Besttimetovisit.co.zaClimate of El Chaltén
El Chaltén has a mediterranean climate. Summers are cool and dry, and the temperature is cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for El Chaltén is -2° degrees and there is about 3210 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 51 days a year with an average humidity of 91% and an UV-index of 1.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -5°C and 1°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -10°C and -4°C
- Rain: it rains 26 days and there is a total of approximately 3209 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 226 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 972 sun hours
| Maximum temperature: | between -5°C and 1°C |
| Warmest month: | 1°C in January |
| Coldest month: | -5°C in June |
| Night temperature: | between -10°C and -4°C |
| Dry days: | 113 days |
| Days with rain: | 26 days |
| Days with snow: | 226 days |
| Total rain sum: | 3209 mm |
| Hours of sunshine: | 972 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for El Chaltén.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for El Chaltén.
Climate table of El Chaltén
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for El Chaltén. 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 Chaltén might be like in a given month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
| Night temp. (°C) | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -5 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 280 | 278 | 303 | 307 | 279 | 299 | 251 | 237 | 201 | 223 | 248 | 303 |
| Days with rain | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Days with snow | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 |
| Dry days | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| UV-index | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Best time to visit El Chaltén
The best time to visit El Chaltén in Argentina is from January through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and a lot of precipitation. The highest average temperature in El Chaltén is 1°C in January and the lowest is -5°C in June.
Climate of El Chaltén by month
What is the average climate in a given month for El Chaltén? 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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