Weather in El Calafate in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in El Calafate in October
Going from a maximum of +14°C during the day to a minimum of -3°C during the night, the temperature in October averages around +10°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 24% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +7°C to +11°C.
Is El Calafate warm or cold in October?
El Calafate is typically cool in October.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +8°C to +10°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from 0°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in El Calafate:
Climate in El Calafate in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +10°C | +13°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -8°C | -9°C | -5°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +20°C | +25°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 37 mm | 49 mm | 50 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 73% | 66% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1006 HPa | 1004 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 14 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as ok as in September. It’s getting warmer as October arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +8°C to +10°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 37 mm to 49 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 79% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
November brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
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 decreasing during October, going from 3 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in El Calafate?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in El Calafate in October 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.