Punta Arenas Weather Records (CI000085934)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Punta Arenas (CI000085934), Chile, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas (CI000085934) is a weather station in Chile at -53.00 latitude and -70.97 longitude, 37 m (121 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1963 to 2025, 63 years of record.
1,464 records set at Punta Arenas still stand.
Records are tracked for tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Punta Arenas tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 3.8 C (38.8 F) on 9 June 2025.

About the Station

Location: Chile, -53.00 latitude, -70.97 longitude.
Elevation: 37 m (121 ft).
Period of record: 1963 to 2025, 63 years.
Eligible elements: tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

2 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Punta Arenas. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 2 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Punta Arenas, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	n/a	4.4 C (39.9 F)
Feb	26.8 C (80.2 F)	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	12.3 C (54.1 F)	0.8 C (33.4 F)
Mar	26.0 C (78.8 F)	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)
Apr	22.5 C (72.5 F)	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	16.2 C (61.2 F)	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
May	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	-4.7 C (23.5 F)
Jun	16.0 C (60.8 F)	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	8.5 C (47.3 F)	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
Jul	12.0 C (53.6 F)	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	-4.3 C (24.3 F)
Aug	13.9 C (57.0 F)	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	9.5 C (49.1 F)	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
Sep	19.0 C (66.2 F)	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	23.5 C (74.3 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	24.9 C (76.8 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.0 C (80.6 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Punta Arenas still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 40.

Standing records at Punta Arenas by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1963	1
1964	8
1965	3
1966	26
1967	6
1968	25
1973	17
1974	24
1975	33
1976	38
1977	31
1978	25
1979	37
1980	40
1981	29
1982	12
1983	16
1984	36
1985	19
1986	34
1987	29
1988	29
1989	33
1990	21
1991	24
1992	29
1993	25
1994	30
1995	33
1996	28
1997	29
1998	38
1999	27
2000	25
2001	23
2002	36
2003	22
2004	33
2005	7
2006	1
2007	19
2008	37
2009	31
2010	23
2011	27
2012	29
2013	37
2014	23
2015	28
2016	14
2017	24
2018	36
2019	22
2020	31
2021	26
2022	24
2023	16
2024	29
2025	6

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Punta Arenas between 20 February 2004 and 21 June 2024. Each dot is a new record.

When Punta Arenas set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2004-02-20	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 14.9 C (58.8 F)
2011-02-10	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 15.4 C (59.7 F)
2024-06-21	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -14.7 C (5.5 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 70.1 mm (2.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Punta Arenas. The most was 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 9 January 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Punta Arenas
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 January 1981
Feb	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 February 1993
Mar	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 March 1996
Apr	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	5 April 1996
May	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	7 May 2025
Jun	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 June 2002
Jul	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 July 1992
Aug	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 August 1990
Sep	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 September 1979
Oct	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 October 1968
Nov	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 November 2003
Dec	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 December 2007

Period of Record Coverage

1963 to 2025

59 years of record at Punta Arenas, 1963 to 2025. 59 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1974 and others.

Days with data per year at Punta Arenas
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1963	8	2%	No
1964	43	12%	No
1965	26	7%	No
1966	91	25%	No
1967	88	24%	No
1968	175	48%	No
1973	125	34%	No
1974	132	36%	No
1975	144	39%	No
1976	185	51%	No
1977	191	52%	No
1978	203	56%	No
1979	197	54%	No
1980	216	59%	No
1981	193	53%	No
1982	135	37%	No
1983	156	43%	No
1984	163	45%	No
1985	131	36%	No
1986	195	53%	No
1987	194	53%	No
1988	197	54%	No
1989	208	57%	No
1990	183	50%	No
1991	171	47%	No
1992	152	42%	No
1993	181	50%	No
1994	180	49%	No
1995	184	50%	No
1996	190	52%	No
1997	184	50%	No
1998	191	52%	No
1999	193	53%	No
2000	187	51%	No
2001	177	48%	No
2002	176	48%	No
2003	172	47%	No
2004	174	48%	No
2005	38	10%	No
2006	1	0%	No
2007	122	33%	No
2008	184	50%	No
2009	142	39%	No
2010	174	48%	No
2011	178	49%	No
2012	198	54%	No
2013	187	51%	No
2014	185	51%	No
2015	179	49%	No
2016	114	31%	No
2017	193	53%	No
2018	185	51%	No
2019	175	48%	No
2020	181	49%	No
2021	67	18%	No
2022	114	31%	No
2023	87	24%	No
2024	152	42%	No
2025	114	31%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Punta Arenas
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 June 2025	Punta Arenas, CL	daily high min (Tie)	3.8 C (38.8 F)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2025	Punta Arenas, CL	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2025	Punta Arenas, CL	daily low min	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2025	Punta Arenas, CL	daily rain (Tie)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	tie	60 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2025	Punta Arenas, CL	daily high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2025	Punta Arenas, CL	daily rain (Tie)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2025	Punta Arenas, CL	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2025	Punta Arenas, CL	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2025	Punta Arenas, CL	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2024	Punta Arenas, CL	daily high min (Tie)	10.4 C (50.7 F)	tie	14 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2024	Punta Arenas, CL	daily high min (Tie)	10.4 C (50.7 F)	tie	29 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2024	Punta Arenas, CL	daily high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	13 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2024	Punta Arenas, CL	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	5 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2024	Punta Arenas, CL	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2024	Punta Arenas, CL	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2024	Punta Arenas, CL	daily high min (Tie)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	tie	39 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 2024	Punta Arenas, CL	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2024	Punta Arenas, CL	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2024	Punta Arenas, CL	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2024	Punta Arenas, CL	daily high min (Tie)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	tie	2 years	1 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1963 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Punta Arenas: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	27.0 C (80.6 F)	1973	23.0 C (73.4 F)	59
Coldest night (TNn)	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	2024	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	59
Wettest day (Rx1day)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	1981	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	1981	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	53
Longest dry spell (CDD)	57 days	2023	14 days	59

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Punta Arenas, 1963 to 2025. The record is 27.0 C (80.6 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.0 C (73.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Punta Arenas by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1963	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1964	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1965	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1966	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1967	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1968	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1973	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1974	23.0 C (73.4 F)
1975	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1976	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1977	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1978	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1979	23.0 C (73.4 F)
1980	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1981	21.0 C (69.8 F)
1982	21.2 C (70.2 F)
1983	20.1 C (68.2 F)
1984	21.2 C (70.2 F)
1985	23.2 C (73.8 F)
1986	20.6 C (69.1 F)
1987	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1988	24.8 C (76.6 F)
1989	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1990	25.4 C (77.7 F)
1991	21.2 C (70.2 F)
1992	24.9 C (76.8 F)
1993	23.0 C (73.4 F)
1994	24.1 C (75.4 F)
1995	25.7 C (78.3 F)
1996	19.7 C (67.5 F)
1997	22.3 C (72.1 F)
1998	24.0 C (75.2 F)
1999	22.6 C (72.7 F)
2000	23.5 C (74.3 F)
2001	20.3 C (68.5 F)
2002	24.9 C (76.8 F)
2003	20.6 C (69.1 F)
2004	26.8 C (80.2 F)
2005	24.9 C (76.8 F)
2006	15.6 C (60.1 F)
2007	18.9 C (66.0 F)
2008	24.1 C (75.4 F)
2009	24.9 C (76.8 F)
2010	20.5 C (68.9 F)
2011	23.3 C (73.9 F)
2012	21.2 C (70.2 F)
2013	24.8 C (76.6 F)
2014	22.5 C (72.5 F)
2015	24.4 C (75.9 F)
2016	23.3 C (73.9 F)
2017	21.0 C (69.8 F)
2018	23.9 C (75.0 F)
2019	21.3 C (70.3 F)
2020	25.2 C (77.4 F)
2021	25.9 C (78.6 F)
2022	21.4 C (70.5 F)
2023	21.9 C (71.4 F)
2024	23.2 C (73.8 F)
2025	17.0 C (62.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Punta Arenas, 1963 to 2025. The record is -14.7 C (5.5 F) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Punta Arenas by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1963	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1964	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1965	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1966	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1967	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1968	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1973	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1974	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1975	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1976	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1977	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1978	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1979	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1980	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1981	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1982	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1983	-8.4 C (16.9 F)
1984	-12.0 C (10.4 F)
1985	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1986	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1987	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1988	-9.9 C (14.2 F)
1989	-9.6 C (14.7 F)
1990	-9.3 C (15.3 F)
1991	-8.5 C (16.7 F)
1992	-12.7 C (9.1 F)
1993	-8.2 C (17.2 F)
1994	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1995	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
1996	-5.4 C (22.3 F)
1997	-14.2 C (6.4 F)
1998	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1999	-9.6 C (14.7 F)
2000	-9.3 C (15.3 F)
2001	-9.9 C (14.2 F)
2002	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2003	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2004	-5.4 C (22.3 F)
2005	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2006	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2007	-9.2 C (15.4 F)
2008	-8.7 C (16.3 F)
2009	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2010	-11.0 C (12.2 F)
2011	-7.7 C (18.1 F)
2012	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2013	-7.6 C (18.3 F)
2014	-6.6 C (20.1 F)
2015	-8.5 C (16.7 F)
2016	-5.5 C (22.1 F)
2017	-10.8 C (12.6 F)
2018	-10.2 C (13.6 F)
2019	-6.4 C (20.5 F)
2020	-10.5 C (13.1 F)
2021	-9.1 C (15.6 F)
2022	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2023	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
2024	-14.7 C (5.5 F)
2025	-8.0 C (17.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Punta Arenas, 1963 to 2025. The record is 70.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.1 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Punta Arenas by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1964	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1965	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1966	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1967	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1968	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1974	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1975	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1976	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1977	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1978	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1979	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1980	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1981	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1983	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1984	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1985	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1986	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1987	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1988	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1989	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1990	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1991	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1992	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1993	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1994	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1995	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1996	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1998	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1999	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2000	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2001	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2002	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2003	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2004	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
2005	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2006	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2007	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2008	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2009	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
2010	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
2011	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2012	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2013	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2014	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2015	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2016	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2017	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2018	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2019	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2020	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2021	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
2022	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2023	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
2024	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
2025	42.9 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Punta Arenas, 1963 to 2025. The record is 78.2 mm (3.1 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.3 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Punta Arenas by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1968	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1973	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1974	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
1975	n/a
1976	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1977	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1978	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1980	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1981	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1982	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
1983	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1984	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1985	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1986	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1987	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1988	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1989	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1990	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1991	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1992	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1993	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1994	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1995	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1996	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1998	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1999	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2000	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
2001	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2002	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
2003	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
2004	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
2005	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
2006	n/a
2007	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2008	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2009	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
2010	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2011	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
2012	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2013	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2014	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2015	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2016	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2017	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2018	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2019	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2020	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2021	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
2022	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2023	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
2024	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
2025	46.0 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Punta Arenas, 1963 to 2025. The record is 57 days in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Punta Arenas by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963	1 day
1964	3 days
1965	2 days
1966	2 days
1967	3 days
1968	6 days
1973	7 days
1974	5 days
1975	2 days
1976	7 days
1977	15 days
1978	11 days
1979	14 days
1980	17 days
1981	17 days
1982	12 days
1983	11 days
1984	15 days
1985	9 days
1986	15 days
1987	10 days
1988	17 days
1989	6 days
1990	9 days
1991	11 days
1992	9 days
1993	10 days
1994	14 days
1995	16 days
1996	16 days
1997	18 days
1998	16 days
1999	9 days
2000	8 days
2001	9 days
2002	17 days
2003	9 days
2004	15 days
2005	8 days
2006	2 days
2007	6 days
2008	20 days
2009	19 days
2010	20 days
2011	24 days
2012	20 days
2013	22 days
2014	18 days
2015	20 days
2016	23 days
2017	19 days
2018	19 days
2019	18 days
2020	26 days
2021	28 days
2022	30 days
2023	57 days
2024	41 days
2025	10 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).