Island in Antarctique

South Georgia Voyage Guide

South Georgia travel guide: interactive map, live weather, best time à visit, things à do and nearby places.

🌨️ -25°C now🕔 8:48 AM local📅 Best: janvier, septembre and décembre

Active alerts for South Georgia

⚠️sam., oct 3: freezing overnight, -25°C (-13°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️sam., oct 3: damaging gusts à 76 km/h.
⚠️dim., oct 4: freezing overnight, -24°C (-12°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️dim., oct 4: damaging gusts à 70 km/h.
⚠️lun., oct 5: freezing overnight, -18°C (-0°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️mar., oct 6: freezing overnight, -17°C (1°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.

Derived from the forecast. No official alert feed is wired for this country yet.

Résumé

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

Actuellement, il fait -25°C (-12°F) in South Georgia avec neige. La température ressentie est de -31°C. Aujourd’hui, les températures vont de -25°C à -21°C. La probabilité de précipitations est de 100%. Les conditions pour les visites obtiennent 2.1/10 – 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 much colder than average for octobre. The forecast high of -21°C is 10.3°C below the -10°C typical for this month. The best window à be outside is roughly 6 PM à 9 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 76 km/h will push high-sided vehicles on exposed roads and bridges. Overnight lows near -25°C mean ice is possible on bridges before dawn. Neige is falling now – expect reduced traction and slower journeys.

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

Carte de South Georgia

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Coordonnées: 54°25′46.6″S 36°35′16.4″W (-54.4296, -36.5879)

Météo à South Georgia maintenant

🌨️
-25°C
Neige · ressenti -31°C
Humidité89%
Vent14 km/h S
Rafales76 km/h
Indice UV3.1 · Modéré
Couverture nuageuse98%
Pression751 hPa
VisibilitéVery poor · 0 km
Qualité de l’air20 · Good
Température de la mer-0°C
Hauteur des vagues3 m
Lever du soleil5:46 AM
Coucher du soleil6:44 PM
Lune🌗 Last quarter · 57%

Wear sunglasses and use SPF 30+ if you are outside for long.

Source : Open-Meteo. Mis à jour 8:48 AM, oct 3 heure locale.

⚠️sam., oct 3: freezing overnight, -25°C (-13°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️sam., oct 3: damaging gusts à 76 km/h.
⚠️dim., oct 4: freezing overnight, -24°C (-12°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️dim., oct 4: damaging gusts à 70 km/h.
⚠️lun., oct 5: freezing overnight, -18°C (-0°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.
⚠️mar., oct 6: freezing overnight, -17°C (1°F). Expect ice on roads and trails.

Weekend outlook

sam.urday, oct 3

🌨️ -21° / -25°

Neige · 100% rain · wind 14 km/h

dim.day, oct 4

🌨️ -15° / -24°

Neige légère · 70% rain · wind 9 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 AM (UTC-02:00)
Meilleurs moisjanvier, septembre and décembre
ClimatPolar

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★☆☆☆☆

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 – 4 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 76 km/h.
  • Avoid swimming outside patrolled areas – waves are running at 3 m.
  • If your dates are flexible, avoid mai, juin and juillet – historically the least comfortable months here.

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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 -25°C (-12°F) avec neige. Humidité is 89% and wind is 14 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 AM.

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Data sources and methodology

Place dataUSPOTUS Atlas dataset (Antarctique) – coordinates, hierarchy and facts.
Carte tilesOpenStreetCarte contributors, CARTO and Esri.
ElevationOpen-Meteo digital elevation model where the dataset has no value.
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 3, 2026 at 8:48 AM heure locale. Live blocks refresh every 15 minutes; climate averages monthly.

Davil Hofile
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