El Calafate weather in January (Santa Cruz, Argentina)

The average maximum daytime temperature in El Calafate in January lies at 18.0°C (64.4°F). Usually it is the warmest month of the year. The average minimum temperature goes down to around 6.9°C (44.42°F) (often the minimum temperature is noted at night).

January is a dry month with an average of 12mm (0.5 inches) of rain. There are generally around 4 rainy days. If you enjoy blue skies and sunshine, then this is a great time to go to El Calafate with 255 hours of sun during the entire month.

 

El Calafate, monthly averages in January

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Min Temperature 6 °C  

Max Temperature 18 °C  

Chance of Rain 16%  

Precipitation 12mm  

Rainy days 5 days  

Humidity 47% *  

Sunshine 255 hrs *  

Percentage Sunshine 51% *  

Where to stay in El Calafate

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Where to go in Argentina in January

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Weather conditions Weather

Temperatures

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor

Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20-29ºC / 68-84ºF and not too much precipitation (less than 90mm / 3.5inches a month).

So what to wear in January? For visitors traveling to El Calafate we recommend wearing layers. So maybe a skirt, t-shirt, shorts for during the day and jeans and a warm jacket for some days and evenings. At night it tends to cool off so best to pack some warm nightwear as well.

What To Do

We rated the following activities from 1 (least suitable) to 10 (best) to do in January.

Cycling

10/10

Walking

10/10

Camping

5/10

Outdoor sports

10/10

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