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Antarctica water temperature in December

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Can you swim in Antarctica in winter? In December sea water temperature throughout Antarctica is not yet warm enough for swimming and does not exceed 20°C. Based on average water temperature observations over the past ten years, the warmest sea in Antarctica in December was 0.4°C (in Deception Island), and the coldest water -1.6°C (in McMurdo). To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Antarctica

Antarctica sea surface temp in December

Antarctica cities and resorts with the values of the average water temperature in December in recent years.
For more detailed information about water temperature, surf forecast, weather and time of sunrise and sunset in any specific area of your interest, just click on a city name. For ease of search, all places are also grouped by the first letter of the name.

 
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0.4°C
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Antarctica water temperature by month

To find out what the water temperature was in Antarctica any day over a period of the last ten years, select the month

Where is the warm sea water in December?

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Date (day and month)
Water temperature: min 16°C
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Where can you swim in Antarctica in December?

Places with the warmest average sea water temperature in Antarctica in December. Also indicated are the maximum and minimum temperatures in December for these locations based on observations over the past 10 years

AvrMinMax
Deception Island0.4°C-1°C1.7°C
Elephant Island0.2°C-1°C1°C
Hope Bay-0.9°C-1.7°C-0.1°C
Marambio Base-1.2°C-2°C0.1°C
McMurdo-1.6°C-2°C-0.2°C

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