Highest Temperature Ever Recorded in Antarctica: 18.3°C (65°F) at Esperanza Base

On February 24, 2020, Argentina's Esperanza Base on the Antarctic Peninsula recorded 18.3°C (64.9°F)—the highest temperature ever verified on the continent.

Previous record: 17.5°C (March 24, 2015), same location. The reading reflects rapid warming on the Peninsula, a climate change hotspot.