Antarctica weather by month

Check out Antarctica weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °C	-26	-39	-51	-54	-54	-55	-56	-56	-56	-49	-36	-27
Hours of sunshine (daily)	18	18	9	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	20	19
Days with some rainfall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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The climate guide for Antarctica (Amundsen-Scott (South Pole)) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

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