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Weather in El Calafate

Sat 🌨️ 2° 0° 💧100%
Sun 🌦️ 2° 2° 💧90%
Mon 🌨️ 2° 1° 💧99%
Tue ☁️ 0° -2° 💧12%
Wed ☁️ -0° -1° 💧14%
Thu 🌤️ 2° -1° 💧22%
Fri 🌤️ 3° 1° 💧24%

In Aug, El Calafate typically sees ~5°C daytime highs and 6 rainy days.

Best time to visit El Calafate — climate

Jan: ~17°C daytime, 9 rainy days 17° JanFeb: ~15°C daytime, 6 rainy days 15° FebMar: ~14°C daytime, 7 rainy days 14° MarApr: ~11°C daytime, 6 rainy days 11° AprMay: ~7°C daytime, 8 rainy days 7° MayJun: ~5°C daytime, 7 rainy days 5° JunJul: ~3°C daytime, 10 rainy days 3° JulAug: ~5°C daytime, 6 rainy days 5° AugSep: ~8°C daytime, 5 rainy days 8° SepOct: ~9°C daytime, 5 rainy days 9° OctNov: ~14°C daytime, 7 rainy days 14° NovDec: ~15°C daytime, 7 rainy days 15° Dec

Things to do in El Calafate

Top-rated tours and tickets from €25 — book ahead for the popular ones.

from €221
Extreme Adventure 4x4★ 5.0 (57)
from €132
Ride Experience - Canyons & Mounts★ 5.0 (36)
from €662
Essential Patagonia : Private Tour Perito Moreno Glacier + Chaltén★ 5.0 (31)
from €88
Transfer Moreno Glacier Full Day (roundtrip 6 hours)★ 5.0 (31)
from €25
Airport Transfer - Downtown★ 5.0 (25)
from €25
Transfers from the Airport to El Calafate with City Tour★ 5.0 (20)

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About El Calafate

El Calafate is a town of 29,000 people (2020) in the Patagonia region of Argentina.

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