Punta Arenas

    Chile

    The windswept capital of the Magallanes region serves as a gateway to Antarctic expeditions and Patagonian stepping stones.

    Warmest month is January at 13°C on average. Coolest is June at 5°C.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $2,000 (~$2.00)
      Country-level price estimate for Chile, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $2,500 (~$2.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Chile, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      17h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      5,097 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      No specific FCDO warnings against travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Tap water is generally safe to drink.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January13°14°C·
    February13°14°C·
    March11°12°C·
    April8°10°C·
    May6°8°C·
    June5°10°C·
    July5°6°C·
    August6°6°C·
    September8°7°C·
    October9°11°C·
    November12°9°C·
    December12°12°C·

    What to do

    • Visit the bustling Magellanic penguin colony on Magdalena Island
    • Kiss the toe of the Ferdinand Magellan statue in the main square for good luck
    • Explore life-size replicas of historic explorer ships at the Nao Victoria museum

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.