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El Calafate

Argentina
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El Calafate

El Calafate is a small town in the Patagonia region of Argentina.

El Calafate is the location of the Glaciarium, a museum that focuses on ice and glaciers, especially in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.

The history of El Calafate began in the first decades of the twentieth century. Originally, it was simply a sheltering place for wool traders. The town was officially founded in 1927 by the government of Argentina to promote settlement, but it was the creation of nearby Perito Moreno National Park in 1937 that sparked growth and the building of better road access.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

19°C8
Precipitation: 13 mm

Feb

19°C8
Precipitation: 7.8 mm

Mar

16°C6
Precipitation: 14 mm

Apr

13°C3
Precipitation: 25 mm

May

8°C0
Precipitation: 31 mm

Jun

5°C
Precipitation: 21 mm

Jul

4°C
Precipitation: 26 mm

Aug

7°C
Precipitation: 21 mm

Sep

10°C1
Precipitation: 16 mm

Oct

14°C3
Precipitation: 12 mm

Nov

16°C5
Precipitation: 9.1 mm

Dec

18°C7
Precipitation: 14 mm
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