El Calafate weather in May
Temperature, rain and sunshine in May: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in May
Poor
Best time to visit: December – February
What is the weather like in El Calafate in May?
In May, El Calafate is cold: daytime highs average 5 °C, and nights cool down to about 2 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 4 hours a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 66 mm in total. Snow falls on about 4 days. All in all, May is not an ideal month for a holiday in El Calafate.
May compared
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More details for May
- Daylight
- 9 h 0 min09:15 – 18:15
- 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
- 70 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 0 days30 °C or more
- Snow days
- 4 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 %13 %
- 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 May
- Warm jacket
- Hat, scarf & gloves
- Rain jacket or umbrella
El Calafate in May: quick answers
Is El Calafate hot in May?
No. In May, El Calafate is cold: daytime highs average 5 °C and nights drop to about 2 °C.
Does it rain much in El Calafate in May?
Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 66 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