McMurdo Station climate and weather
Current conditions
-9.8° / -14.9°
Overcast
- Feels like
- -16.8° / -22.0°
- Humidity
- —
- Wind
- 30.9 km/h (gusts 40.7)
- UV index
- 4.5
- Sunrise / sunset
- 00:00 / 00:00
- Daylight
- 24.0 hrs
7-day forecast
| Date | Weather | High | Low | Feels like | Precip | Rain | Wind | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 14 Nov | Overcast | -9.8° | -14.9° | -16.8° / -22.0° | 0.0 mm | 0% | 30.9 km/h | 4.5 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Overcast | -8.0° | -14.6° | -13.5° / -20.6° | 0.0 mm | 0% | 22.5 km/h | 4.6 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Moderate snow | -5.0° | -13.0° | -10.0° / -20.8° | 4.5 mm | 98% | 61.7 km/h | 4.1 |
| Tue 17 Nov | Slight snow | -1.9° | -12.1° | -9.8° / -19.7° | 2.3 mm | 63% | 49.1 km/h | 4.9 |
| Wed 18 Nov | Slight snow | -2.7° | -4.6° | -6.4° / -13.0° | 1.6 mm | 34% | 44.6 km/h | 4.8 |
| Thu 19 Nov | Slight snow | -3.5° | -9.3° | -9.9° / -13.3° | 1.8 mm | 35% | 32.5 km/h | 3.9 |
| Fri 20 Nov | Slight snow | -5.5° | -11.4° | -9.5° / -13.8° | 0.8 mm | 6% | 12.9 km/h | 5.0 |
Air quality
17
Good
US Air Quality Index
European AQI: 12
- PM2.5
- 2.1 µg/m³
- PM10
- 2.9 µg/m³
- Ozone (O₃)
- 37.0 µg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.0 µg/m³
- SO₂
- 0.1 µg/m³
- CO
- 48.0 µg/m³
- UV index
- 1.7
- Dust
- 0.0 µg/m³
Climate through the year
Now: November
Average high and low, °C Rainfall, mm
Temperature by month
Precipitation and rain days
Sunshine, UV and humidity
Best months to visit
| Month | Rating | Avg high | Avg low | Rain days | Sun (hrs) | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Good · 60 | -18.5°C | -25.2°C | 1.7 | 440.2 | 58.9% |
| February | Good · 57 | -11.1°C | -15.8°C | 2.1 | 459.2 | 68.3% |
| March | Good · 57 | -19.2°C | -24.9°C | 2.3 | 297.6 | 65.1% |
| November | Good · 57 | -11.8°C | -17.0°C | 1.0 | 624.0 | 66.8% |
| January | Fair · 54 | -4.7°C | -8.8°C | 2.5 | 585.9 | 74.3% |
| December | Fair · 54 | -4.3°C | -8.5°C | 1.2 | 632.4 | 73.2% |
| September | Fair · 47 | -23.2°C | -30.3°C | 2.6 | 195.0 | 62.6% |
| April | Fair · 39 | -23.4°C | -30.0°C | 3.0 | 63.0 | 66.2% |
| July | Fair · 39 | -26.0°C | -33.5°C | 1.9 | 0.0 | 64.5% |
| August | Fair · 39 | -26.3°C | -34.2°C | 2.1 | 18.6 | 66.5% |
| May | Poor · 32 | -22.9°C | -30.1°C | 3.9 | 0.0 | 67.2% |
| June | Poor · 32 | -21.7°C | -29.0°C | 3.6 | 0.0 | 64.9% |
Monthly climate data
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Feels high | Feels low | Precip | Rain days | Snow | Sun | Daylight | UV | Humidity | Wind | Clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4.7° | -8.8° | -6.5° | -8.8° | -13.9° | 8.7 mm | 2.5 | 6.1 cm | 585.9 hrs | 24.0 hrs | — | 74.3% | 17.4 km/h | 57.6% |
| Feb | -11.1° | -15.8° | -13.3° | -16.1° | -21.5° | 7.3 mm | 2.1 | 5.1 cm | 459.2 hrs | 22.7 hrs | — | 68.3% | 17.7 km/h | 60.2% |
| Mar | -19.2° | -24.9° | -22.1° | -24.8° | -31.1° | 10.0 mm | 2.3 | 7.1 cm | 297.6 hrs | 13.7 hrs | — | 65.1% | 20.6 km/h | 62.2% |
| Apr | -23.4° | -30.0° | -26.8° | -29.2° | -36.4° | 10.6 mm | 3.0 | 7.5 cm | 63.0 hrs | 5.0 hrs | — | 66.2% | 22.5 km/h | 66.7% |
| May | -22.9° | -30.1° | -26.6° | -28.6° | -36.4° | 12.5 mm | 3.9 | 8.9 cm | 0.0 hrs | 0.0 hrs | — | 67.2% | 24.4 km/h | 78.2% |
| Jun | -21.7° | -29.0° | -25.5° | -27.6° | -35.4° | 11.8 mm | 3.6 | 8.3 cm | 0.0 hrs | 0.0 hrs | — | 64.9% | 26.0 km/h | 70.7% |
| Jul | -26.0° | -33.5° | -29.9° | -31.7° | -40.0° | 6.0 mm | 1.9 | 4.3 cm | 0.0 hrs | 0.0 hrs | — | 64.5% | 23.4 km/h | 62.1% |
| Aug | -26.3° | -34.2° | -30.5° | -32.2° | -40.8° | 5.4 mm | 2.1 | 3.8 cm | 18.6 hrs | 1.8 hrs | — | 66.5% | 25.9 km/h | 67.5% |
| Sep | -23.2° | -30.3° | -26.9° | -28.9° | -36.9° | 7.1 mm | 2.6 | 4.9 cm | 195.0 hrs | 10.7 hrs | — | 62.6% | 24.1 km/h | 63.9% |
| Oct | -18.5° | -25.2° | -21.7° | -24.0° | -31.5° | 6.3 mm | 1.7 | 4.4 cm | 440.2 hrs | 19.6 hrs | — | 58.9% | 22.4 km/h | 57.9% |
| Nov | -11.8° | -17.0° | -14.1° | -16.5° | -22.7° | 3.9 mm | 1.0 | 2.8 cm | 624.0 hrs | 24.0 hrs | — | 66.8% | 18.9 km/h | 53.8% |
| Dec | -4.3° | -8.5° | -6.1° | -8.1° | -13.7° | 4.1 mm | 1.2 | 3.0 cm | 632.4 hrs | 24.0 hrs | — | 73.2% | 17.4 km/h | 54.4% |