South Pole
Climate and day and night

South Pole

Section Title: Climate and day and night
Table Section Text: None

Climate data for The South Pole

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year

Record high °C (°F)	−14.4 (6.1)	−20.6 (−5.1)	−26.7 (−16.1)	−27.8 (−18.0)	−25.1 (−13.2)	−28.8 (−19.8)	−33.9 (−29.0)	−32.8 (−27.0)	−29.3 (−20.7)	−25.1 (−13.2)	−18.9 (−2.0)	−12.3 (9.9)	−12.3 (9.9)

Average high °C (°F)	−26.0 (−14.8)	−37.9 (−36.2)	−49.6 (−57.3)	−53.0 (−63.4)	−53.6 (−64.5)	−54.5 (−66.1)	−55.2 (−67.4)	−54.9 (−66.8)	−54.4 (−65.9)	−48.4 (−55.1)	−36.2 (−33.2)	−26.3 (−15.3)	−45.8 (−50.4)

Daily mean °C (°F)	−28.4 (−19.1)	−40.9 (−41.6)	−53.7 (−64.7)	−57.8 (−72.0)	−58.0 (−72.4)	−58.9 (−74.0)	−59.8 (−75.6)	−59.7 (−75.5)	−59.1 (−74.4)	−51.6 (−60.9)	−38.2 (−36.8)	−28.0 (−18.4)	−49.5 (−57.1)

Average low °C (°F)	−29.6 (−21.3)	−43.1 (−45.6)	−56.8 (−70.2)	−60.9 (−77.6)	−61.5 (−78.7)	−62.8 (−81.0)	−63.4 (−82.1)	−63.2 (−81.8)	−61.7 (−79.1)	−54.3 (−65.7)	−40.1 (−40.2)	−29.1 (−20.4)	−52.2 (−62.0)

Record low °C (°F)	−41.1 (−42.0)	−58.9 (−74.0)	−71.1 (−96.0)	−75.0 (−103.0)	−78.3 (−108.9)	−82.8 (−117.0)	−80.6 (−113.1)	−79.3 (−110.7)	−79.4 (−110.9)	−72.0 (−97.6)	−55.0 (−67.0)	−41.1 (−42.0)	−82.8 (−117.0)

Average precipitation mm (inches)	0.3 (0.01)	0.6 (0.02)	0.2 (0.01)	0.1 (0.00)	0.2 (0.01)	0.1 (0.00)	—	—	0.1 (0.00)	0.1 (0.00)	0.1 (0.00)	0.3 (0.01)	2.3 (0.09)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	1.6

Average snowy days	22.0	19.6	13.6	11.4	17.2	17.3	18.2	17.5	11.7	16.7	16.9	20.6	203.0

Mean monthly sunshine hours	406.1	497.2	195.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	34.1	390.6	558.0	616.9	2,698.2

Mean daily sunshine hours	13.1	17.6	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	12.6	18.6	19.9	7.4

Source #1: Pogoda.ru.net (temperatures, 1981–2010, extremes 1957–present)

Source #2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (precipitation 1957–1988 and sun 1978–1993), NOAA (snowy days data, 1961–1988)

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The mean annual temperature at the South Pole is –49.5 °C (–57.1 °F).

final_sentence: The mean annual temperature at the South Pole is –49.5 °C (–57.1 °F).