Punta Arenas vs San Carlos de Bariloche: which is sunnier?
🇨🇱 Chile vs 🇦🇷 Argentina · 1,318 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 Punta Arenas's 1,460. San Carlos de Bariloche has the higher Sunshine Score in 9 of 12 months; the other 3 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Punta Arenas | San Carlos de Bariloche | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,460 | 2,627 |
| Sunniest month | February (33/100) | February (90/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 26/100 | 79/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Rain / year | 577 mm | 856 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 6 (high) | 10 (very high) |
Punta Arenas vs San Carlos de Bariloche month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Arenas | San Carlos de Bariloche | Punta Arenas | San Carlos de Bariloche | Punta Arenas | San Carlos de Bariloche | |
| January | 32 | 88 | 13° | 22° | 57 | 33 |
| February | 33 | 90 | 13° | 23° | 45 | 24 |
| March | 19 | 81 | 11° | 19° | 58 | 33 |
| April | 6 | 42 | 9° | 14° | 60 | 59 |
| May | 0 | 6 | 6° | 9° | 52 | 120 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 4° | 5° | 49 | 156 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 4° | 4° | 45 | 127 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 5° | 6° | 44 | 122 |
| September | 0 | 14 | 7° | 10° | 35 | 62 |
| October | 7 | 35 | 9° | 13° | 38 | 52 |
| November | 13 | 58 | 10° | 16° | 43 | 38 |
| December | 26 | 81 | 12° | 19° | 51 | 30 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan San Carlos de Bariloche · Feb San Carlos de Bariloche · Mar San Carlos de Bariloche · Apr San Carlos de Bariloche · May San Carlos de Bariloche · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep San Carlos de Bariloche · Oct San Carlos de Bariloche · 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 26). San Carlos de Bariloche is the warmer, around 20°C daytime highs vs 12°C.
- March–May: San Carlos de Bariloche (average score 43/100 vs 8). San Carlos de Bariloche is the warmer, around 14°C daytime highs vs 9°C.
- June–August: too close to call — Punta Arenas averages 0/100, San Carlos de Bariloche 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (4°C vs 5°C).
- September–October: San Carlos de Bariloche (average score 25/100 vs 4). San Carlos de Bariloche is the warmer, around 12°C daytime highs vs 8°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Punta Arenas weather by month · San Carlos de Bariloche weather by month · Best time to visit Chile · Best time to visit Argentina.
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