El Calafate
1 to 14°C
temperature
3175 hours
sunshine per day
260 mm
rain
186 days
dry
143 days
rain
36 days
snow

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
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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