Port-aux-Francais climate

Name: Port-aux-Francais
Address: Southern Indian Ocean, Kerguelen Islands (France)

Kerguelen Islands (France) · Southern Indian Ocean · 49.350° S, 70.220° E

Köppen ETtundra / cold oceanicPolar & alpine

Relentless westerly gales and rain, cold all year, almost no trees, the windiest of the 'Desolation Islands'.

Cold enough that no month is truly warm — tundra, ice cap, or high mountain.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

February, 51°F / 11°C

Coldest month

August, 31°F / 0°C

Annual swing

20°F / 11°C

Wettest month

April

Driest month

March

Rain per year

48.0" / 1218 mm

Snow per year

61.6" / 1565 mm

Elevation

26 ft / 8 m

Time zone

Indian/Kerguelen

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	51 / 10	39 / 4	3.59 / 91	0.9 / 22	76%	14.9 / 24.0	81%
February	51 / 11	40 / 5	4.17 / 106	0.3 / 9	77%	16.2 / 26.1	81%
March	50 / 10	40 / 4	3.39 / 86	1.7 / 44	80%	13.7 / 22.0	81%
April	47 / 8	38 / 3	5.94 / 151	2.5 / 65	81%	15.2 / 24.5	79%
May	44 / 7	35 / 2	4.55 / 116	6.6 / 169	82%	14.5 / 23.3	80%
June	42 / 5	33 / 1	3.45 / 88	7.8 / 198	82%	14.8 / 23.8	80%
July	40 / 4	31 / 0	3.62 / 92	9.3 / 237	80%	15.5 / 24.9	78%
August	40 / 4	31 / 0	3.72 / 94	13.5 / 343	80%	15.9 / 25.6	78%
September	39 / 4	31 / 0	3.30 / 84	8.3 / 212	77%	16.5 / 26.6	77%
October	43 / 6	33 / 1	3.52 / 89	6.1 / 155	77%	16.3 / 26.2	78%
November	46 / 8	36 / 2	4.66 / 118	2.4 / 61	77%	15.3 / 24.6	79%
December	49 / 9	38 / 3	4.06 / 103	2.0 / 51	77%	15.2 / 24.5	82%

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