| Puerto Aisén | |||
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| Location of the commune of Aisén in Aisén Region | |||
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Puerto Aisén
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| Coordinates: | |||
| Region | Aisén | ||
| Province | Aisén | ||
| Municipalidad | Aisén | ||
| Comuna | Aisén | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Municipalidad | ||
| • Alcade | Óscar Catalán Sánchez | ||
| Population (2002 census [1]) | |||
| • Total | 16,936 | ||
| Time zone | CLT (UTC−4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC−3) | ||
| Area code(s) | Country + town = 56 + 67 | ||
Puerto Aisén is a city of Chile located in the Aisén Region, 4 kilometres (2 mi) above the head of Aisén Fjord in the country's extreme south. Puerto Aisén, which is the capital city of both the Aisén Province and the commune of Aisén is located 65 kilometres (40 mi) far from the Regional Capital of Coyhaique, and 15 kilometres (9 mi) far from the port of Puerto Chacabuco, main entry point to Puerto Aisén by sea. The main tourist attraction is Lagoon San Rafael.
Originally settled around 1914, it was officially recognized as a city on January 28, 1928. It numbers around 17,000 inhabitants.
Puerto Aisén has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) with high and evenly distributed rainfall throughout the year.
| Climate data for Puerto Aisén | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.9 (93.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
2.4 (36.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
5.6 (42.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 195.7 (7.705) |
158.9 (6.256) |
165.8 (6.528) |
239.0 (9.409) |
320.1 (12.602) |
283.1 (11.146) |
280.0 (11.024) |
257.6 (10.142) |
209.1 (8.232) |
162.8 (6.409) |
167.5 (6.594) |
207.5 (8.169) |
2,647.1 (104.217) |
| % humidity | 83 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 86.7 |
| Source no. 1: Meteorología Interactiva[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source no. 2: World Climate Charts (humidity)[2], Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial (records)[3] | |||||||||||||