Climate of El Calafate
El Calafate has a semi-arid climate. It hardly rains here. The average annual temperature for El Calafate is 8° degrees and there is about 262 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 169 days a year with an average humidity of 71% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 1°C and 14°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -4°C and 5°C
- Rain: it rains 143 days and there is a total of approximately 260 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 36 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3175 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 1°C and 14°C |
Warmest month: | 14°C in January |
Coldest month: | 1°C in June |
Night temperature: | between -4°C and 5°C |
Dry days: | 186 days |
Days with rain: | 143 days |
Days with snow: | 36 days |
Total rain sum: | 260 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3175 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for El Calafate.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for El Calafate.
Climate table of El Calafate
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for El Calafate. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for El Calafate might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
Night temp. (°C) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 17 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 21 |
Days with rain | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Days with snow | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Dry days | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
UV-index | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Best time to visit El Calafate
The best time to visit El Calafate in Argentina is from January through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in El Calafate is 14°C in January and the lowest is 1°C in June.
Climate of El Calafate by month
What is the average climate in a given month for El Calafate? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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