Weather in El Calafate in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in El Calafate in December
The temperature in December is +16°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +23°C during the day and a minimum of 0°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 52% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +9°C to +21°C.
Is El Calafate warm or cold in December?
El Calafate is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +13°C to +15°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +4°C to +6°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the warmest months in El Calafate, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in El Calafate in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +13°C | +15°C | +16°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -5°C | -2°C | +1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +26°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 50 mm | 52 mm | 55 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 66% | 63% | 62% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1004 HPa | 1004 HPa | 1004 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting warmer as December arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +13°C to +15°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 50 mm to 52 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 66% to 63%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 2 sunny days in November to 1 in December.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in January as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in El Calafate is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in El Calafate?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in El Calafate in December 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.