Wind statistics for Punta Arenas
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Punta Arenas, Chile — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 13.2 mph
- Average gusts: 26.8 mph
- Average daily rain: 2.3 mm
- Average temperature: 6°C
- Good kite days: 99 a year
- Best month: September (kite score 100/100)
- Windiest month: October (17.9 mph)
- Calmest month: May (9.7 mph)
- Rainiest month: March (2.9 mm)
How Punta Arenas compares
Punta Arenas ranks #3 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 99% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, September, scores 100/100 on the kite scale.
Month by month
See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.8 mph | 30.7 mph | 2.6 mm | 11°C | 5 | 85 | YES |
| February | 14.1 mph | 29.3 mph | 2.6 mm | 10°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| March | 13.2 mph | 27.2 mph | 2.9 mm | 8°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| April | 12.4 mph | 25.3 mph | 2.2 mm | 7°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| May | 9.7 mph | 19.6 mph | 2.3 mm | 4°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| June | 10.0 mph | 20.5 mph | 1.9 mm | 2°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| July | 11.3 mph | 22.5 mph | 1.7 mm | 2°C | 10 | 85 | YES |
| August | 10.2 mph | 20.3 mph | 1.9 mm | 3°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| September | 15.0 mph | 29.0 mph | 1.3 mm | 4°C | 10 | 100 | YES |
| October | 17.9 mph | 34.8 mph | 2.3 mm | 6°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 14.9 mph | 30.5 mph | 2.7 mm | 8°C | 7 | 85 | YES |
| December | 15.4 mph | 31.8 mph | 2.6 mm | 9°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).
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Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Punta Arenas using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.