El Calafate monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at El Calafate

El Calafate average temperature chart (Celsius) El Calafate average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in El Calafate (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 15.4 15.1 13.1 9.5 5.2 2.7 1.8 4 7.5 10.8 13.2 14.6
°F 59.7 59.3 55.5 49.2 41.3 36.8 35.2 39.2 45.5 51.4 55.7 58.3

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

El Calafate monthly rainfall chart (mm) El Calafate monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in El Calafate (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 42 40 52 50 48 47 47 44 39 36 36 42
inches 1.7 1.6 2 2 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.6
Rainy days 6 5 6 9 8 6 7 6 5 6 5 6

Average annual rainfall in El Calafate: 399.033mm (157.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in El Calafate

El Calafate average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine El Calafate
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.4 7.7 6.5 5.5 4.1 3.8 3.7 5 6.1 7.2 8.6 8.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

El Calafate average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) El Calafate average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in El Calafate (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 5 4.6 2.9 0.7 -2.2 -4.1 -5 -3.4 -1.8 0.4 2.6 3.9
Max °C 15.7 15.4 13.3 9.8 5.4 2.9 2 4.2 7.8 11.1 13.5 14.9
Min °F 40.9 40.3 37.2 33.2 28.1 24.7 23.1 25.9 28.9 32.6 36.6 39
Max °F 50.5 50 46.6 41.4 34.9 30.9 29.3 32.7 37.4 42.3 46.4 48.9

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

El Calafate average sea temperature chart (Celsius) El Calafate average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around El Calafate in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 11 11.5 11.2 10.3 9.3 8.5 7.8 7.3 7.3 7.9 8.8 10
°F 51.8 52.7 52.2 50.5 48.8 47.3 46 45.1 45.1 46.2 47.9 50

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

El Calafate average winspeed by month (km/h) El Calafate average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in El Calafate (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 23 20 17 14 10 9 9 12 15 18 23 23
mph 14 13 10 9 6 6 6 7 9 11 14 14

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

El Calafate relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in El Calafate
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
50% 51% 56% 62% 71% 74% 76% 70% 62% 55% 50% 50%

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El Calafate weather stats

El Calafate weather statistics
Hottest month: January 15.4°C 59.7°F
Driest month: October 36mm 1.4ins
Sunniest month: November 8.6hrs
Coldest month: July 1.8°C 35.2°F
Wettest month: March 52mm 2ins
Warmest sea: February 11.5°C 52.7°F
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