Portillo vs Punta Arenas: which is better, month by month

Punta Arenas beats Portillo in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in February (79 vs 14) — while Portillo wins May to September.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Portillo

🇨🇱 Chile · mild climate

Best month: June 91/100
Months won: 5 of 12

Punta Arenas

🇨🇱 Chile · mild climate

Best month: January 81/100
Months won: 7 of 12

Portillo vs Punta Arenas — all 12 months

Month	Portillo	Punta Arenas	Winner	Gap
January	21Fnice, a little rain	81Acool, rainy, clean air	Punta Arenas	60
February	14Fnice, dry	79Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Punta Arenas	65
March	18Fcool, dry, clean air	71Bcold, rainy, clean air	Punta Arenas	53
April	46Fcold, a little rain, clean air	64Ccold, rainy, clean air	Punta Arenas	18
May	75Bcold, a little rain, clean air	58Dcold, a little rain, clean air	Portillo	17
June	91Sfreezing, rainy, clean air	49Fcold, a little rain, clean air	Portillo	42
July	86Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	47Fcold, a little rain, clean air	Portillo	39
August	88Afreezing, a little rain, clean air	55Dcold, a little rain, clean air	Portillo	33
September	79Bcold, a little rain, clean air	67Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Portillo	12
October	68Ccold, a little rain, reliable snow	72Bcold, a little rain, clean air	Punta Arenas	4
November	48Fcool, a little rain, reliable snow	76Bcold, rainy, clean air	Punta Arenas	28
December	27Fcool, dry	78Bcold, rainy, clean air	Punta Arenas	51

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is February (14 vs 79). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.