Best time to visit, climate and weather Antarctica

Best time to visit Antarctica

The best time to visit Antarctica is in january and february and november and december, when you will have a very cold temperature, but limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in Antarctica is -26° in january and the lowest is -50° in april.

If you want to know what the average temperature is in Antarctica or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 10 years.

Best time to visit and climate Antarctica

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Day max °C
MM rain
Snow days

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day max °C	-26°	-33°	-45°	-50°	-48°	-49°	-46°	-50°	-46°	-43°	-32°	-26°
MM rain	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm
Snow days	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	1

All climate data from Antarctica

Vacation Antarctica

Hotels and apartments in Antarctica

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Flight tickets to Antarctica

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Climate Antarctica

Climate Antarctica per Month
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Day max °C
Night min °C
MM rain
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Wind force in Bft
Average UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day max °C	-26°	-33°	-45°	-50°	-48°	-49°	-46°	-50°	-46°	-43°	-32°	-26°
Night min °C	-37°	-45°	-52°	-55°	-55°	-57°	-57°	-57°	-56°	-52°	-43°	-37°
MM rain	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm	1 mm
Rain days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Snow days	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
Dry days	30	27	30	29	29	29	30	30	29	31	29	30
Wind force in Bft	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3
Average UV-index	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1

Climate Antarctica january

On average, it is maximum -26° 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.

Climate Antarctica february

On average, it is maximum -33° 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.

Climate Antarctica march

On average, it is maximum -45° 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.

Climate Antarctica april

On average, it is maximum -50° 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.

Climate Antarctica may

On average, it is maximum -48° 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.

Climate Antarctica june

On average, it is maximum -49° 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.

Climate Antarctica july

On average, it is maximum -46° 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.

Climate Antarctica august

On average, it is maximum -50° 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.

Climate Antarctica september

On average, it is maximum -46° 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.

Climate Antarctica october

On average, it is maximum -43° in october in Antarctica and at least around -52° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Antarctica.

Climate Antarctica november

On average, it is maximum -32° 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.

Climate Antarctica december

On average, it is maximum -26° 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.

14 day weather forecast Antarctica

The weather for in Antarctica will be -37° till -32° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers.

Weather forecast this week
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	Sa 25 May	Su 26 May	Mo 27 May	Tu 28 May	We 29 May	Th 30 May	Fr 31 May

Max (°C)	-44°	-37°	-35°	-32°	-34°	-39°	-42°
Min (°C)	-48°	-44°	-39°	-37°	-39°	-41°	-45°
Rainfall (mm)	0.1 mm	0.6 mm	0.4 mm	0.5 mm	0.3 mm	0 mm	0 mm
Rainfall (%)	15%	25%	10%	20%	15%	0%	0%
Snowfall and snow cover
Snowfall (cm)	0cm	0.4cm	0.2cm	0.3cm	0.2cm	0cm	0cm
Snow cover (cm)	106cm	107cm	107cm	107cm	107cm	107cm	107cm
UV-index
UV-index	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Weather forecast next week
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	Sa 1 Jun	Su 2 Jun	Mo 3 Jun	Tu 4 Jun	We 5 Jun	Th 6 Jun	Fr 7 Jun

Max (°C)	-45°	-50°	-48°	-48°	-46°	-36°	-32°
Min (°C)	-49°	-55°	-51°	-49°	-48°	-41°	-34°
Rainfall (mm)	0 mm	0 mm	0 mm	0 mm	0 mm	0.1 mm	0.6 mm
Rainfall (%)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	15%	30%
Snowfall and snow cover
Snowfall (cm)	0cm	0cm	0cm	0cm	0cm	0cm	0.8cm
Snow cover (cm)	107cm	107cm	107cm	107cm	107cm	107cm	108cm
UV-index
UV-index	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

About Antarctica

Antarctica is in the continental part . The total surface is 14.000.000 km² and the population consists of 1.106 inhabitants. 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 21:51 o’clock in the evening on saturday 25 may 2019. That is 11 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Antarctica is Antarctica/South_Pole and the Greenwich time is UTC+12.

Currency Antarctica

Bring your credit card

Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.

You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:

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