CLIMATE
Climate of Bouvet Island, South Africa
Seasonal climate characteristics and practical weather context.
Climate of Bouvet Island, South Africa
NASA POWER’s 1991–2020 climatology for Bouvet Island, South Africa (-54.433, 3.283) gives an annual mean temperature of -0.8 °C and estimated annual precipitation of about 1,037 mm.
Temperature
February has the highest monthly mean temperature at 1.1 °C. September is coolest at -3.1 °C, a yearly monthly-mean range of 4.2 °C.
Precipitation
April has the highest estimated monthly total (about 112 mm); November has the lowest (about 68 mm). Monthly totals are estimated from NASA POWER’s mean daily precipitation rates.
Monthly averages
| Month | Mean temperature | Estimated precipitation |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.6 °C | 75 mm |
| February | 1.1 °C | 77 mm |
| March | 1.0 °C | 104 mm |
| April | 0.6 °C | 112 mm |
| May | -0.3 °C | 95 mm |
| June | -1.2 °C | 84 mm |
| July | -2.2 °C | 81 mm |
| August | -2.9 °C | 99 mm |
| September | -3.1 °C | 78 mm |
| October | -1.8 °C | 85 mm |
| November | -0.9 °C | 68 mm |
| December | -0.1 °C | 80 mm |