Annual mean 8°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind W
Warmest
17.4 °C
Coldest
2.5 °C
Wettest
30%
Windiest
9.8 m/s
Prevailing
W
6.9 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in El Calafate over the whole year is 8°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 17°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C. El Calafate has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 7% in January, the driest month, to 18% in August, the wettest. Winds in El Calafate are highest in December, averaging 7.2 m/s (26 km/h), and lightest in May, at 3.6 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in El Calafate come in October, when the sky is typically 53% covered; June is the cloudiest month, at 65%.
Month by month El Calafate climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
17°C
11°C
9°C
7%
58%
7.1 m/s
15
0
55
February
17°C
10°C
9°C
10%
57%
6.8 m/s
14
0
54
March
14°C
8°C
8°C
14%
58%
5.8 m/s
9
0
52
April
11°C
5°C
5°C
14%
56%
4.4 m/s
2
0
40
May
7°C
2°C
2°C
15%
60%
3.6 m/s
0
0
18
June
4°C
-0°C
-1°C
16%
65%
3.6 m/s
0
0
4
July
3°C
-1°C
-2°C
13%
64%
3.6 m/s
0
0
4
August
5°C
0°C
0°C
18%
64%
4.2 m/s
0
0
8
September
9°C
3°C
2°C
12%
55%
5.8 m/s
0
0
16
October
13°C
6°C
4°C
9%
53%
6.8 m/s
1
0
30
November
14°C
8°C
6°C
7%
56%
7.1 m/s
4
0
38
December
16°C
10°C
8°C
12%
59%
7.2 m/s
9
0
52
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short El Calafate weather by season
Year round, El Calafate has days of about 3°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 17°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -1°C to 11°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 8°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
El Calafate weather in winterJune to August
High 4°CLow -0°CRain 16%
Winter in El Calafate has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about -0°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
El Calafate weather in springSeptember to November
High 12°CLow 6°CRain 9%
Spring in El Calafate has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
El Calafate weather in summerDecember to February
High 17°CLow 11°CRain 9%
Summer in El Calafate has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
El Calafate weather in autumnMarch to May
High 11°CLow 5°CRain 14%
Autumn in El Calafate has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in El Calafate?
El Calafate has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 7% in January, the driest month, to 18% in August, the wettest.
What time of year is El Calafate windiest?
Winds in El Calafate are highest in December, averaging 7.2 m/s (26 km/h), and lightest in May, at 3.6 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in El Calafate year round?
The average temperature in El Calafate over the whole year is 8°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 17°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C.