The climate of Esperanza (Antarctica)
The Argentine base Esperanza is located in Hope Bay on the Antarctic
Peninsula. It is one of the two villages on Antarctica mainly
inhabited by civilians. About ten families live here all year round.
During the summer the villages are home to more people. Esperanza is
also the biggest tourist attraction on Antarctica, every year about
1,100 tourists visit this place. The basis is famous because Emilio
Palma was born here, this is the first person ever to be born on
Antarctica. Despite its location on Antarctica Esperanza has a
tundra climate instead of an ice climate. The climate type can only
be classified as such because average temperatures in December and
January are 1 degree Celsius (34 degrees Fahrenheit). Average
temperatures are higher here than in the interior. This is mainly
caused by its location on the Southern Ocean. Precipitation figures
are higher here than in other places on this continent.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Esperanza:
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
-2
9
11
0
February
3
-3
6
10
0
March
0
-6
3
11
0
April
-3
-11
2
11
-1
May
-6
-13
1
10
-1
June
-7
-15
0
9
-1
July
-7
-15
0
10
-1
August
-6
-15
2
10
-1
September
-3
-11
4
11
-1
October
0
-7
5
10
-1
November
1
-5
8
11
-1
December
3
-2
9
11
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
