El Calafate weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇷 Argentina · small town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit El Calafate is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 62/100), with February and December close behind. El Calafate averages about 1,873 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 17°C / 63°F and roughly 39 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,873
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 62/100
- Rain / year
- 441 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- 197 m
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When is the best time to visit El Calafate?
For sunshine, the best time to visit El Calafate is January, then February and December. The dullest month is May (0/100, 43 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is El Calafate?
El Calafate gets a moderate 1,873 hours of sunshine a year. 62 Sunshine Score points separate January (62) from May (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #39 of 41 destinations in Argentina for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,741 hours. The year's 441 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 39 mm | 7 |
| February | 62 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 36 mm | 6 |
| March | 41 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 43 mm | 4 |
| April | 21 | 11° / 52°F | 2° / 36°F | 39 mm | 2 |
| May | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 0° / 32°F | 43 mm | 1 |
| June | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -2° / 28°F | 38 mm | 0 |
| July | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -3° / 27°F | 36 mm | 0 |
| August | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -2° / 28°F | 37 mm | 1 |
| September | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 0° / 32°F | 30 mm | 2 |
| October | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 2° / 36°F | 29 mm | 4 |
| November | 42 | 14° / 57°F | 4° / 39°F | 32 mm | 6 |
| December | 55 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 39 mm | 7 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Punta Arenas Chile · 314 km · best in Feb · 1,460 h sun/yr
- Balmaceda Chile · 486 km · best in Feb · 2,893 h sun/yr
- Puerto Montt Chile · 986 km · best in Feb · 2,120 h sun/yr
- San Carlos de Bariloche Argentina · 1,018 km · best in Feb · 2,627 h sun/yr
- Temuco Chile · 1,264 km · best in Jan · 2,637 h sun/yr
- Concepcion Chile · 1,504 km · best in Jan · 3,020 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Rio Turbio Argentina · 148 km · 1,502 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Puerto Natales Chile · 158 km · 1,502 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Gobernador Gregores Argentina · 216 km · 2,640 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Rio Gallegos Argentina · 242 km · 2,204 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Perito Moreno Argentina · 424 km · 2,869 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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