The climate of Davis (Antarctica)
Davis is a permanently staffed station situated on the Cooperation Sea
in Princess Elizabeth Land. It is one of the most important
Antarctic research stations of Australia. This research station was
built here in 1956 and researches the ionosphere, meteorology and
the biology of mankind and the sea. This part of Antarctica was
discovered by a Norwegian whaler in the 1930s. During the summer
this part of Antarctica is partially ice and snow free.
Davis has an ice climate with many cold days and low precipitation
figures all year round. Because of the warming effect of the
Cooperation Sea temperatures remain above freezing point for a few
months per year. During local winter temperatures may drop far below
freezing point. During this period temperatures of -30 degrees
Celsius (-22 degrees Fahrenheit) are not uncommon. It remains dark
during this period.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Davis:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
3
-1
9
2
0
February
0
-5
6
4
0
March
-6
-11
3
6
-1
April
-10
-16
2
7
-1
May
-13
-19
1
6
-2
June
-13
-19
0
6
-1
July
-15
-21
0
5
-1
August
-14
-21
2
4
-1
September
-13
-20
4
5
-1
October
-9
-16
5
5
-2
November
1
-8
8
2
-1
December
2
-2
9
2
0
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-2 inches ●
= 2-12 inches ●
= 12-24 inches ●
= 25-40 inches ●
= 41-80 inches ●
= over 80 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
