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Monthly climate in El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Calafate features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 0 °C (32 °F) and 12 °C (54 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (15 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 828 mm (32.6 inches) and receives 155 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Calafate enjoys an average of 3047 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 4 minutes to 16 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina §

The warmest months in El Calafate are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 11 to 12 °C (53 - 54 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 0 to 1 °C (32 - 35 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Calafate experiences 1 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 93 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Average high 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Daily mean 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Average low 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -7°C
(21°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Minimum 1°C
(34°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina §

El Calafate usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 14 rainy days and 83 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Calafate are June, July and December. On average, 56 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 61 (2.4) 77 (3.0) 80 (3.2) 91 (3.6) 75 (3.0) 54 (2.1) 59 (2.3) 72 (2.8) 66 (2.6) 76 (3.0) 61 (2.4) 57 (2.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 12 15 15 14 12 13 13 11 14 11 12

Monthly sunshine hours in El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina §

The sunniest months in El Calafate are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Calafate: May, June and July receive an average of 4 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 298 299 279 219 160 145 152 199 254 331 345 362
Mean daily daylight hours 15h 48m 14h 15m 12h 22m 10h 29m 8h 52m 8h 4m 8h 30m 9h 57m 11h 45m 13h 39m 15h 23m 16h 19m

Solar UV radiation in El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina §

El Calafate experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Calafate UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 12 10 7 4 2 1 2 4 5 8 13 12