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Weather in January in Patagonia Chile

Planning a journey to Patagonia Chile this January and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Patagonia Chile in January?

Patagonia Chile is a region in Chile. January in Patagonia Chile generally has temperatures that range from mild to pleasant, with precipitation levels ranging from moderate to high. January falls during the summer season.

Temperatures

During the day temperatures vary from mild in Punta Arenas at 14°C to pleasant in Puerto Montt at 20°C. At night it cools down to 11°C in Puerto Montt and 8°C in Punta Arenas.

Precipitation

In January, precipitation varies across different areas. From moderate rainfall in Punta Arenas with an average of 72 mm to high rainfall in Puerto Natales with 150 mm.

For specific regional insights in Patagonia Chile for January, refer to the map provided below. For an in-depth overview of the yearly weather conditions, do visit our Patagonia Chile climate page.

Where to go in Patagonia Chile in January

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Patagonia Chile on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in January for the 4 most popular destinations in Patagonia Chile?

Puerto Natales

In January Puerto Natales generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 15°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 7°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Puerto Natales
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
14°C 
6°C 
159 mm 
5 days 
15°C 
7°C 
150 mm 
6 days 
15°C 
7°C 
137 mm 
5 days 
Climate in Puerto Natales

Punta Arenas

In January Punta Arenas generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 14°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 8°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are tolerable that month.

Punta Arenas
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
13°C 
7°C 
235 hours 
69 mm 
8 days 
14°C 
8°C 
223 hours 
72 mm 
10 days 
14°C 
8°C 
185 hours 
64 mm 
8 days 
Climate in Punta Arenas

Puerto Montt

In January Puerto Montt generally has pleasant temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 20°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 11°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Puerto Montt
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
19°C 
10°C 
198 hours 
122 mm 
3 days 
20°C 
11°C 
210 hours 
90 mm 
3 days 
20°C 
11°C 
185 hours 
97 mm 
2 days 
Climate in Puerto Montt

Coyhaique

In January Coyhaique generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 17°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 6°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Coyhaique
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
15°C 
5°C 
247 hours 
136 mm 
4 days 
17°C 
6°C 
251 hours 
112 mm 
3 days 
17°C 
6°C 
218 hours 
95 mm 
3 days 
Climate in Coyhaique

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Is January the best time to visit Patagonia Chile?

In our opinion, January is one of the best times to visit Patagonia Chile, but the weather is often unpleasant in Puerto Natales.

Generally speaking, January, February, March and December provide unpleasant weather in Puerto Natales.

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