South Georgia
Territory in Antarctic
In brief
Area: 3,903 km². World rank 178 of 249.
Territory
- Area
- 3,903 km²
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- No data
- Neighbours
- None
- Agricultural land
- No data
Elevation
- Highest point
- Mount Paget, 2,934 m
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean, 0 m
- Mean elevation, m
- No data
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 0
- Warmest month in the capital
- February, 3°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- July, -2°C
- Precipitation, mm per year
- No data
Climate by month: King Edward Point
February: day 4°C, night 2°C, precipitation 106 mm
Estimate from NASA POWER: averages for 2001–2025 at the capital’s location (grid cell about 50 km across). The city itself is often 1–3 °C warmer in winter.
Table of values
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Precipitation, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 1 | 108 |
| February | 4 | 2 | 106 |
| March | 3 | 1 | 117 |
| April | 2 | 0 | 99 |
| May | 1 | -1 | 93 |
| June | 0 | -3 | 90 |
| July | -1 | -4 | 78 |
| August | -1 | -4 | 83 |
| September | 0 | -3 | 79 |
| October | 0 | -2 | 70 |
| November | 1 | -1 | 80 |
| December | 3 | 1 | 92 |