Grytviken weather in February

In February, Grytviken sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 115 mm of precipitation across 18.1 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of February to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Grytviken's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grytviken's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 3°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 1°; 12th coldest
Precipitation: 115 mm; 18.1 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 36 min; 5:21 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 10th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Grytviken is abandoned whaling station; settlement on the island of South Georgia–South Sandwich Islands.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month.

A typical February day in Grytviken reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Avg low (°C)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	3	1
2	3	1
3	3	1
4	4	1
5	4	1
6	4	1
7	4	1
8	4	1
9	4	1
10	4	1
11	4	1
12	4	1
13	4	1
14	4	1
15	4	1
16	4	1
17	3	1
18	3	1
19	3	1
20	3	1
21	3	1
22	3	1
23	3	1
24	3	1
25	3	1
26	3	1
27	3	1
28	3	0

How February really feels in Grytviken

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Grytviken weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)
Jan	3° / 0°	120	19.5	13.5	16.3
Feb	3° / 1°	115	18.1	11.3	14.7
Mar	3° / 0°	139	20.3	13.1	12.5
Apr	1° / -1°	131	19.2	16.3	10.3
May	-0° / -3°	119	19.2	18.7	8.3
Jun	-2° / -5°	115	17.8	19.4	7.2
Jul	-2° / -5°	118	18.4	20.8	7.6
Aug	-2° / -5°	121	18.9	21.1	9.3
Sep	-1° / -4°	113	17.2	19.3	11.5
Oct	-0° / -3°	109	18.5	18.3	13.8
Nov	1° / -2°	106	17.5	16.2	15.8
Dec	2° / -1°	108	19	16	16.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11
Cloudier (%)	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Grytviken gets around 115 mm of rain and snow over 18.1 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 64% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65
Snow chance (%)	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	43

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	62	37
2	62	37
3	62	37
4	62	37
5	62	36
6	62	36
7	62	36
8	63	36
9	63	36
10	63	37
11	64	37
12	64	38
13	64	38
14	65	39
15	65	39
16	65	40
17	66	41
18	66	41
19	66	42
20	66	43
21	66	43
22	66	44
23	66	44
24	66	44
25	66	44
26	66	44
27	65	44
28	65	43

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	20	light breeze
12	20	light breeze
13	20	light breeze
14	20	light breeze
15	20	light breeze
16	20	light breeze
17	20	light breeze
18	20	light breeze
19	20	light breeze
20	20	light breeze
21	20	light breeze
22	20	light breeze
23	20	light breeze
24	20	light breeze
25	20	light breeze
26	20	light breeze
27	20	light breeze
28	20	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of February to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 4:53 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 8:26 PM to 7:31 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	15.5	15.5	15.4	15.4	15.3	15.2	15.2	15.1	15.0	15.0	14.9	14.8	14.8	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.5	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.2	14.2	14.1	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.7
Sunrise (AM)	4:53	4:55	4:57	4:59	5:01	5:03	5:05	5:07	5:09	5:11	5:13	5:15	5:17	5:19	5:21	5:23	5:25	5:28	5:30	5:32	5:34	5:36	5:38	5:40	5:42	5:44	5:46	5:48
Sunset (PM)	8:26	8:24	8:23	8:21	8:19	8:17	8:15	8:14	8:12	8:10	8:08	8:06	8:04	8:02	8:00	7:58	7:56	7:54	7:51	7:49	7:47	7:45	7:43	7:40	7:38	7:36	7:33	7:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	15.5	4:53	8:26
2	15.5	4:55	8:24
3	15.4	4:57	8:23
4	15.4	4:59	8:21
5	15.3	5:01	8:19
6	15.2	5:03	8:17
7	15.2	5:05	8:15
8	15.1	5:07	8:14
9	15.0	5:09	8:12
10	15.0	5:11	8:10
11	14.9	5:13	8:08
12	14.8	5:15	8:06
13	14.8	5:17	8:04
14	14.7	5:19	8:02
15	14.6	5:21	8:00
16	14.6	5:23	7:58
17	14.5	5:25	7:56
18	14.4	5:28	7:54
19	14.4	5:30	7:51
20	14.3	5:32	7:49
21	14.2	5:34	7:47
22	14.2	5:36	7:45
23	14.1	5:38	7:43
24	14.0	5:40	7:40
25	13.9	5:42	7:38
26	13.9	5:44	7:36
27	13.8	5:46	7:33
28	13.7	5:48	7:31

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.0	4.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Grytviken?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Grytviken.

What to pack for Grytviken in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Grytviken sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coatsun protection

Sea temperature near Grytviken in February

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in February at about 4°C and coldest in August near 0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	3	4	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	3
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	3	Bracing
Feb	4	Bracing
Mar	4	Bracing
Apr	3	Bracing
May	2	Bracing
Jun	1	Bracing
Jul	1	Bracing
Aug	0	Bracing
Sep	0	Bracing
Oct	1	Bracing
Nov	2	Bracing
Dec	3	Bracing

UV index in Grytviken in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Grytviken peaks around December 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	7	4	2	1	0	1	1	3	7	8	10
Level	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	7	Very high
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	2	Moderate
May	1	Low
Jun	0	Low
Jul	1	Low
Aug	1	Low
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	10	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is Grytviken?

Grytviken sits at 54.3°S, 36.5°W, 4 m above sea level, in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The nearest listed city is Stanley, 1,452 km away.

Topography around Grytviken

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Grytviken.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Grytviken has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 589 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,359 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,915 m.

The land around Grytviken is covered by bare terrain (59%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (46%), snow and ice (24%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and water (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

589 m

bare terrain 59%

16 km

2,359 m

water 46%

80 km

2,915 m

water 76%

grasslandbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetlandmoss and lichen

← January Grytviken year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Stanley 1,452 km · Río Grande 2,022 km · Ushuaia 2,035 km · Puerto Deseado 2,161 km · Río Gallegos 2,193 km · Punta Arenas 2,244 km · Caleta Olivia 2,342 km · Pico Truncado 2,349 km

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Grytviken (-54.2811°, -36.5092°, elevation 4 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	3	1
2	3	1
3	3	1
4	4	1
5	4	1
6	4	1
7	4	1
8	4	1
9	4	1
10	4	1
11	4	1
12	4	1
13	4	1
14	4	1
15	4	1
16	4	1
17	3	1
18	3	1
19	3	1
20	3	1
21	3	1
22	3	1
23	3	1
24	3	1
25	3	1
26	3	1
27	3	1
28	3	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	62	37
2	62	37
3	62	37
4	62	37
5	62	36
6	62	36
7	62	36
8	63	36
9	63	36
10	63	37
11	64	37
12	64	38
13	64	38
14	65	39
15	65	39
16	65	40
17	66	41
18	66	41
19	66	42
20	66	43
21	66	43
22	66	44
23	66	44
24	66	44
25	66	44
26	66	44
27	65	44
28	65	43

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	3	1
2	3	1
3	3	1
4	4	1
5	4	1
6	4	1
7	4	1
8	4	1
9	4	1
10	4	1
11	4	1
12	4	1
13	4	1
14	4	1
15	4	1
16	4	1
17	3	1
18	3	1
19	3	1
20	3	1
21	3	1
22	3	1
23	3	1
24	3	1
25	3	1
26	3	1
27	3	1
28	3	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	62	37
2	62	37
3	62	37
4	62	37
5	62	36
6	62	36
7	62	36
8	63	36
9	63	36
10	63	37
11	64	37
12	64	38
13	64	38
14	65	39
15	65	39
16	65	40
17	66	41
18	66	41
19	66	42
20	66	43
21	66	43
22	66	44
23	66	44
24	66	44
25	66	44
26	66	44
27	65	44
28	65	43

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	3	1
2	3	1
3	3	1
4	4	1
5	4	1
6	4	1
7	4	1
8	4	1
9	4	1
10	4	1
11	4	1
12	4	1
13	4	1
14	4	1
15	4	1
16	4	1
17	3	1
18	3	1
19	3	1
20	3	1
21	3	1
22	3	1
23	3	1
24	3	1
25	3	1
26	3	1
27	3	1
28	3	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	11	89
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	62	37
2	62	37
3	62	37
4	62	37
5	62	36
6	62	36
7	62	36
8	63	36
9	63	36
10	63	37
11	64	37
12	64	38
13	64	38
14	65	39
15	65	39
16	65	40
17	66	41
18	66	41
19	66	42
20	66	43
21	66	43
22	66	44
23	66	44
24	66	44
25	66	44
26	66	44
27	65	44
28	65	43

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100