Best time to go to, climate and weather Antarctica
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Antarctica
Best time to visit and weather Antarctica
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Best time to visit and weather Antarctica
The best time to go to Antarctica is in january and february and november and december, in which you have a very cold temperature, but barely rainfall. The highest average temperature in Antarctica is -28° in january and the lowest is -53° in june.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Antarctica or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
| Max temp | Precipchance | Precip | Snow days | |
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| Jan | -28° | 1 mm | 1 | |
| Feb | -37° | 1 mm | 1 | |
| Mar | -47° | 1 mm | 1 | |
| Apr | -52° | 1 mm | 1 | |
| May | -51° | 1 mm | 2 | |
| Jun | -53° | 1 mm | 1 | |
| Jul | -53° | 1 mm | 1 | |
| Aug | -53° | 1 mm | 1 | |
| Sep | -51° | 1 mm | 1 | |
| Oct | -45° | 1 mm | 0 | |
| Nov | -34° | 1 mm | 1 | |
| Dec | -28° | 1 mm | 1 |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Antarctica? Go to the full climate information about Antarctica
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Antarctica indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Antarctica.
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Hotels and apartments in Antarctica
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Climate Antarctica
Climate Antarctica
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for in Antarctica per month.
| Average max °C |
Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Snow days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
Average UV-index |
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| Jan | -28° | -37° | 1 mm | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| Feb | -37° | -45° | 1 mm | 0 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar | -47° | -52° | 1 mm | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| Apr | -52° | -55° | 1 mm | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 1 |
| May | -51° | -55° | 1 mm | 0 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 1 |
| Jun | -53° | -57° | 1 mm | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 1 |
| Jul | -53° | -57° | 1 mm | 0 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 1 |
| Aug | -53° | -57° | 1 mm | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| Sep | -51° | -56° | 1 mm | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 1 |
| Oct | -45° | -52° | 1 mm | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov | -34° | -43° | 1 mm | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 2 |
| Dec | -28° | -37° | 1 mm | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum -28° in january in Antarctica and at least around -37° degrees. The it will be dry 30 days this month in Antarctica and on average, it snows 1 day in january.
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum -37° in february in Antarctica and at least around -45° degrees. The it will be dry 27 days this month in Antarctica and on average, it snows 1 day in february.
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum -47° in march in Antarctica and at least around -52° degrees. The it will be dry 30 days this month in Antarctica and on average, it snows 1 day in march.
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum -52° in april in Antarctica and at least around -55° degrees. The it will be dry 29 days this month in Antarctica and on average, it snows 1 day in april.
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum -51° in may in Antarctica and at least around -55° degrees. The it will be dry 29 days this month in Antarctica and on average, it snows 2 days in may.
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum -53° in june in Antarctica and at least around -57° degrees. The it will be dry 29 days this month in Antarctica and on average, it snows 1 day in june.
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum -53° in july in Antarctica and at least around -57° degrees. The it will be dry 30 days this month in Antarctica and on average, it snows 1 day in july.
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum -53° in august in Antarctica and at least around -57° degrees. The it will be dry 30 days this month in Antarctica and on average, it snows 1 day in august.
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum -51° in september in Antarctica and at least around -56° degrees. The it will be dry 29 days this month in Antarctica and on average, it snows 1 day in september.
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum -45° in october in Antarctica and at least around -52° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Antarctica.
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum -34° in november in Antarctica and at least around -43° degrees. The it will be dry 29 days this month in Antarctica and on average, it snows 1 day in november.
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum -28° in december in Antarctica and at least around -37° degrees. The it will be dry 30 days this month in Antarctica and on average, it snows 1 day in december.
Weather statistics Antarctica
Weather statistics Antarctica
View all weather statistics from Antarctica per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Antarctica and United Kingdom.
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14 day weather forecast Antarctica
The weather for in Antarctica will be -23° till -25° degrees in the next 14 days with a couple of days chance of light rain showers.
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| Max (°C) | -31° | -23° | -22° | -22° | -22° | -23° | -28° |
| Min (°C) | -34° | -32° | -24° | -26° | -24° | -27° | -31° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0.1mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| Snowfall (cm) | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm |
| Snow cover (cm) | 108cm | 108cm | 108cm | 108cm | 108cm | 108cm | 108cm |
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| UV-index | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tu27 Nov | We28 Nov | Th29 Nov | Fr30 Nov | Sa1 Dec | Su2 Dec | Mo3 Dec | |
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| Max (°C) | -26° | -20° | -23° | -28° | -24° | -25° | -26° |
| Min (°C) | -33° | -27° | -27° | -29° | -26° | -30° | -31° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 20% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0.4mm | 0.4mm | 0mm |
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| Snowfall (cm) | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0cm | 0.5cm | 0cm |
| Snow cover (cm) | 108cm | 108cm | 108cm | 108cm | 108cm | 109cm | 109cm |
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| UV-index | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
About Antarctica
Antarctica is in the continental part . It is 14.000.000 km² and has a population of 1.106. In terms of area, the country is 57x bigger than United Kingdom. If you want to call Antarctica you have to use + or 00 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +5012457809 or 005012457809.
Antarctica is in a straight line at 16.261 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 20 hour and 20 min.
Time difference Antarctica
In Antarctica it is now 13:52 hour in the afternoon on tuesday 20 november 2018. That is 13 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Antarctica is Antarctica/South_Pole and the Greenwich time is UTC+13.
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