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Ushuaia weather, year by year

In Ushuaia, the year averages 5.5 °C, from -2.3 °C on July nights to 13.7 °C on January afternoons. 2021 still holds the title of warmest year since 1940.

YearYear 2025

Mean tempMean temp 6.4 °C

vs normalvs normal +0.9 °C

RankRank 4/86

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The climate of Ushuaia

January is the warmest month (highs around 13.7 °C) and July the coldest (lows around -2.3 °C). About 807 mm of precipitation falls each year.

Average low → highPrecipitation (mm)Normal 1991–2020

Every year in Ushuaia since 1940, ranked

Pick a measure and line up all 86 years against the 1991–2020 normal. 2025 ranks 4 of 86 (+0.9 °C).

194019832025

2025 · 6.4 °C · +0.9 °C vs normal · rank 4 of 86

Warmest years

120216.8 °C
219986.5 °C
320206.5 °C
420166.4 °C
520256.4 °C

Coldest years

119492.4 °C
219592.5 °C
319502.5 °C
419462.5 °C
519482.6 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	6.4 °C	9.4 °C	3.2 °C	941 mm	70 days	190 cm	209 days
2024	6.0 °C	9.1 °C	2.7 °C	909 mm	93 days	243 cm	213 days
2023	5.6 °C	8.7 °C	2.2 °C	838 mm	107 days	223 cm	206 days
2022	6.3 °C	9.4 °C	3.0 °C	926 mm	67 days	194 cm	214 days
2021	6.8 °C	10.0 °C	3.4 °C	772 mm	63 days	161 cm	189 days
2020	6.5 °C	9.5 °C	3.4 °C	865 mm	86 days	161 cm	197 days
2019	6.1 °C	9.0 °C	2.9 °C	863 mm	77 days	254 cm	206 days
2018	5.7 °C	8.9 °C	2.2 °C	728 mm	122 days	175 cm	180 days
2017	6.1 °C	9.1 °C	2.8 °C	890 mm	86 days	190 cm	202 days
2016	6.4 °C	9.5 °C	3.3 °C	720 mm	60 days	146 cm	174 days
2015	5.5 °C	8.4 °C	2.4 °C	799 mm	95 days	294 cm	186 days
2014	5.5 °C	8.3 °C	2.5 °C	918 mm	90 days	273 cm	199 days
2013	6.0 °C	8.9 °C	3.0 °C	823 mm	79 days	253 cm	203 days
2012	5.0 °C	8.1 °C	1.8 °C	864 mm	114 days	283 cm	197 days
2011	5.6 °C	8.6 °C	2.2 °C	692 mm	122 days	224 cm	179 days
2010	5.4 °C	8.5 °C	2.1 °C	829 mm	95 days	232 cm	190 days
2009	5.2 °C	8.1 °C	2.1 °C	892 mm	112 days	321 cm	207 days
2008	5.7 °C	8.8 °C	2.1 °C	788 mm	113 days	229 cm	174 days
2007	5.1 °C	7.9 °C	2.0 °C	903 mm	109 days	276 cm	207 days
2006	6.1 °C	9.0 °C	2.8 °C	896 mm	78 days	212 cm	198 days
2005	5.5 °C	8.5 °C	2.3 °C	748 mm	104 days	183 cm	183 days
2004	6.0 °C	9.2 °C	2.6 °C	767 mm	100 days	172 cm	191 days
2003	5.6 °C	8.5 °C	2.5 °C	871 mm	97 days	201 cm	199 days
2002	4.8 °C	7.8 °C	1.7 °C	642 mm	121 days	179 cm	165 days
2001	5.1 °C	8.1 °C	1.8 °C	777 mm	110 days	177 cm	188 days
2000	4.9 °C	7.7 °C	2.0 °C	794 mm	107 days	198 cm	182 days
1999	5.6 °C	8.6 °C	2.2 °C	834 mm	100 days	188 cm	174 days
1998	6.5 °C	9.4 °C	3.4 °C	743 mm	51 days	177 cm	180 days
1997	4.7 °C	7.7 °C	1.5 °C	817 mm	117 days	233 cm	183 days
1996	5.6 °C	8.7 °C	2.2 °C	914 mm	99 days	215 cm	225 days
1995	5.0 °C	8.2 °C	1.6 °C	758 mm	110 days	211 cm	181 days
1994	5.2 °C	8.3 °C	1.9 °C	696 mm	123 days	148 cm	165 days
1993	5.4 °C	8.4 °C	2.2 °C	792 mm	98 days	188 cm	201 days
1992	4.7 °C	7.8 °C	1.4 °C	708 mm	148 days	223 cm	164 days
1991	4.2 °C	7.3 °C	1.0 °C	868 mm	137 days	264 cm	181 days
1990	4.3 °C	7.4 °C	1.1 °C	811 mm	147 days	270 cm	215 days
1989	4.5 °C	7.9 °C	1.1 °C	781 mm	136 days	151 cm	195 days
1988	4.3 °C	7.6 °C	1.0 °C	786 mm	148 days	194 cm	200 days
1987	4.2 °C	7.5 °C	0.9 °C	780 mm	133 days	207 cm	195 days
1986	3.3 °C	6.7 °C	-0.0 °C	788 mm	164 days	208 cm	193 days
1985	4.4 °C	7.6 °C	1.1 °C	820 mm	146 days	198 cm	196 days
1984	4.7 °C	7.8 °C	1.4 °C	790 mm	128 days	187 cm	184 days
1983	5.3 °C	8.4 °C	2.1 °C	785 mm	107 days	189 cm	209 days
1982	4.9 °C	8.2 °C	1.4 °C	801 mm	137 days	174 cm	190 days
1981	5.1 °C	8.1 °C	1.9 °C	856 mm	121 days	247 cm	199 days
1980	5.0 °C	7.9 °C	1.8 °C	816 mm	100 days	223 cm	190 days
1979	5.3 °C	8.3 °C	1.9 °C	751 mm	134 days	195 cm	184 days
1978	5.3 °C	8.4 °C	2.2 °C	977 mm	97 days	239 cm	223 days
1977	4.4 °C	7.7 °C	0.9 °C	735 mm	148 days	219 cm	205 days
1976	4.2 °C	7.2 °C	1.0 °C	1,068 mm	140 days	372 cm	230 days
1975	4.4 °C	7.5 °C	1.2 °C	897 mm	133 days	223 cm	220 days
1974	4.4 °C	7.6 °C	1.0 °C	778 mm	144 days	176 cm	216 days
1973	3.8 °C	7.0 °C	0.5 °C	775 mm	149 days	184 cm	205 days
1972	4.4 °C	7.6 °C	1.0 °C	771 mm	156 days	202 cm	202 days
1971	4.3 °C	7.5 °C	1.0 °C	783 mm	129 days	149 cm	219 days
1970	4.4 °C	7.7 °C	1.1 °C	806 mm	154 days	184 cm	202 days
1969	4.3 °C	7.3 °C	0.9 °C	702 mm	161 days	200 cm	204 days
1968	5.3 °C	8.4 °C	1.6 °C	856 mm	129 days	167 cm	224 days
1967	4.2 °C	7.4 °C	0.6 °C	799 mm	153 days	134 cm	198 days
1966	4.5 °C	7.5 °C	1.3 °C	732 mm	142 days	166 cm	199 days
1965	5.0 °C	7.8 °C	1.8 °C	906 mm	120 days	186 cm	212 days
1964	4.6 °C	7.6 °C	1.4 °C	772 mm	127 days	190 cm	195 days
1963	4.2 °C	7.3 °C	0.8 °C	686 mm	153 days	170 cm	189 days
1962	5.4 °C	8.5 °C	2.2 °C	680 mm	99 days	144 cm	202 days
1961	4.2 °C	7.1 °C	1.1 °C	833 mm	129 days	220 cm	210 days
1960	4.6 °C	7.6 °C	1.4 °C	740 mm	131 days	195 cm	221 days
1959	2.5 °C	5.3 °C	-0.6 °C	810 mm	189 days	240 cm	210 days
1958	5.0 °C	8.1 °C	1.2 °C	758 mm	137 days	231 cm	218 days
1957	4.4 °C	7.6 °C	0.8 °C	764 mm	142 days	157 cm	184 days
1956	3.7 °C	6.6 °C	0.7 °C	780 mm	149 days	183 cm	214 days
1955	3.2 °C	6.1 °C	-0.1 °C	859 mm	163 days	196 cm	225 days
1954	2.7 °C	5.6 °C	-0.5 °C	870 mm	182 days	239 cm	228 days
1953	2.7 °C	5.5 °C	-0.5 °C	715 mm	186 days	221 cm	203 days
1952	3.3 °C	6.2 °C	0.0 °C	794 mm	164 days	220 cm	210 days
1951	2.8 °C	5.8 °C	-0.4 °C	829 mm	182 days	239 cm	219 days
1950	2.5 °C	5.4 °C	-0.7 °C	815 mm	179 days	221 cm	216 days
1949	2.4 °C	5.4 °C	-0.7 °C	828 mm	184 days	234 cm	204 days
1948	2.6 °C	5.5 °C	-0.5 °C	868 mm	185 days	236 cm	216 days
1947	2.8 °C	5.7 °C	-0.4 °C	867 mm	177 days	266 cm	207 days
1946	2.5 °C	5.4 °C	-0.8 °C	842 mm	202 days	280 cm	227 days
1945	2.8 °C	5.7 °C	-0.4 °C	791 mm	176 days	242 cm	205 days
1944	3.5 °C	6.5 °C	0.3 °C	767 mm	163 days	294 cm	197 days
1943	3.5 °C	6.5 °C	0.2 °C	831 mm	162 days	204 cm	213 days
1942	3.8 °C	6.8 °C	0.5 °C	687 mm	159 days	173 cm	185 days
1941	3.6 °C	6.4 °C	0.5 °C	727 mm	174 days	216 cm	198 days
1940	3.3 °C	6.3 °C	0.1 °C	689 mm	169 days	192 cm	191 days

Year vs year

Pick two years and let them fight it out in Ushuaia: month by month, point by point.

First year2025

Second year2021

In Ushuaia, 2021 beats 2025 by 0.4 °C on mean temperature.

20252021Normal 1991–2020

3points2

6.4 °CWarmer6.8 °C
70 daysFrost days63 days
941 mmWetter772 mm
190 cmSnowier161 cm
1,100 kWh/m²Sunnier1,113 kWh/m²

Records in Ushuaia

The most extreme days and years since 1940.

Hottest day

26.4 °C

February 4, 2019 estimate

Coldest night

-16.7 °C

July 14, 1953 estimate

Wettest day

38 mm

February 26, 1965 estimate

Snowiest day

21 cm

December 7, 1972 estimate

Strongest gust

142 km/h

November 30, 1998 estimate

Year records

Warmest20216.8 °C
Coldest19492.4 °C
Wettest19761,068 mm
Driest2002642 mm

The weather on your birthday in Ushuaia

Any day since 1940: high, low, rain, snow, and how warm it was compared with the same date in every other year.

Ushuaia vs another city

Compare with

Ushuaia is warmer than Nuuk by 7.5 °C on average over the year. Ushuaia gets 29 mm more precipitation per year. In Ushuaia, 8 months out of 12 are warmer.

UshuaiaNuukBand: average low to average high

Questions & answers

What is the climate like in Ushuaia?

Ushuaia averages 5.5 °C over the year. The warmest month is January, with highs around 13.7 °C; the coldest is July, with lows around -2.3 °C. About 807 mm of precipitation falls each year, over some 189 rainy days.

What was the warmest year in Ushuaia?

2021, at +1.3 °C compared with the 1991–2020 normal. The coldest was 1949. Out of 86 years since 1940, 2025 ranks 4.

What is the wettest month in Ushuaia?

January gets the most precipitation and September the least. The wettest year was 1976, the driest 2002.

Is Ushuaia getting warmer?

Compared with its first thirty years on record (from 1940), the last ten years in Ushuaia show a gap of +2.5 °C in mean temperature.

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