South America · Nature travel
Best time to visit El Calafate
Mid Jan–Late Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 20.8°C, with 5.2 rainy days per 10 days.
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Season calendar
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Japan MOFA travel advice
No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Best | 20.6°C | 5.5 | 77.7% |
| February | Best | 20.7°C | 5.3 | 75.5% |
| March | Great | 18.1°C | 5.3 | 75.8% |
| April | Okay | 14.3°C | 5.3 | 73.8% |
| May | Fair | 9.8°C | 5.1 | 71.0% |
| June | Avoid | 6.7°C | 5.3 | 72.0% |
| July | Avoid | 6.6°C | 5.0 | 71.5% |
| August | Avoid | 8.4°C | 4.9 | 73.7% |
| September | Fair | 11.8°C | 4.2 | 75.1% |
| October | Okay | 14.9°C | 4.4 | 77.3% |
| November | Good | 17.4°C | 4.9 | 78.5% |
| December | Great | 19.2°C | 5.4 | 78.8% |
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Weather station: EL CALAFATE AERO（17 km）. Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.