Weather in El Calafate in September 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in El Calafate in September
The temperature in September is +7°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +13°C during the day and a minimum of -6°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 37% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +6°C to +13°C.
Is El Calafate warm or cold in September?
El Calafate is typically cool in September.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +5°C to +8°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -1°C to 0°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
Take a look at how September is compared to other months in El Calafate:
Climate in El Calafate in September
| August | September | October | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +5°C | +8°C | +10°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -11°C | -8°C | -9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +16°C | +20°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 38 mm | 37 mm | 49 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 84% | 79% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1007 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1006 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 10 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | 2 | ||||
September weather is still as ok as in August. It’s getting warmer as September arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +5°C to +8°C during the day. As September arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 38 mm to 37 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 84% to 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during September, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in September, from 1 to 2.
October brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 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 September, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how September is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last September in El Calafate?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in El Calafate in September 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.