<P> The highest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was 17.5 ° C ( 63.5 ° F ) at Esperanza Base , on the Antarctic Peninsula , on 24 March 2015 . The mean annual temperature of the interior is − 57 ° C ( − 70.6 ° F ) . The coast is warmer . Monthly means at McMurdo Station range from − 26 ° C ( − 14.8 ° F ) in August to − 3 ° C ( 26.6 ° F ) in January . At the South Pole , the highest temperature ever recorded was − 12.3 ° C ( 9.9 ° F ) on 25 December 2011 . Along the Antarctic Peninsula , temperatures as high as 15 ° C ( 59 ° F ) have been recorded , though the summer temperature is below 0 ° C ( 32 ° F ) most of the time . Severe low temperatures vary with latitude , elevation , and distance from the ocean . East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation . The Antarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climate . Higher temperatures occur in January along the coast and average slightly below freezing . </P>
<P> The highest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was 17.5 ° C ( 63.5 ° F ) at Esperanza Base , on the Antarctic Peninsula , on 24 March 2015 . The mean annual temperature of the interior is − 57 ° C ( − 70.6 ° F ) . The coast is warmer . Monthly means at McMurdo Station range from − 26 ° C ( − 14.8 ° F ) in August to − 3 ° C ( 26.6 ° F ) in January . At the South Pole , the highest temperature ever recorded was − 12.3 ° C ( 9.9 ° F ) on 25 December 2011 . Along the Antarctic Peninsula , temperatures as high as 15 ° C ( 59 ° F ) have been recorded , though the summer temperature is below 0 ° C ( 32 ° F ) most of the time . Severe low temperatures vary with latitude , elevation , and distance from the ocean . East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation . The Antarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climate . Higher temperatures occur in January along the coast and average slightly below freezing . </P>
what is the average summer temperature in antarctica
what is the average summer temperature in antarctica
below 0 ° C ( 32 ° F ) most of the time
below 0 ° C ( 32 ° F ) most of the time