Puerto Montt vs San Carlos de Bariloche: which is sunnier?
🇨🇱 Chile vs 🇦🇷 Argentina · 165 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
San Carlos de Bariloche is the sunnier overall: about 2,627 hours of sunshine a year to Puerto Montt's 2,120. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 months, with 2 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Puerto Montt | San Carlos de Bariloche | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,120 | 2,627 |
| Sunniest month | February (81/100) | February (90/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 67/100 | 79/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 9/100 | 0/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,338 mm | 856 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Puerto Montt vs San Carlos de Bariloche month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Montt | San Carlos de Bariloche | Puerto Montt | San Carlos de Bariloche | Puerto Montt | San Carlos de Bariloche | |
| January | 73 | 88 | 19° | 22° | 65 | 33 |
| February | 81 | 90 | 20° | 23° | 57 | 24 |
| March | 63 | 81 | 18° | 19° | 86 | 33 |
| April | 41 | 42 | 15° | 14° | 113 | 59 |
| May | 21 | 6 | 12° | 9° | 163 | 120 |
| June | 11 | 0 | 10° | 5° | 181 | 156 |
| July | 5 | 0 | 9° | 4° | 166 | 127 |
| August | 11 | 0 | 10° | 6° | 161 | 122 |
| September | 25 | 14 | 12° | 10° | 91 | 62 |
| October | 36 | 35 | 14° | 13° | 99 | 52 |
| November | 50 | 58 | 16° | 16° | 84 | 38 |
| December | 65 | 81 | 18° | 19° | 72 | 30 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan San Carlos de Bariloche · Feb San Carlos de Bariloche · Mar San Carlos de Bariloche · Apr even · May Puerto Montt · Jun Puerto Montt · Jul Puerto Montt · Aug Puerto Montt · Sep Puerto Montt · Oct even · Nov San Carlos de Bariloche · Dec San Carlos de Bariloche.
When to pick which
- November–February: San Carlos de Bariloche (average score 79/100 vs 67). San Carlos de Bariloche is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 18°C.
- March–May: too close to call — Puerto Montt averages 42/100, San Carlos de Bariloche 43/100. Daytime highs are similar (15°C vs 14°C).
- June–August: Puerto Montt (average score 9/100 vs 0). Puerto Montt is the warmer, around 10°C daytime highs vs 5°C.
- September–October: Puerto Montt (average score 31/100 vs 25). Daytime highs are similar (13°C vs 12°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Puerto Montt weather by month · San Carlos de Bariloche weather by month · Best time to visit Chile · Best time to visit Argentina.
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