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Climate of Antarctica
Antarctica has a ice cap climate. It is always cold here with temperatures below 0°F. The average annual temperature for Antarctica is -77° degrees and there is about 4 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 326 days a year with an average humidity of 96% and an UV-index of 1.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -53°C and -28°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -57°C and -37°C
- Rain: it rains 0 days and there is a total of approximately 12 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 12 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 99 sun hours
| Maximum temperature: | between -53°C and -28°C |
| Warmest month: | -28°C in January |
| Coldest month: | -53°C in June |
| Night temperature: | between -57°C and -37°C |
| Dry days: | 353 days |
| Days with rain: | 0 days |
| Days with snow: | 12 days |
| Total rain sum: | 12 mm |
| Hours of sunshine: | 99 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Antarctica.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Antarctica.
Climate table of Antarctica
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Antarctica. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Antarctica might be like in a given month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°F) | -18 | -34 | -53 | -61 | -61 | -63 | -63 | -64 | -60 | -49 | -29 | -18 |
| Night temp. (°F) | -34 | -49 | -62 | -68 | -67 | -70 | -70 | -71 | -68 | -61 | -45 | -35 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (inch) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Days with rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days with snow | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Dry days | 30 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Best time to visit Antarctica
The best time to visit Antarctica is January through December. In this period you have a very cold temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Antarctica is -18°F in January and the lowest is -64°F in August.
Climate of Antarctica by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Antarctica? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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