Buenos Aires vs El Calafate: which is better, month by month

Buenos Aires beats El Calafate in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in June (78 vs 66) — while El Calafate wins December to March; they are within 3 points in November.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Buenos Aires vs El Calafate — all 12 months

MonthBuenos AiresEl CalafateWinnerGap
January79Bhot, a little rain, clean air92Snice, a little rain, clean airEl Calafate13
February79Bhot, rainy, clean air93Snice, a little rain, clean airEl Calafate14
March81Awarm, rainy, clean air87Acool, a little rain, clean airEl Calafate6
April84Anice, rainy, clean air79Bcool, a little rain, clean airBuenos Aires5
May82Anice, a little rain, clean air71Bcold, a little rain, clean airBuenos Aires11
June78Bcool, a little rain, clean air66Ccold, a little rain, clean airBuenos Aires12
July76Bcool, a little rain, clean air65Ccold, a little rain, clean airBuenos Aires11
August82Acool, a little rain, clean air72Bcold, a little rain, clean airBuenos Aires10
September86Anice, a little rain, clean air80Acold, a little rain, clean airBuenos Aires6
October90Snice, rainy, clean air84Acool, a little rain, clean airBuenos Aires6
November88Awarm, a little rain, clean air88Acool, a little rain, clean airTie0
December83Ahot, a little rain, clean air90Scool, a little rain, clean airEl Calafate7

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is February (79 vs 93). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Buenos Aires

🇦🇷 Argentina · mild climate

Best month
October 90/100
Months won
7 of 12

El Calafate

🇦🇷 Argentina · mild climate

Best month
February 93/100
Months won
4 of 12

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