Weather in El Calafate in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in El Calafate in April
The temperature in April is +11°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +16°C during the day and a minimum of -2°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 39% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +13°C to +6°C.
Is El Calafate warm or cold in April?
El Calafate is typically cool in April.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +14°C to +10°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +6°C to +4°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in El Calafate:
Climate in El Calafate in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +10°C | +7°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -1°C | -6°C | -8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +20°C | +16°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 64 mm | 69 mm | 55 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 79% | 85% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1006 HPa | 1005 HPa | 1006 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 18 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
April weather is still as ok as in March. It’s getting colder in April. From +14°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +10°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 64 mm to 69 mm. Humidity rises from 72% to 79%. Winds are calmer in comparison to March, going down from 2 m/s to 1 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 2 sunny days in March to 1 in April.
Next month (May) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in El Calafate is gradually increasing during April, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in El Calafate?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in El Calafate in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2002 (+9°C) and the highest in 2021 (+12°C). The driest year was 1992 with only 399 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2017 with 900 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in El Calafate, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.