Elephant Island

Island · South Shetland Islands

Area 452 km²

Time zone America/Argentina/Ushuaia

Elephant Island

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Climate & when to visit

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Typical weather in January

Poor

1° (feels like -7°) · extremes -3°–3°
-1° at night
16 rainy days
3 sunny days
7 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Light breeze
1°C · too cold to swim
UV index 5 · moderate
18 hours of daylight

Typical weather in February

Poor

1° (feels like -7°) · extremes -4°–4°
0° at night
15 rainy days
2 sunny days
5 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Windy
1°C · too cold to swim
UV index 3 · moderate
15 hours of daylight

Typical weather in March

Poor

1° (feels like -8°) · extremes -6°–3°
-1° at night
19 rainy days
2 sunny days
3 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Windy
1°C · too cold to swim
UV index 2 · low
13 hours of daylight

Typical weather in April

Poor

0° (feels like -9°) · extremes -10°–3°
-3° at night
18 rainy days
1 sunny day
2 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Windy
0°C · too cold to swim
UV index 1 · low
10 hours of daylight

Typical weather in May

Poor

-1° (feels like -11°) · extremes -11°–2°
-5° at night
18 rainy days
0 sunny days
1 hour of sunshine per day
Dry air
Windy
-1°C · too cold to swim
UV index 0 · low
7 hours of daylight

Typical weather in June

Poor

-3° (feels like -13°) · extremes -15°–1°
-7° at night
18 rainy days
0 sunny days
1 hour of sunshine per day
Dry air
Windy
-1°C · too cold to swim
UV index 0 · low
5 hours of daylight

Typical weather in July

Poor

-3° (feels like -13°) · extremes -17°–0°
-8° at night
17 rainy days
0 sunny days
1 hour of sunshine per day
Dry air
Windy
-2°C · too cold to swim
UV index 0 · low
6 hours of daylight

Typical weather in August

Poor

-4° (feels like -13°) · extremes -17°–0°
-7° at night
18 rainy days
1 sunny day
2 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Windy
-2°C · too cold to swim
UV index 0 · low
9 hours of daylight

Typical weather in September

Poor

-2° (feels like -12°) · extremes -15°–1°
-6° at night
18 rainy days
2 sunny days
4 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Windy
-2°C · too cold to swim
UV index 2 · low
12 hours of daylight

Typical weather in October

Poor

-1° (feels like -11°) · extremes -9°–1°
-4° at night
19 rainy days
2 sunny days
5 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Windy
-1°C · too cold to swim
UV index 3 · moderate
14 hours of daylight

Typical weather in November

Poor

-1° (feels like -10°) · extremes -7°–1°
-3° at night
17 rainy days
3 sunny days
7 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Windy
-1°C · too cold to swim
UV index 5 · moderate
17 hours of daylight

Typical weather in December

Poor

0° (feels like -8°) · extremes -4°–2°
-2° at night
16 rainy days
3 sunny days
8 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Windy
0°C · too cold to swim
UV index 5 · moderate
19 hours of daylight

Climate data: NASA POWER + Copernicus ERA5-Land and ERA5 · 1996–2025

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