South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
The capital and largest city of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a 2-resident city with 88 sunny days and 252 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 3.5 µg/m³. The capital and largest city of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Daily mean°C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Daily low°C | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -3 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | -2 | -5 | -8 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 2 | 0 | -4 | -9 | -12 | -15 | -18 | -14 | -9 | -5 | 0 | 2 | -7 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | -8 | -11 | -15 | -20 | -21 | -25 | -27 | -26 | -20 | -17 | -11 | -10 | -18 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 89 | 90 | 89 | 91 | 87 | 89 | 84 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Dewpoint°C | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -3.2 | -4.6 | -6.4 | -4.3 | -3.3 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.7 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 102 | 104 | 106 | 82 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 32 | 67 | 75 | 652 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 20 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 118 |
| Snowfallmm | 23 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 73 | 110 | 131 | 142 | 92 | 102 | 36 | 27 | 835 |
| Snow days≥1mm | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 164 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 10.6 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 7.0 |
| Clear skyindex | 25% | 24% | 23% | 18% | 21% | 12% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 24% | 30% | 28% | 22% |
| UV indexmax avg | 4.7 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 2.4 |
Grytviken offers a solid outdoor season. Lunch outside is tough year-round, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.
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Air Quality
Grytviken reports an annual PM2.5 of 3.5 µg/m³. That's below the WHO 2021 annual guideline of 5 µg/m³ — cleaner than most cities on the continent.
Grytviken reports an annual PM2.5 of 3.5 µg/m³. That's below the WHO 2021 annual guideline of 5 µg/m³ — cleaner than most cities on the continent.
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