January: the best month of the year in Puerto Varas
Best window · 9.9/10January averages 17°C (62°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rain is a non-issue at 12 mm for the month, with about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.7 hours of daylight to work with.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Puerto Varas at 9.9/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
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 layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
February is one of the strongest months in Puerto Varas (2nd)
Best window · 9.9/10February averages 16°C (62°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rain is a non-issue at 13 mm for the month, with about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.6 hours of daylight to work with.
A 9.9/10 puts this among the year's best months in Puerto Varas (2nd of 12); only January scores higher, at 9.9/10.
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 layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
March holds up well in Puerto Varas — 6th best month
Good · 8.4/10Temperatures hover around 13°C (56°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 39 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 13 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.3 hours of daylight fill the rest.
That is 8.4/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 9.9/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, January is materially better in Puerto Varas — 1.5 points higher on the same scale.
April in Puerto Varas: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6/10April averages 11°C (52°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 70 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 2 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 6/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 9.9/10 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 3.9 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
May in Puerto Varas — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.2/10Expect 8°C (47°F) in May. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 53 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.7 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.2/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 9.9/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
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 Varas — 4.7 points higher on the same scale.
June in Puerto Varas — off-season conditions
Hardest · 4.1/10June averages 7°C (45°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 103 mm this is a genuinely wet month: almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 4.1/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.9/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
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.
Flexible dates? January scores 5.8 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
July in Puerto Varas: expect compromises
Hardest · 3.9/10July averages 6°C (43°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 99 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.3 hours of daylight.
It scores 3.9/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 9.9/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
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 6 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
August in Puerto Varas — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5/10Expect 7°C (44°F) in August. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 53 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.3 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 9.9/10 for the best month here.
Expect 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 Varas — 4.9 points higher on the same scale.
September in Puerto Varas: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.8/10Expect 8°C (46°F) in September. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 81 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 7 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.7 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.8/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 9.9/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
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 Varas — 4.1 points higher on the same scale.
October is one of the strongest months in Puerto Varas (5th)
Best window · 9/10October averages 10°C (50°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Expect 22 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 21 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.1 daylight hours.
A 9/10 puts this among the year's best months in Puerto Varas (5th of 12); only January scores higher, at 9.9/10.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, footwear you can get muddy.
November ranks 4th of 12 for Puerto Varas — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.2/10November averages 12°C (54°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 46 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 21 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.4 hours of daylight.
A 9.2/10 puts this among the year's best months in Puerto Varas (4th of 12); only January scores higher, at 9.9/10.
Plan for peak pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
December ranks 3rd of 12 for Puerto Varas — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.8/10Temperatures hover around 14°C (58°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
At just 13 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Puerto Varas at 9.8/10 (3rd of 12), just behind January at 9.9/10.
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 layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
