SeasonMapBest time to visit Patagonia
The best time to visit Patagonia is December to February, judged across 14 places; May to July are its low season.
Updated September 2026 · Latin America & the Caribbean · 14 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Patagonia month by month
| Month | Season | Why | Best places |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | in season | birdlife season · 17°C highs · 11 h sun | El Calafate, Castro, Puerto Varas |
| February | in season | birdlife season · 17°C highs · 10 h sun | El Calafate, Castro, Puerto Varas |
| March | not its best | 15°C highs · best Nov–Feb | El Calafate, Puerto Madryn, Castro |
| April | not its best | 12°C highs · best Nov–Feb | El Calafate, Puerto Madryn, Castro |
| May | low season | off-season shutdown · 9 h daylight · best Nov–Feb | El Calafate, Puerto Madryn, Puerto Natales |
| June | low season | off-season shutdown · 8 h daylight · best Nov–Feb · still good for snow | San Carlos de Bariloche, Farellones, San Martín de los Andes |
| July | low season | off-season shutdown · 9 h daylight · best Nov–Feb · still good for snow | San Carlos de Bariloche, San Martín de los Andes, Farellones |
| August | not its best | off-season shutdown · 7°C highs · best Nov–Feb | San Martín de los Andes, Ushuaia, San Carlos de Bariloche |
| September | not its best | off-season shutdown · best Nov–Feb | El Calafate, Puerto Madryn, Puerto Natales |
| October | good | birdlife season · 12°C highs · 10 h sun | El Calafate, Puerto Madryn, Castro |
| November | good | birdlife season · 15°C highs · 11 h sun | El Calafate, Puerto Madryn, Castro |
| December | in season | birdlife season · 16°C highs · 12 h sun | El Calafate, Castro, Puerto Madryn |
In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.
All 14 places in Patagonia
- CastroChileweather by month →
- El CalafateArgentinaweather by month →
- El ChalténArgentinaweather by month →
- FarellonesChileweather by month →
- GrytvikenSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islandsweather by month →
- Puerto MadrynArgentinaweather by month →
- Puerto NatalesChileweather by month →
- Puerto VarasChileweather by month →
- Punta ArenasChileweather by month →
- San Carlos de BarilocheArgentinaweather by month →
- San Martín de los AndesArgentinaweather by month →
- StanleyFalkland Islandsweather by month →
- Torres del PaineChileweather by month →
- UshuaiaArgentinaweather by month →
Patagonia — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit Patagonia?
- December to February. In February: birdlife season · 17°C highs · 10 h sun.
- When is the low season in Patagonia?
- May to July. In May: off-season shutdown · 9 h daylight · best Nov–Feb.
- Which months are in season in Patagonia?
- December to February — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.