climigo

Antarctica

When to go?

No month without a contraindication; the least rainy is January.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

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Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −20°−25° extreme cold
February −26°−31° extreme cold
March −33°−38° extreme cold
April −37°−42° extreme cold
May −38°−42° extreme cold
June −39°−43° extreme cold
July −40°−44° extreme cold
August −40°−44° extreme cold
September −39°−43° extreme cold
October −34°−39° extreme cold
November −26°−31° extreme cold
December −20°−25° extreme cold

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−50°−45°−40°−35°−30°−25°−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−24.9 · −19.9 °CJanuary: −24.9 · −19.9 °C−30.8 · −25.7 °CFebruary: −30.8 · −25.7 °C−37.6 · −33.0 °CMarch: −37.6 · −33.0 °C−41.6 · −37.3 °CApril: −41.6 · −37.3 °C−42.4 · −38.0 °CMay: −42.4 · −38.0 °C−42.9 · −38.5 °CJune: −42.9 · −38.5 °C−44.4 · −39.8 °CJuly: −44.4 · −39.8 °C−44.3 · −39.7 °CAugust: −44.3 · −39.7 °C−43.4 · −38.7 °CSeptember: −43.4 · −38.7 °C−39.0 · −33.7 °COctober: −39.0 · −33.7 °C−30.8 · −25.5 °CNovember: −30.8 · −25.5 °C−24.9 · −20.0 °CDecember: −24.9 · −20.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −24.9 – −19.9 °C
Feb −30.8 – −25.7 °C
Mar −37.6 – −33.0 °C
Apr −41.6 – −37.3 °C
May −42.4 – −38.0 °C
Jun −42.9 – −38.5 °C
Jul −44.4 – −39.8 °C
Aug −44.3 – −39.7 °C
Sep −43.4 – −38.7 °C
Oct −39.0 – −33.7 °C
Nov −30.8 – −25.5 °C
Dec −24.9 – −20.0 °C

How much it rains

January 12 mm3 d
February 14 mm3 d
March 17 mm4 d
April 16 mm4 d
May 19 mm4 d
June 16 mm3 d
July 17 mm4 d
August 16 mm3 d
September 15 mm3 d
October 14 mm3 d
November 13 mm3 d
December 12 mm3 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 12 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a day14 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a dayFebruary: 14 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a day17 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a dayMarch: 17 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a day16 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a dayApril: 16 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a day19 mm · 4 rain days · 5 mm a dayMay: 19 mm · 4 rain days · 5 mm a day16 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a dayJune: 16 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a day17 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a dayJuly: 17 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a day16 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a dayAugust: 16 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a day15 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a daySeptember: 15 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a day14 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a dayOctober: 14 mm · 3 rain days · 5 mm a day13 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a dayNovember: 13 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a day12 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a dayDecember: 12 mm · 3 rain days · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 12 mm3 d
Feb 14 mm3 d
Mar 17 mm4 d
Apr 16 mm4 d
May 19 mm4 d
Jun 16 mm3 d
Jul 17 mm4 d
Aug 16 mm3 d
Sep 15 mm3 d
Oct 14 mm3 d
Nov 13 mm3 d
Dec 12 mm3 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 23 h 55
February 21 h 27
March 14 h 26
April 5 h 15
May 0 h 47
June 0 h 03
July 0 h 14
August 2 h 44
September 10 h 13
October 19 h 02
November 23 h 32
December 24 h 00

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 3273 cm
February 3273 cm
March 3273 cm
April 3273 cm
May 3273 cm
June 3273 cm
July 3273 cm
August 3273 cm
September 3273 cm
October 3273 cm
November 3273 cm
December 3273 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0400800 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3273 cmJanuary: 3273 cm3273 cmFebruary: 3273 cm3273 cmMarch: 3273 cm3273 cmApril: 3273 cm3273 cmMay: 3273 cm3273 cmJune: 3273 cm3273 cmJuly: 3273 cm3273 cmAugust: 3273 cm3273 cmSeptember: 3273 cm3273 cmOctober: 3273 cm3273 cmNovember: 3273 cm3273 cmDecember: 3273 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 3273 cm
Feb 3273 cm
Mar 3273 cm
Apr 3273 cm
May 3273 cm
Jun 3273 cm
Jul 3273 cm
Aug 3273 cm
Sep 3273 cm
Oct 3273 cm
Nov 3273 cm
Dec 3273 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Villa Las Estrellas

Cities