Capital of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Grytviken
- Local time
- Atlantic/South_Georgia
- Country
- South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
- Population
- 2
- Elevation
- 4 m
- From DXB
- 12,380 km
- 15 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Grytviken, month by month
- Jan4°
- Feb4°
- Mar4°
- Apr2°
- May1°
- Jun0°
- Jul-1°
- Aug-1°
- Sept0°
- Oct0°
- Nov1°
- Dec3°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
No month is both mild to warm and not wet, on these averages.
Mean highs run from -1°C in July to 4°C in February, with about 1,094 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for GrytvikenThe model's grid cell here is mostly sea, so the daily high and low sit closer together than they do on land: afternoons ashore are usually warmer, and nights cooler.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
No airport in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands has scheduled flights at present, so none is listed here.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBGrytviken
12,380 km
15 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
From AUHGrytviken
12,260 km
15 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Atlantic/South_Georgia
- Currency
- British Pound Sterling GBPToday's indicative rate: GBP 1 ≈ USD 1.33Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Not recorded in Wikidata
- Emergency numbers
- 999general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- On the left
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