El Calafate
Climate

El Calafate

Section Title: Climate
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Climate data for El Calafate (Lago Argentino Airport) 1961–1990, extremes 1951–present

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year

Record high °C (°F)	30.5 (86.9)	30.7 (87.3)	27.0 (80.6)	24.3 (75.7)	20.8 (69.4)	18.0 (64.4)	16.5 (61.7)	21.0 (69.8)	21.8 (71.2)	23.3 (73.9)	26.2 (79.2)	28.5 (83.3)	30.7 (87.3)

Average high °C (°F)	18.7 (65.7)	18.5 (65.3)	16.3 (61.3)	12.5 (54.5)	7.7 (45.9)	5.2 (41.4)	4.3 (39.7)	6.6 (43.9)	10.4 (50.7)	13.8 (56.8)	16.3 (61.3)	17.9 (64.2)	12.3 (54.1)

Daily mean °C (°F)	13.1 (55.6)	12.9 (55.2)	10.8 (51.4)	7.6 (45.7)	4.0 (39.2)	1.6 (34.9)	0.7 (33.3)	2.6 (36.7)	5.3 (41.5)	8.3 (46.9)	10.8 (51.4)	12.3 (54.1)	7.5 (45.5)

Average low °C (°F)	7.7 (45.9)	7.5 (45.5)	5.6 (42.1)	3.1 (37.6)	0.2 (32.4)	−2.0 (28.4)	−2.8 (27.0)	−1.2 (29.8)	0.7 (33.3)	2.9 (37.2)	5.1 (41.2)	6.7 (44.1)	2.8 (37.0)

Record low °C (°F)	−2.2 (28.0)	−2.2 (28.0)	−6.8 (19.8)	−9.6 (14.7)	−12.4 (9.7)	−16.6 (2.1)	−17.4 (0.7)	−15.2 (4.6)	−9.0 (15.8)	−8.0 (17.6)	−5.6 (21.9)	−5.0 (23.0)	−17.4 (0.7)

Average precipitation mm (inches)	12.5 (0.49)	7.8 (0.31)	13.8 (0.54)	25.4 (1.00)	30.6 (1.20)	21.3 (0.84)	25.8 (1.02)	21.1 (0.83)	15.8 (0.62)	12.3 (0.48)	9.1 (0.36)	13.9 (0.55)	209.4 (8.24)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	4	3	5	8	8	6	7	6	5	5	4	4	65

Average snowy days	0.1	0	0.1	0.1	2	4	5	4	2	0.9	0	0	18.2

Average relative humidity (%)	47	48	53	60	70	74	76	70	61	53	48	47	59

Mean monthly sunshine hours	254.2	210.0	192.2	156.0	114.7	96.0	96.1	139.5	168.0	213.9	246.0	257.3	2,143.9

Percent possible sunshine	51	52	50	49	41	38	36	44	48	51	54	50	47

Source #1: NOAA, Secretaria de Mineria (extremes 1951–1980)

Source #2: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (precipitation days 1961–1990 and extremes 1962–present) UNLP (snowfall data)

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The highest temperature recorded was 30.7 °C (87.3 °F) in February, while the lowest recorded temperature was −17.4 °C (0.7 °F) in July.

final_sentence: The highest temperature recorded was 30.7 °C (87.3 °F) in February, while the lowest recorded temperature was −17.4 °C (0.7 °F) in July.