The climate of El Calafate (Argentina)
El Calafate is located in the southern part of Argentina on Lake
Argentino in the Santa Cruz province. Many tourists travel here
because the Glacier National Park is in the vicinity. The main
attractions in this park are the Perito Moreno glacier and Mount Fitz
Roy. The latter was named after the captain of the legendary HMS
Beagle. Lake Argentino and Lake Viedma also attract many tourists.
El Calafate has a moderate climate. Rainfall is evenly spread out over
the year. Summers are not too warm and night time temperatures may be
cold; 5 degrees Celsius on average. Extreme cold is uncommon during
the winter. Night time temperatures are -3 degrees on average. Because
of this temperatures will rise rapidly above freezing point again. The
coldest temperature on record is -12 degrees Celsius.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for El Calafate:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
16
5
8
5
n/a
February
15
5
7
4
n/a
March
13
3
6
5
n/a
April
10
1
5
8
n/a
May
5
-2
4
8
n/a
June
3
-4
3
6
n/a
July
2
-5
3
7
n/a
August
4
-3
5
6
n/a
September
8
-2
6
5
n/a
October
11
0
7
5
n/a
November
13
3
8
4
n/a
December
15
4
8
5
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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