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Best Time à Visit South Georgia

Meilleur moment pour visiter South Georgia: janvier, septembre and décembre. Mois-by-month temperature, rainfall and crowd guidance.

🌥️ -14°C now🕔 8:48 PM local📅 Best: janvier, septembre and décembre

Meilleur moment pour visiter South Georgia

Go in janvier, septembre and décembre. These months score highest on comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and useful daylight.

Hardest months: mai, juin and juillet – expect the least comfortable mix of heat, cold or rain.

janvier★☆☆☆☆
février★☆☆☆☆
mars★☆☆☆☆
avril★☆☆☆☆
mai★☆☆☆☆
juin★☆☆☆☆
juillet★☆☆☆☆
août★☆☆☆☆
septembre★☆☆☆☆
octobre★☆☆☆☆
novembre★☆☆☆☆
décembre★☆☆☆☆

Climat in South Georgia month by month

Average high, average low and total rainfall, based on three years of reanalysis data.

janfémaravrmaijuijuisepoctnovdéLine: average high · Bars: rainfall
MoisMax moyenneMin moyennePrécipitationsÉvaluation
janvier-8°-12°318 mm★☆☆☆☆
février-7°-12°354 mm★☆☆☆☆
mars-8°-12°351 mm★☆☆☆☆
avril-9°-14°239 mm★☆☆☆☆
mai-13°-17°381 mm★☆☆☆☆
juin-14°-19°325 mm★☆☆☆☆
juillet-14°-19°376 mm★☆☆☆☆
août-16°-21°327 mm★☆☆☆☆
septembre-12°-18°208 mm★☆☆☆☆
octobre-10°-15°298 mm★☆☆☆☆
novembre-11°-15°284 mm★☆☆☆☆
décembre-10°-14°261 mm★☆☆☆☆

Climat type: Polar. Source : Open-Meteo archive (ERA5).

What à pack, what à skip

Pack for the next 7 days
  • A warm mid-layer and gloves for early mornings and evenings
  • Insulated outer layer, hat and boots avec grip for ice
  • A packable rain shell – 7 of the next 7 days carry a real chance of rain
Worth avoiding
  • Avoid high-elevation trails without traction devices – frozen surfaces persist in shade all day.
  • Avoid exposed ridgelines, small boats and rooftop viewpoints tandis que gusts stay above 103 km/h.
  • Avoid swimming outside patrolled areas – waves are running at 2.3 m.
  • If your dates are flexible, avoid mai, juin and juillet – historically the least comfortable months here.

Résumé

South Georgia is an island in Antarctique. South Georgia is known for king penguin colonies and Shackleton's grave.

Actuellement, il fait -14°C (6°F) in South Georgia avec brouillard. La température ressentie est de -19°C. Aujourd’hui, les températures vont de -15°C à -13°C. La probabilité de précipitations est de 100%. Les conditions pour les visites obtiennent 2.3/10 – médiocre — envisagez un autre jour.

La meilleure période pour visiter South Georgia is janvier, septembre and décembre. Le climat est polar. mai, juin and juillet sont généralement les mois les moins confortables. février est le mois le plus chaud, avec des maximales moyennes proches de -7°C, tandis que août est le mois le plus froid, avec des minimales proches de -21°C.

En termes simples. Today is slightly cooler than average for octobre. The forecast high of -13°C is 2.3°C below the -10°C typical for this month. The best window à be outside is roughly 1 PM à 4 PM, when temperature, rain chance and wind line up best. Visibilité is down à 0,3 km – use low beams and leave extra following distance. Rafales à 103 km/h will push high-sided vehicles on exposed roads and bridges. Overnight lows near -15°C mean ice is possible on bridges before dawn. Wet roads are likely; braking distances roughly double in heavy rain.

Compiled from this page's own data: atlas facts plus live Open-Meteo readings.

Météo à South Georgia maintenant

🌥️
-14°C
Brouillard · ressenti -19°C
Humidité97%
Vent8 km/h WSW
Rafales73 km/h
Indice UV0 · Faible
Couverture nuageuse100%
Pression760 hPa
VisibilitéVery poor · 0 km
Qualité de l’air18 · Good
Température de la mer1°C
Hauteur des vagues2.3 m
Lever du soleil5:00 AM
Coucher du soleil7:21 PM
Lune🌕 Full moon · 96%

Source : Open-Meteo. Mis à jour 8:48 PM, oct 24 heure locale.

⚠️jeu., oct 22: freezing overnight, -15°C (5°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️jeu., oct 22: damaging gusts à 103 km/h.
⚠️ven., oct 23: freezing overnight, -17°C (1°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️ven., oct 23: damaging gusts à 80 km/h.
⚠️sam., oct 24: freezing overnight, -22°C (-8°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️dim., oct 25: freezing overnight, -24°C (-11°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.

Weekend outlook

sam.urday, oct 24

❄️ -17° / -22°

Forte neige · 100% rain · wind 10 km/h

dim.day, oct 25

🌨️ -14° / -24°

Neige légère · 73% rain · wind 10 km/h

Quick facts about South Georgia

TypeIsland
ContinentAntarctique
ContinentAntarctique
Coordonnées54°25′46.6″S 36°35′16.4″W (-54.4296, -36.5879)
Known forking penguin colonies and Shackleton's grave
Main seasonnovembre à mars
Heure locale8:48 PM (UTC-02:00)
Meilleurs moisjanvier, septembre and décembre
ClimatPolar

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Frequently asked questions

Where is South Georgia?

South Georgia is an island in Antarctique. Its coordinates are -54.4296, -36.5879. It lies in Antarctique.

What is the weather like in South Georgia maintenant?

It is currently -14°C (6°F) avec brouillard. Humidité is 97% and wind is 8 km/h.

When is the best time à visit South Georgia?

janvier, septembre and décembre offer the most comfortable conditions in South Georgia, which has a polar climate. mai, juin and juillet are usually the hardest months for outdoor plans.

What time zone is South Georgia in?

South Georgia observes Atlantic/South_Georgia (UTC-02:00). The heure locale is 8:48 PM.

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Data sources and methodology

Place dataUSPOTUS Atlas dataset (Antarctique) – coordinates, hierarchy and facts.
Prévisions and observationsOpen-Meteo (ECMWF and national models).
Qualité de l’air and pollenCopernicus CAMS via Open-Meteo. US AQI scale.
Climat averagesERA5 reanalysis via the Open-Meteo archive, aggregated over 3 years.
MethodScores, comparisons and advice on this page are computed from the inputs above. Distances are straight-line. Nothing is estimated where data is missing – the block is simply not shown.

Last updated octobre 24, 2026 at 8:48 PM heure locale. Live blocks refresh every 15 minutes; climate averages monthly.

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