El Calafate vs San Martín de los Andes: which is better, month by month

El Calafate beats San Martín de los Andes in 9 of 12 months — its lead peaks in February (93 vs 12) — while San Martín de los Andes wins June to August.

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.

El Calafate vs San Martín de los Andes — all 12 months

MonthEl CalafateSan Martín de los AndesWinnerGap
January92Snice, a little rain, clean air15Fwarm, a little rain, clean airEl Calafate77
February93Snice, a little rain, clean air12Fwarm, dry, clean airEl Calafate81
March87Acool, a little rain, clean air19Fnice, a little rain, clean airEl Calafate68
April79Bcool, a little rain, clean air36Fcool, rainy, clean airEl Calafate43
May71Bcold, a little rain, clean air57Dcold, rainy, clean airEl Calafate14
June66Ccold, a little rain, clean air75Bcold, soaked, clean airSan Martín de los Andes9
July65Ccold, a little rain, clean air79Bcold, soaked, clean airSan Martín de los Andes14
August72Bcold, a little rain, clean air81Acold, soaked, clean airSan Martín de los Andes9
September80Acold, a little rain, clean air67Ccold, rainy, clean airEl Calafate13
October84Acool, a little rain, clean air50Dcool, rainy, clean airEl Calafate34
November88Acool, a little rain, clean air27Fnice, a little rain, clean airEl Calafate61
December90Scool, a little rain, clean air17Fnice, a little rain, clean airEl Calafate73

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is February (93 vs 12). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

El Calafate

🇦🇷 Argentina · mild climate

Best month
February 93/100
Months won
9 of 12

San Martín de los Andes

🇦🇷 Argentina · mild climate

Best month
August 81/100
Months won
3 of 12

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