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El Calafate weather in April

Temperature, rain and sunshine in April: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.

25

Holiday weather in April

Poor

Best time to visit: December – February

What is the weather like in El Calafate in April?

In April, El Calafate is cold: daytime highs average 9 °C, and nights cool down to about 4 °C. Expect around 6 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 74 mm in total. Snow falls on about 2 days. All in all, April is not an ideal month for a holiday in El Calafate.

April compared

How the weather changes from March to May. Tap a month to open it.

MarchMarAprilAprMayMay
Score482514
Day12°9°5°
Night7°4°2°
Sun7 h6 h4 h
Rain days131313

More details for April

Daylight
10 h 38 min08:30 – 19:08
UV index
2 · lowclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
12 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
64 %on averageAll months
Hot days
0 days30 °C or more
Snow days
2 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
Time zone
UTC−3America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %9 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %45 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %39 %

Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “Nature escape”.

What to pack in April

  • Warm jacket
  • Hat, scarf & gloves
  • Rain jacket or umbrella

El Calafate in April: quick answers

Is El Calafate hot in April?

No. In April, El Calafate is cold: daytime highs average 9 °C and nights drop to about 4 °C.

Does it rain much in El Calafate in April?

Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 74 mm in total.

El Calafate month by month

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences