El Calafate weather in July
Temperature, rain and sunshine in July: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in July
Poor
Best time to visit: December – February
What is the weather like in El Calafate in July?
In July, El Calafate is freezing cold: daytime highs average 2 °C, and nights often drop below freezing (−1 °C). The sun is scarce, with only about 4 hours a day. Precipitation, often as snow, falls on about 11 days, totalling 57 mm. Snow falls on about 6 days. All in all, July is not an ideal month for a holiday in El Calafate.
July compared
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More details for July
- Daylight
- 8 h 24 min09:43 – 18:07
- 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
- 72 %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 %8 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %50 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “Nature escape”.
What to pack in July
- Warm jacket
- Hat, scarf & gloves
- Rain jacket or umbrella
El Calafate in July: quick answers
Is El Calafate hot in July?
No. In July, El Calafate is freezing cold: daytime highs average 2 °C and nights drop to about −1 °C.
Does it rain much in El Calafate in July?
Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 57 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