{"id":8891,"date":"2010-10-21T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-21T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/21\/8891-windy-and-wild-patagonia\/"},"modified":"2010-10-21T13:35:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-21T13:35:00","slug":"8891-windy-and-wild-patagonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/8891-windy-and-wild-patagonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Windy and Wild Patagonia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Building on our last post about the rain in Patagonia<\/a><\/strong>, here’s the low down on the wind speeds!<\/em><\/p>\n

The wind in Patagonia is notorious for being so strong that it could blow you over. This is because Patagonia is an <\/span>enormous, mostly treeless plateau which gets blasted by the relentless dry polar winds that continually blow from the west. Patagonia is the definition of windy. But a good wind proof jacket will do the trick.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below is a graph showing you the average wind speed (km\/hr) in several Patagonian locations, again compared with Swoop’s hometown of Bristol. Bristol is a great comparison as the Southwest is one of the most exposed areas of the United Kingdom. In fact wind speeds on average are only greater in Western Scotland. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Perito Moreno has the lowest wind speed, which is good news for those of you visiting the <\/span>Perito Moreno Glacier<\/a><\/strong> in Los Glaciares National Par<\/a>k<\/strong>! <\/span><\/p>\n

Bristol is similar to Puerto Montt, El Calafate<\/a><\/strong> and Punta Arenas, however with Patagonia being so open with little protection it is likely that the wind will be felt to a greater extent, especially on the mountain tops!<\/span><\/p>\n

Trelew<\/a><\/strong>, Esquel and Rio Gallegos are significantly the most windy locations, so expect to brace yourself against the gusts, or even find something to hold on.. just in case!<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s a lovely Google Map to help you locate each town:<\/span><\/p>\n

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