January: the best month of the year in Puerto Natales
Best window · 8.5/10Expect 8°C (47°F) in January. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 58 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.9 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Puerto Natales at 8.5/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
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 a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
February holds up well in Puerto Natales — 4th best month
Good · 7.2/10Expect 8°C (47°F) in February. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 71 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 13 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.4 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.2/10 on the same scale — 4th of 12 months, versus 8.5/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
March in Puerto Natales — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.5/10March averages 5°C (42°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 66 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 4 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.5 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.5/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 8.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? January scores 3 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April in Puerto Natales: expect compromises
Hardest · 4.3/10At 4°C (38°F) this is proper winter weather in April: layer up and split the day between outdoor highlights and indoor stops.
Budget for roughly 61 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.4 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 4.3/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 8.5/10 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 Puerto Natales — 4.2 points higher on the same scale.
May in Puerto Natales — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 3.5/10May averages 2°C (35°F), cold enough that sightseeing works in bursts rather than in one long day on foot.
Rainfall runs 57 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.6 hours of daylight.
It scores 3.5/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 8.5/10 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 5 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
June in Puerto Natales: expect compromises
Hardest · 2.8/10At -1°C (30°F) this is proper winter weather in June: layer up and split the day between outdoor highlights and indoor stops.
56 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 7.6 hours of daylight.
That is 2.8/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 8.5/10 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 Puerto Natales — 5.7 points higher on the same scale.
July in Puerto Natales — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 2.7/10At -2°C (28°F) this is proper winter weather in July: layer up and split the day between outdoor highlights and indoor stops.
54 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 hours of daylight.
That is 2.7/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 8.5/10 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 Puerto Natales — 5.8 points higher on the same scale.
August in Puerto Natales — off-season conditions
Hardest · 3.4/10August averages 0°C (32°F), cold enough that sightseeing works in bursts rather than in one long day on foot.
At 59 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 9.6 hours of daylight.
It scores 3.4/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 8.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on 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 5.1 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
September in Puerto Natales — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.6/10September averages 1°C (34°F), cold enough that sightseeing works in bursts rather than in one long day on foot.
Rainfall runs 51 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 2 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.6 hours of daylight.
It scores 4.6/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 8.5/10 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 3.9 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
October in Puerto Natales — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.5/10Expect 4°C (39°F) in October. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 47 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 11 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.6 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 6.5/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 8.5/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, January is materially better in Puerto Natales — 2 points higher on the same scale.
November holds up well in Puerto Natales — 3rd best month
Good · 8/10Expect 6°C (43°F) in November. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 51 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8/10 on the same scale — 3rd of 12 months, versus 8.5/10 for the best month here.
Budget for peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. 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.
December in Puerto Natales: strong conditions, 2nd of 12
Good · 8.3/10December averages 7°C (45°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 56 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16.4 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.3/10 here, 2nd of 12 months, against 8.5/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for 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.
