Water temperature in El Calafate in December

Is it warm enough to swim in El Calafate in December? Average water temperature in El Calafate in December is 9.7°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest water in El Calafate in December is 12.4°C, and the coldest is 6.5°C. Average high air temperature in El Calafate in December is 18°C, and average low temperature is 7°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in El Calafate

Changes water temperature in El Calafate in December 2024, 2023

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in El Calafate for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in El Calafate, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of December.

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Day	2024	2023	Min	Max
1 December	9.6°C	8.2°C	6.9°C	9.9°C
2 December	10°C	8.2°C	6.5°C	10.1°C
3 December	9.9°C	7.9°C	6.7°C	10.1°C
4 December	9.7°C	8.1°C	7.2°C	9.7°C
5 December	9.6°C	9.3°C	7.2°C	10.2°C
6 December	9.7°C	9.2°C	7.4°C	10.3°C
7 December	10.1°C	9.7°C	7.4°C	10.1°C
8 December	10.1°C	10°C	7.4°C	10.1°C
9 December	10°C	8.7°C	7.4°C	10.5°C
10 December	10.1°C	9.4°C	7.6°C	10.4°C
11 December	10.1°C	9.5°C	7.7°C	10.6°C
12 December	10.4°C	9.8°C	7.8°C	10.6°C
13 December	10.9°C	9.4°C	8.3°C	10.9°C
14 December	10.3°C	9.5°C	8.3°C	10.4°C
15 December	11.1°C	9.9°C	8.2°C	11.1°C

Day	2024	2023	Min	Max
16 December	11.1°C	9.6°C	8.4°C	11.1°C
17 December	11.3°C	9.5°C	8.6°C	11.3°C
18 December	11.6°C	9.7°C	8.4°C	11.6°C
19 December	11.4°C	11°C	8.1°C	11.7°C
20 December	11.1°C	10.4°C	8.2°C	12.2°C
21 December	11.2°C	10°C	8.3°C	11.5°C
22 December	11.2°C	10.3°C	8.5°C	11.8°C
23 December	10.6°C	10.3°C	8.7°C	11.8°C
24 December	12°C	10.3°C	8.9°C	12°C
25 December	11.9°C	10.9°C	9.1°C	11.9°C
26 December	11.1°C	11.5°C	9.2°C	11.8°C
27 December	11°C	10.7°C	9.7°C	11.2°C
28 December	11.6°C	10.6°C	9.7°C	11.6°C
29 December	12.1°C	10.8°C	9.4°C	12.1°C
30 December	11.9°C	10.9°C	9.3°C	11.9°C
31 December	12.4°C	10.9°C	9.5°C	12.4°C

El Calafate water temp chart in December

Average water temperature in El Calafate in December over a decade

2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
8.8°C	10.2°C	9.8°C	10.5°C	10°C

2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
9.9°C	10.7°C	10.5°C	9.8°C	10.8°C

Weather and climate in El Calafate in December

This data display average monthly climate indicators in El Calafate in December based on our historical weather readings over a period of ten years. In addition to temperature, we include data on the number of rainy and sunny days so you can have all the information about your destination before your trip

Average HIGH temperature18°C
Average LOW temperature7°C
Average humidity
47
Average rainfall days4 days
Average rainfall0.6''/15mm
Average daylight16h
Average sunshine8.3h
Average UV index9

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in December. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Viedma Lake	8.9°C	6.3°C	11.6°C
Puerto Natales	10.2°C	7.3°C	13.8°C
Comandante Luis Piedrabuena	11.3°C	7.9°C	15.7°C
Punta Loyola	10.2°C	7°C	13.6°C
Puerto Santa Cruz	11°C	7.6°C	14.6°C
Rio Gallegos	10°C	6.9°C	13.3°C
Puerto de Punta Quilla	10.9°C	7.5°C	14.5°C
Punta Arenas	8.3°C	6.7°C	11°C
Strait of Magellan	8.3°C	6.8°C	10.8°C
Puerto San Julian	11°C	8°C	14.6°C

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Our report for El Calafate is compiled using satellite data together with in-situ observations to get the most reliable daily data of sea surface temperatures, surf forecasts, current temperatures and weather forecasts.

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