Weather in El Calafate in February 2025
- February is usually the hottest month of the year in El Calafate;
Average weather
Average temperature in El Calafate in February
Going from a maximum of +25°C during the day to a minimum of +3°C during the night, the temperature in February averages around +17°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 27% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +20°C to +14°C.
Is El Calafate warm or cold in February?
El Calafate is typically mild in February.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +16°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +8°C to +8°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
February is the hottest month in El Calafate, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in El Calafate in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +16°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +1°C | +1°C | -1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +29°C | +23°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 55 mm | 60 mm | 64 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 62% | 66% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1004 HPa | 1006 HPa | 1006 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 19 | 16 | 18 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
February weather is still as good as in January. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +16°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 55 mm to 60 mm. Humidity rises from 62% to 66%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
Next month (March) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in El Calafate is gradually increasing during February, going from 4 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last February in El Calafate?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in El Calafate in February 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, 2023.
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.