Best year time to visit McMurdo

General weather information about McMurdo

Average annual temperature is 6.9 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 33.9 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -25.5 °C

Number of sunny days: 165 days

Number of rainy days: 117 days

Number of snow days: 83 days

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* Weather data for McMurdo Canada is based on climate observations for 2026 year

McMurdo air temperature forecast for each month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)8.15.411.023.628.730.931.733.927.519.98.78.4
Average daytime temperature (°C)-0.40.54.310.523.824.627.427.620.212.14.41.4
Average temperature (°C)-5.7-4.9-2.25.115.817.620.019.913.46.50.0-3.0
Average night temperature (°C)-10.3-9.7-9.3-0.57.510.212.312.47.62.0-3.0-6.4
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)-25.5-24.0-17.1-8.73.13.28.27.30.6-10.8-11.0-11.6

McMurdo monthly weather indicators

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight maximum duration (h)9.010.012.014.016.016.016.015.013.011.09.08.0
Daylight mean duration (h)8.510.011.913.915.616.516.014.512.610.78.98.0
Daylight minimum duration (h)7.09.010.012.014.016.015.013.011.09.08.07.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)5.36.59.89.712.812.614.012.19.87.34.93.7
Precipitation (mm)1447275077103415187483554
Sunny days1492191413151712151511
Rainy days130717171614181464
Snow days16161014000002916

Best time to visit McMurdo:

The best time to visit McMurdo during the most sunny months:

  • May — 12.8(h)
  • June — 12.6(h)
  • July — 14.0(h)
  • August — 12.1(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in McMurdo:

  • May — 15.6(h)
  • June — 16.5(h)
  • July — 16.0(h)

The largest precipitation sum in McMurdo is at

  • May — 77(mm)
  • June — 103(mm)
  • September — 87(mm)