Kerguelen weather by month

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

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & daylight
UV levels & humidity

Temperature in Kerguelen (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	10	10	10	8	6	5	4	4	5	6	7	9
Min temperature (night-time)	4	4	3	2	0	-1	-1	-2	-1	0	1	3
Heat & Humidity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sea temperature	5	6	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	4

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & Daylight in Kerguelen

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	6	6	5	4	3	2	3	3	4	5	6	6
Daily hours of daylight	16	14	12	11	9	8	9	10	12	14	15	16
UV Index (Maximum)	8	7	5	2	1	1	1	1	2	4	7	8

Rainfall in Kerguelen

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	24	22	25	26	28	28	30	28	27	24	22	23
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	56	51	65	78	74	63	78	77	72	59	57	59

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The climate guide for French Southern & Antarctic Lands, represented by Kerguelen, (Kerguelen) 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.

What's the climate like in Kerguelen?

Kerguelen has a very cold climate, too cold for trees.

Kerguelen weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 10°C in Kerguelen, French Southern & Antarctic Lands in January based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 24 days with some rainfall and typically 56 mm of rainfall in the month.

10
10°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
24
24 days with some rainfall
4
4°C min night temperature
16
16 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
56
56 mm of monthly rainfall
8
8 (Very High) UV index
5
5°C sea temperature

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Kerguelen weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 10°C in Kerguelen, French Southern & Antarctic Lands in February based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 22 days with some rainfall and typically 51 mm of rainfall in the month.

10
10°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
22
22 days with some rainfall
4
4°C min night temperature
14
14 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
51
51 mm of monthly rainfall
7
7 (High) UV index
6
6°C sea temperature

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Kerguelen weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 10°C in Kerguelen, French Southern & Antarctic Lands in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 25 days with some rainfall and typically 65 mm of rainfall in the month.

10
10°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
25
25 days with some rainfall
3
3°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
65
65 mm of monthly rainfall
5
5 (Moderate) UV index
6
6°C sea temperature

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Kerguelen weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 8°C in Kerguelen, French Southern & Antarctic Lands in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average with 26 days with some rainfall and typically 78 mm of rainfall in the month.

8
8°C max day temperature
4
4 hours of sunshine per day
26
26 days with some rainfall
2
2°C min night temperature
11
11 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
78
78 mm of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index
5
5°C sea temperature

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Kerguelen weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 6°C in Kerguelen, French Southern & Antarctic Lands in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 3 hours of sunshine per day on average with 28 days with some rainfall and typically 74 mm of rainfall in the month.

6
6°C max day temperature
3
3 hours of sunshine per day
28
28 days with some rainfall
0
0°C min night temperature
9
9 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
74
74 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
4
4°C sea temperature

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Kerguelen weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 5°C in Kerguelen, French Southern & Antarctic Lands in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 2 hours of sunshine per day on average with 28 days with some rainfall and typically 63 mm of rainfall in the month.

5
5°C max day temperature
2
2 hours of sunshine per day
28
28 days with some rainfall
-1
-1°C min night temperature
8
8 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
63
63 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
3
3°C sea temperature

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Kerguelen weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 4°C in Kerguelen, French Southern & Antarctic Lands in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 3 hours of sunshine per day on average with 30 days with some rainfall and typically 78 mm of rainfall in the month.

4
4°C max day temperature
3
3 hours of sunshine per day
30
30 days with some rainfall
-1
-1°C min night temperature
9
9 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
78
78 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
3
3°C sea temperature

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Kerguelen weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 4°C in Kerguelen, French Southern & Antarctic Lands in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 3 hours of sunshine per day on average with 28 days with some rainfall and typically 77 mm of rainfall in the month, which might fall as snow.

4
4°C max day temperature
3
3 hours of sunshine per day
28
28 days with some rainfall
-2
-2°C min night temperature
10
10 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
77
77 mm of monthly rainfall
1
1 (Low) UV index
2
2°C sea temperature

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Kerguelen weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 5°C in Kerguelen, French Southern & Antarctic Lands in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 4 hours of sunshine per day on average with 27 days with some rainfall and typically 72 mm of rainfall in the month.

5
5°C max day temperature
4
4 hours of sunshine per day
27
27 days with some rainfall
-1
-1°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
72
72 mm of monthly rainfall
2
2 (Low) UV index
2
2°C sea temperature

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Kerguelen weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 6°C in Kerguelen, French Southern & Antarctic Lands in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 24 days with some rainfall and typically 59 mm of rainfall in the month.

6
6°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
24
24 days with some rainfall
0
0°C min night temperature
14
14 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
59
59 mm of monthly rainfall
4
4 (Moderate) UV index
2
2°C sea temperature

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Kerguelen weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 7°C in Kerguelen, French Southern & Antarctic Lands in November based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 22 days with some rainfall and typically 57 mm of rainfall in the month.

7
7°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
22
22 days with some rainfall
1
1°C min night temperature
15
15 hours of daylight per day
0
No heat & humidity
57
57 mm of monthly rainfall
7
7 (High) UV index
3
3°C sea temperature

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Kerguelen weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 9°C in Kerguelen, French Southern & Antarctic Lands in December based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 23 days with some rainfall and typically 59 mm of rainfall in the month.