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Patagonian ChannelsTips of the tourist
Weather
The predominant climate in the navigational zone of Navimag is the "Rainy Maritime" which extends from Puerto Montt to the northern part of the Magellan region bordering the zone of the islands that constitute the channels. This is a rainy climate (annual precipitation is registered between 2000 and 4000 millimeters), low temperatures and little thermal oscillation.
Seasons
Whatever time of the year you plan your trip, the landscape and the natural light play an important role, dramatizing the setting and enriching your experience.During the winter months a tranquil atmosphere prevails, providing for a calm navigation, showing the grandeur of the snow capped summits and the vegetation in its entire splendor. In this season the characteristic winds of the Patagonia diminish their intensity and resume force at the beginning of the next season, summer.
During the summer months, the days are longer and more luminous, causing the winter to shrink, returning the green to the trees, renewing the colors of the landscapes and permitting the reflection of the abundant vegetation in the crystalline water of the Patagonian Channels.
Independent of the season of the year in which you travel, this will be a unique and unrepeatable experience.
| Rainfall (monthly average) |
Maximum (monthly average during day) |
Minimum (monthly average during day) |
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| Millimeters | ºC | ºF | ºC | ºF | |
| January | 53.0 | 22.7 | 72.8 | 11.9 | 53.4 |
| February | 54.6 | 24.1 | 75.3 | 12.2 | 54.0 |
| March | 72.2 | 22.2 | 71.9 | 10.1 | 50.2 |
| April | 78.7 | 20.7 | 69.2 | 8.0 | 46.4 |
| May | 61.3 | 16.4 | 61.1 | 5.1 | 41.2 |
| June | 29.4 | 13.2 | 55.7 | 2.3 | 36.1 |
| July | 73.1 | 14.1 | 57.3 | 2.5 | 36.5 |
| Agust | 55.4 | 15.7 | 60.0 | 4.5 | 40.1 |
| September | 50.6 | 16.4 | 61.5 | 4.6 | 40.3 |
| October | 54.7 | 19.5 | 67.1 | 7.6 | 45.7 |
| November | 56.5 | 21.2 | 70.1 | 9.3 | 48.7 |
| December | 61.2 | 21.2 | 70.1 | 11.2 | |
Links of interest
• meteonet.com
• weather.com
• cnn.com
• theweathernetwork.com
• bbc.co.uk
• yahoo.com
Outdoor clothing
Clothing for the Patagonia is synonym of "outdoors". You must bring comfortable outdoor footwear, windbreak coat, lip balm, sunglasses, camera, hat and gloves.• Hats
• Sunglasses / sun block
• Parkas and sweaters
• Gloves
• Trekking or snow footwear for outing trips
Health
No special immunization is needed. There are no poisonous plants or animals. There is a wide range of all kinds of medicines.
It’s recommended that people whose bodies are more sensitive to changes drink bottled mineral water during their first days in the country. Such water can be found at supermarkets or liquor stores.
Eating raw vegetables is not recommended, specially those vegetables that grow close to the ground, unless you purchase them at an established supermarket, which normally monitor their product sources. There is a wide range of vegetables available that are irrigated with well water. Established restaurants also use this type of vegetables.
Language
The official language of Chile is Spanish. English language is usually used as an alternative means of communication.
Currency
The official currency of Chile is the peso ($ o CLP). Notwithstanding, American dollars are accepted in every tourist and commercial premises
Most stores and tourist places accept international credit cards. Even so, due to communications there are some places where acceptance of these cards is not possible.
In shopping areas it’s easy to find automatic tellers machines (ATMs), as well as gas stations. ATMs accept local bank cards and Cirrus cards, 24 hours a day.
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