Grytviken weather in June

In June, Grytviken sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 115 mm of precipitation across 17.8 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 30 min at the start of June to 7 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Grytviken's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grytviken's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
10th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
115 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
8:53 AM – 3:59 PM
Cloud cover
83%
5th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
0.56 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.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month.

A typical June day in Grytviken reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Grytviken

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
30
30 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Grytviken weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 12019.513.516.30.0
Feb / 11518.111.314.70.0
Mar / 13920.313.112.50.0
Apr / -1°13119.216.310.30.0
May-0° / -3°11919.218.78.30.0
Jun-2° / -5°11517.819.47.20.0
Jul-2° / -5°11818.420.87.60.0
Aug-2° / -5°12118.921.19.30.0
Sep-1° / -4°11317.219.311.50.0
Oct-0° / -3°10918.518.313.80.0
Nov / -2°10617.516.215.80.0
Dec / -1°108191616.80.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Grytviken gets around 115 mm of rain and snow over 17.8 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 59% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days, and about 19 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Wind in June

Winds average 19 km/h in June.

Across June, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min at the start of June to 7 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 8:39 AM to 8:56 AM, and sunset from 4:08 PM to 4:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.58:394:08
27.48:404:07
37.48:424:06
47.48:434:05
57.38:444:04
67.38:454:04
77.38:464:03
87.38:474:02
97.28:484:02
107.28:494:01
117.28:504:01
127.28:514:00
137.18:514:00
147.18:524:00
157.18:533:59
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177.18:543:59
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 0.56 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — June's 0.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Grytviken?

Our two travel scores rate June 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

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Grytviken.

What to pack for Grytviken in June

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

In June, Grytviken sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Grytviken in June

The nearest coast averages about 1°C in June — 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.

-2°0°2°4°6°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Grytviken in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 0. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highModerateLowModerateVery highDec 16UV 10Jun 16UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb7Very high
Mar4Moderate
Apr2Moderate
May1Low
Jun0Low
Jul1Low
Aug1Low
Sep3Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec10Very 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
16 km
2,359 m
80 km
2,915 m
grasslandbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetlandmoss and lichen
June 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).