Antarctica

Area of Antarctica	12,538,782.5 km²
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time

Antarctica Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1954 to 2020)

Average Temp

-14.6°C

5.8°F

Average High

-10.8°C

12.5°F

Average Low

-16.9°C

1.7°F

Record High Temperature

14.0°C

57.2°F

Record Low Temperature

-80.6°C

-113.1°F

Average Precipitation

50.9 mm

2.0 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

12.1 days

Average Snowfall

202.0 mm

8.0 in

Average Snowfall Days (≥ 25 mm)

2.3 days

Average Wind Speed

4.4 m/s

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Earthquake

High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

The data on this page is estimated using a number of publicly available tools and resources. It is provided without warranty, and could contain inaccuracies.