How cold and how hot does Antarctica get?

* Lowest recorded temperature: −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) at the Soviet Union's Vostok Station on July 21, 1983. This is the lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth.

* Average winter temperature: −49 °C (−56 °F)

* Lowest average monthly temperature: −57 °C (−71 °F) in July

* Coldest region: East Antarctic Plateau

Hot:

* Highest recorded temperature: 18.3 °C (64.9 °F) at Esperanza Base on the Antarctic Peninsula on February 6, 2020. This is the highest temperature ever recorded on the continent.

* Average summer temperature: 0 °C (32 °F)

* Highest average monthly temperature: 2.8 °C (37 °F) in January

* Warmest region: Antarctic Peninsula