Weather in El Calafate in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in El Calafate in August
The temperature in August is +5°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +9°C during the day and a minimum of -7°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 6% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +4°C to +5°C.
Is El Calafate warm or cold in August?
El Calafate is typically cool in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +3°C to +5°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -2°C to -1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
August is one of the coolest months in El Calafate, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in El Calafate in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +5°C | +8°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -12°C | -11°C | -8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +14°C | +16°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 32 mm | 38 mm | 37 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 87% | 84% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1007 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 4 | ||||
August often has better weather than July. It’s getting warmer as August arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +3°C to +5°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 32 mm to 38 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 87% to 84%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in August, from 0 to 1.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in El Calafate is gradually increasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
August is one of the snowiest months in El Calafate.
Here’s how August is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last August in El Calafate?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in El Calafate in August 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.