Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Futaleufú Airport Chile

At Futaleufú Airport, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy and the winters are very cold, snowy, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 29°F to 68°F and is rarely below 18°F or above 81°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Futaleufú Airport for warm-weather activities is from late December to late February.

The warm season lasts for 3.2 months, from December 9 to March 16, with an average daily high temperature above 63°F. The hottest month of the year at Futaleufú Airport is January, with an average high of 68°F and low of 46°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.2 months, from May 18 to August 23, with an average daily high temperature below 47°F. The coldest month of the year at Futaleufú Airport is July, with an average low of 29°F and high of 42°F.

At Futaleufú Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Futaleufú Airport begins around September 11 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around March 28.

The clearest month of the year at Futaleufú Airport is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 52% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 28 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around September 11.

The cloudiest month of the year at Futaleufú Airport is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 76% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Futaleufú Airport varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.9 months, from April 14 to September 10, with a greater than 32% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Futaleufú Airport is June, with an average of 13.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.1 months, from September 10 to April 14. The month with the fewest wet days at Futaleufú Airport is February, with an average of 6.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Futaleufú Airport is May, with an average of 10.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 36% on May 26.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Futaleufú Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Futaleufú Airport. The month with the most rain at Futaleufú Airport is June, with an average rainfall of 4.8 inches.

The month with the least rain at Futaleufú Airport is January, with an average rainfall of 2.0 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Futaleufú Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 4.8 months, from April 24 to September 17, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Futaleufú Airport is June, with an average snowfall of 6.8 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 7.2 months, from September 17 to April 24. The least snow falls around December 13, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day at Futaleufú Airport varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 8 hours, 59 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 15 hours, 23 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:01 AM on December 9, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 19 minutes later at 8:20 AM on June 26. The earliest sunset is at 5:17 PM on June 13, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 12 minutes later at 9:30 PM on January 2.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Futaleufú Airport during 2024, starting in the spring on September 8 and ending in the fall on April 6.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level at Futaleufú Airport, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Futaleufú Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 17 to February 2, with average wind speeds of more than 5.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Futaleufú Airport is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.5 months, from February 2 to October 17. The calmest month of the year at Futaleufú Airport is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.8 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Futaleufú Airport is from the west throughout the year.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Futaleufú Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Futaleufú Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from late December to late February, with a peak score in the second week of January.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Futaleufú Airport for hot-weather activities is from mid January to late February, with a peak score in the first week of February.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Futaleufú Airport typically lasts for 4.5 months (135 days), from around November 9 to around March 23, rarely starting before October 7 or after December 11, and rarely ending before February 15 or after April 15.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Futaleufú Airport should appear around November 2, only rarely appearing before October 20 or after November 16.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from November 5 to February 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Futaleufú Airport is December, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from April 22 to August 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Futaleufú Airport is June, with an average of 1.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Futaleufú Airport are -43.189 deg latitude, -71.851 deg longitude, and 1,132 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Futaleufú Airport contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 3,760 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,780 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,401 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,038 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Futaleufú Airport is covered by trees (80%) and shrubs (13%), within 10 miles by trees (58%) and shrubs (23%), and within 50 miles by trees (47%) and shrubs (24%).