Region of Magallanes · Chile
Punta Arenas
- Local time
- America/Punta_Arenas
- Country
- Chile
- Population
- 117,430
- Airports
- PUQ
- 18 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 14,620 km
- 17 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Punta Arenas, month by month
- Jan13°
- Feb13°
- Mar11°
- Apr9°
- May6°
- Jun4°
- Jul4°
- Aug5°
- Sept7°
- Oct9°
- Nov10°
- Dec12°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
No month is both mild to warm and not wet, on these averages.
Mean highs run from 4°C in July to 13°C in February, with about 577 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for Punta ArenasModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Punta Arenas
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBPunta Arenas
14,620 km
17 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
From AUHPunta Arenas
14,500 km
17 hrs 50 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- America/Punta_Arenas
- Country
- Chile
- Currency
- Chilean Peso CLPToday's indicative rate: CLP 100 ≈ USD 0.102Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and L220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 130fire131ambulance132fire133police134policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +56 · On the right
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