When to go to Antarctic Peninsula
Late October - November
The snowfields and icebergs are as of yet unexplored and will be pristine. Daylight hours are long and seabirds and penguins begin courting and nesting. Enormous seals jostle and fight over territory, ready for mating season.
0°C Average max daytime temperature
-6°C Average min nighttime temperature
10 days per season rainfall
None humidity
December - January
These months see some of the warmest temperatures, hovering around zero degrees, and around the summer solstice in December there are 24 hours of daylight. Penguin chicks begin hatching and seal pups are born.
3°C Average max daytime temperature
-2°C Average min nighttime temperature
11 days per season rainfall
None humidity
February - March
March is the best month for whale-watching, and with any luck you’ll spy humpback, minke and killer whales offshore. Green algae blooms across many of the sparkling white snowfields.
1°C Average max daytime temperature
-4°C Average min nighttime temperature
10 days per season rainfall
None humidity
April - September
This is off season- we do not operate expeditions as days are short and dark during the winter.
-5°C Average max daytime temperature
-13°C Average min nighttime temperature
10 days per season rainfall
None humidity
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