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Weather in May in South Georgia

Planning a journey to South Georgia this May and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in South Georgia in May?

May in South Georgia generally has very cold temperatures, with high precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect very cold maximum daytime temperatures of around 1°C and nighttime temperatures around -4°C in Grytviken. To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of South Georgia in May, check out the map below. May is a very cold month in some areas, so be prepared and make sure to dress up warm.

To explore the conditions in South Georgia in more detail, check the map below.

Precipitation

May is a rainy month with an average snow/rainfall of around 138 mm in Grytviken.

Average sunshine

Most cities witness limited sunny days, expect roughly 35 hours of sunlight in Grytviken. This low amount of sunlight is perfect for those who lean towards dimmer, cloudier weather rather than intense sunny days.

For an in-depth overview of the yearly conditions, do visit our South Georgia climate page.

Where to go in South Georgia in May

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the South Georgia on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more details.

Weather conditions Weather
Temperatures
Precipitation
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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Select a Month of Interest

Check the conditions for any month of the year.

For a detailed overview over the year and the best time to visit South Georgia, check out our South Georgia's climate page.

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in May for the most popular destinonation in South Georgia?

Grytviken

In May Grytviken generally has very low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 1°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -4°C and high monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Grytviken
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   April April
<<  
3°C 
-2°C 
66 hours 
153 mm 
19 days 
poor 
May May
1°C 
-4°C 
35 hours 
138 mm 
18 days 
poor 
June   >> June
>>  
-1°C 
-5°C 
12 hours 
137 mm 
16 days 
poor 
Climate in Grytviken

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Is May the best time to visit South Georgia?

In our opinion, May may not be the ideal time to visit South Georgia due to the typically poor weather in Grytviken.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in offering mostly poor weather in Grytviken.

Interested in more climate information?

We have much more information about the climate in South Georgia.

Weather and climate has detailed information for every country in the world. Are you going to South Georgia? Get detailed historical weather averages for many cities in South Georgia.

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