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Punta Arenas vs Río Gallegos Climate

45%match

Punta Arenas and Río Gallegos are a 45% climate match. Compared with Punta Arenas, Río Gallegos has the same winter lows, a third of the winter rain, 8°F (5°C) hotter summer days and less humid air.

Punta Arenas gets 23 in (588 mm) of rain a year and Río Gallegos 10 in (262 mm). January is the warmest month in both, with highs of 59°F (15°C) in Punta Arenas and 67°F (20°C) in Río Gallegos.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Punta Arenas
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Río Gallegos

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

Punta ArenasRío Gallegossolid = high, dashed = low

20°40°60°80°JFMAMJJASONDPunta Arenas Jan: 59°Punta Arenas Feb: 58°Punta Arenas Mar: 55°Punta Arenas Apr: 50°Punta Arenas May: 45°Punta Arenas Jun: 41°Punta Arenas Jul: 41°Punta Arenas Aug: 43°Punta Arenas Sep: 47°Punta Arenas Oct: 51°Punta Arenas Nov: 55°Punta Arenas Dec: 57°Punta Arenas Jan: 44°Punta Arenas Feb: 43°Punta Arenas Mar: 41°Punta Arenas Apr: 38°Punta Arenas May: 34°Punta Arenas Jun: 31°Punta Arenas Jul: 31°Punta Arenas Aug: 32°Punta Arenas Sep: 34°Punta Arenas Oct: 37°Punta Arenas Nov: 40°Punta Arenas Dec: 43°Río Gallegos Jan: 68°Río Gallegos Feb: 67°Río Gallegos Mar: 62°Río Gallegos Apr: 56°Río Gallegos May: 48°Río Gallegos Jun: 42°Río Gallegos Jul: 42°Río Gallegos Aug: 45°Río Gallegos Sep: 51°Río Gallegos Oct: 58°Río Gallegos Nov: 62°Río Gallegos Dec: 65°Río Gallegos Jan: 46°Río Gallegos Feb: 44°Río Gallegos Mar: 42°Río Gallegos Apr: 37°Río Gallegos May: 33°Río Gallegos Jun: 30°Río Gallegos Jul: 29°Río Gallegos Aug: 32°Río Gallegos Sep: 34°Río Gallegos Oct: 37°Río Gallegos Nov: 41°Río Gallegos Dec: 44°

Rain (in per month)

Punta ArenasRío Gallegos

0123JFMAMJJASONDPunta Arenas Jan: 1.9Punta Arenas Feb: 1.6Punta Arenas Mar: 2.4Punta Arenas Apr: 2.4Punta Arenas May: 2.1Punta Arenas Jun: 2.3Punta Arenas Jul: 1.8Punta Arenas Aug: 1.8Punta Arenas Sep: 1.7Punta Arenas Oct: 1.4Punta Arenas Nov: 1.6Punta Arenas Dec: 2.2Río Gallegos Jan: 1.1Río Gallegos Feb: 1.1Río Gallegos Mar: 1.2Río Gallegos Apr: 0.9Río Gallegos May: 0.9Río Gallegos Jun: 0.8Río Gallegos Jul: 0.8Río Gallegos Aug: 0.5Río Gallegos Sep: 0.5Río Gallegos Oct: 0.6Río Gallegos Nov: 0.8Río Gallegos Dec: 1.1

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Punta Arenas and Río Gallegos
MonthHighLowRain
Punta ArenasRío GallegosPunta ArenasRío GallegosPunta ArenasRío Gallegos
Jan59°F(15°C)67°F(20°C)44°F(7°C)46°F(8°C)1.9 in(47 mm)1.1 in(29 mm)
Feb58°F(15°C)67°F(19°C)43°F(6°C)44°F(7°C)1.7 in(42 mm)1.1 in(27 mm)
Mar55°F(13°C)62°F(17°C)41°F(5°C)42°F(5°C)2.4 in(62 mm)1.2 in(30 mm)
Apr50°F(10°C)56°F(13°C)38°F(3°C)37°F(3°C)2.4 in(60 mm)0.9 in(24 mm)
May45°F(7°C)48°F(9°C)34°F(1°C)33°F(1°C)2.1 in(54 mm)0.9 in(24 mm)
Jun41°F(5°C)42°F(5°C)31°F(0°C)29°F(-1°C)2.3 in(58 mm)0.8 in(20 mm)
Jul41°F(5°C)42°F(5°C)31°F(-1°C)29°F(-1°C)1.8 in(46 mm)0.7 in(19 mm)
Aug43°F(6°C)45°F(7°C)32°F(0°C)31°F(0°C)1.8 in(45 mm)0.5 in(13 mm)
Sep47°F(8°C)51°F(11°C)34°F(1°C)34°F(1°C)1.7 in(43 mm)0.5 in(12 mm)
Oct51°F(11°C)58°F(15°C)37°F(3°C)37°F(3°C)1.4 in(35 mm)0.6 in(15 mm)
Nov55°F(13°C)62°F(17°C)40°F(4°C)41°F(5°C)1.6 in(40 mm)0.8 in(20 mm)
Dec57°F(14°C)65°F(19°C)43°F(6°C)44°F(7°C)2.2 in(56 mm)1.1 in(29 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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