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Surface temperature of Antarctica in winter and summer from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. The climate of Antarctica is the coldest on Earth. The continent is also extremely dry (it is a desert [1]), averaging 166 mm (6.5 in) of precipitation per year.
At the South Pole, 2,800 meters (9,200 feet) above sea level, the average annual temperature is -48.65 °C (-55.5 °F), ranging from about -26.5 °C (-15.5 °F) in December to about -60 °C (-76 °F) in July. The lowest recorded temperature is -83 °C (-117 °F), while the highest is -12 °C (10 °F). Here are the average temperatures. Climate chart - Vostok
Average temperatures - Antarctica. In the following table, we can see the temperature by month in Antarctica *. The coldest month is July, with an average of -26.2 °C ( -15.2 °F). The warmest month is January, with an average of -6.6 °C ( 20.1 °F).
The average annual temperature ranges from about -10°C (14°F) on the Antarctic coast to -60°C (-76°F) at the highest parts of the interior. Its interior is the coldest place on Earth, with the lowest recorded temperature being -89.2°C (-128.6°F) at the Russian Vostok Station.
The average annual temperature was about -11.7 °C in the years after 1991 and about -11.4 °C in the last years before 2023. So over the past 33 years, it has only increased by a minimal 0.3 °C. This trend only applies to the selected 4 weather stations in the Antarctica.
By far the coldest continent, Antarctica has winter temperatures that range from −128.6 °F (−89.2 °C), the world’s lowest recorded temperature, measured at Vostok Station on July 21, 1983, on the high inland ice sheet to −76 °F (−60 °C) near sea level.
Cold winters and short cold summers, approx. -2°C to -30°C monthly averages. Frequently changing weather, cloud and year-round snow is common. Coasts often have fast-ice through the year which keeps temperatures low. e.g. McMurdo, 77°50'S, 166°30'E, average temperature -16.9°C, range 23.8°C.