El Calafate weather in August
Temperature, rain and sunshine in August: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in August
Poor
Best time to visit: December – February
What is the weather like in El Calafate in August?
In August, El Calafate is freezing cold: daytime highs average 3 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−1 °C). Expect around 5 hours of sunshine a day. Precipitation, often as snow, falls on about 11 days, totalling 55 mm. Snow falls on about 6 days. All in all, August is not an ideal month for a holiday in El Calafate.
August compared
How the weather changes from July to September. Tap a month to open it.
| JulyJul | AugustAug | SeptemberSep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 17 | 20 | 30 |
| Day | 2° | 3° | 5° |
| Night | −1° | −1° | 1° |
| Sun | 4 h | 5 h | 6 h |
| Rain days | 11 | 11 | 9 |
More details for August
- Daylight
- 9 h 48 min09:00 – 18:48
- UV index
- 1 · lowclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 9 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 68 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or more
- Snow days
- 6 days1 cm or more of fresh snowAll months
- Time zone
- UTC−3America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %0 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %30 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %48 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “Nature escape”.
What to pack in August
- Warm jacket
- Hat, scarf & gloves
- Rain jacket or umbrella
El Calafate in August: quick answers
Is El Calafate hot in August?
No. In August, El Calafate is freezing cold: daytime highs average 3 °C and nights drop to about −1 °C.
Does it rain much in El Calafate in August?
Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 55 mm in total.
El Calafate month by month
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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