Puerto Deseado weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇷 Argentina · seaside town · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Puerto Deseado is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 77/100), with February close behind. Puerto Deseado averages about 2,786 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 17 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,786
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 77/100
- Rain / year
- 317 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 15°C / 59°F
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 78 m
When is the best time to visit Puerto Deseado?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Puerto Deseado is January, then February. The dullest month is June (0/100, 38 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Puerto Deseado?
Puerto Deseado gets a lot of sun: around 2,786 hours a year. 77 Sunshine Score points separate January (77) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #19 of 41 destinations in Argentina for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,741 hours. The year's 317 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 17 mm | 9 | 15° / 59°F |
| February | 75 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 31 mm | 7 | 15° / 59°F |
| March | 60 | 16° / 61°F | 11° / 52°F | 32 mm | 5 | 13° / 55°F |
| April | 38 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 22 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| May | 15 | 10° / 50°F | 6° / 43°F | 31 mm | 1 | 8° / 46°F |
| June | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 3° / 37°F | 38 mm | 1 | 6° / 43°F |
| July | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 30 mm | 1 | 5° / 41°F |
| August | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 3° / 37°F | 34 mm | 1 | 5° / 41°F |
| September | 8 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 21 mm | 3 | 6° / 43°F |
| October | 30 | 12° / 54°F | 6° / 43°F | 26 mm | 5 | 8° / 46°F |
| November | 46 | 14° / 57°F | 8° / 46°F | 17 mm | 7 | 11° / 52°F |
| December | 61 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 18 mm | 9 | 13° / 55°F |
Sea temperature in Puerto Deseado by month
The sea off Puerto Deseado is warmest in January at around 15°C / 59°F, and coolest in July at 5°C / 41°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Balmaceda Chile · 484 km · best in Feb · 2,893 h sun/yr
- Punta Arenas Chile · 683 km · best in Feb · 1,460 h sun/yr
- San Carlos de Bariloche Argentina · 842 km · best in Feb · 2,627 h sun/yr
- Puerto Montt Chile · 901 km · best in Feb · 2,120 h sun/yr
- Temuco Chile · 1,120 km · best in Jan · 2,637 h sun/yr
- Concepcion Chile · 1,352 km · best in Jan · 3,020 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Comodoro Rivadavia Argentina · 247 km · 2,924 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Las Heras Argentina · 267 km · 2,953 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Gobernador Gregores Argentina · 335 km · 2,640 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Perito Moreno Argentina · 406 km · 2,869 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Rio Gallegos Argentina · 495 km · 2,204 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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