at resort level — that is snowpack, not lost days — with about 5 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.6 hours of daylight.
It scores 3.9/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 7.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack insulated layers, a windproof shell, gloves and boots with grip, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? January scores 3.4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
October in Patagonia: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.4/10At 2°C (36°F) this is proper winter weather in October: layer up and split the day between outdoor highlights and indoor stops.
106 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 13 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 5.4/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 7.3/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack insulated layers, a windproof shell, gloves and boots with grip, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, January is materially better in Patagonia — 1.9 points higher on the same scale.
November in Patagonia — reliably good (3rd best month)
Good · 7.1/10At 4°C (39°F) this is proper winter weather in November: layer up and split the day between outdoor highlights and indoor stops.
Budget for roughly 89 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.4 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.1/10 on the same scale — 3rd of 12 months, versus 7.3/10 for the best month here.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack insulated layers, a windproof shell, gloves and boots with grip, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
December in Patagonia — reliably good (2nd best month)
Good · 7.3/10December averages 5°C (41°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 91 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16.3 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.3/10 here, 2nd of 12 months, against 7.3/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
