Best year time to visit El Chaltén

General weather information about El Chaltén

Average annual temperature is 4.6 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 26.5 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -17.5 °C

Number of sunny days: 114 days

Number of rainy days: 188 days

Number of snow days: 63 days

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* Weather data for El Chaltén Argentina is based on climate observations for 2026 year

El Chaltén air temperature forecast for each month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)26.520.016.014.112.77.37.47.68.412.115.021.3
Average daytime temperature (°C)16.413.710.810.07.03.61.73.94.57.17.713.4
Average temperature (°C)12.210.06.96.44.51.3-3.40.6-0.43.74.98.7
Average night temperature (°C)8.56.83.83.22.0-0.9-7.4-2.6-4.80.52.14.5
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)5.1-1.3-3.5-2.4-5.9-5.0-17.5-16.3-13.6-8.6-3.8-1.1

El Chaltén monthly weather indicators

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight maximum duration (h)16.014.013.011.09.08.09.010.012.014.015.016.0
Daylight mean duration (h)15.714.212.410.69.18.38.610.011.713.615.216.2
Daylight minimum duration (h)15.013.011.09.08.08.08.09.010.012.014.015.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)9.58.16.85.83.43.65.24.68.69.610.412.6
Precipitation (mm)1182133262162251141851828514112490
Sunny days117610481561412813
Rainy days202123172288146121918
Snow days002351481110730

Best time to visit El Chaltén:

The best time to visit El Chaltén during the most sunny months:

  • January — 9.5(h)
  • October — 9.6(h)
  • November — 10.4(h)
  • December — 12.6(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in El Chaltén:

  • January — 15.7(h)
  • November — 15.2(h)
  • December — 16.2(h)

The largest precipitation sum in El Chaltén is at

  • February — 213(mm)
  • March — 326(mm)
  • April — 216(mm)
  • May — 225(mm)