Climate
| Climate data for Gough Island | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
14.27 (57.68) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
9.01 (48.21) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 210 (8.27) |
183 (7.2) |
254 (10) |
276 (10.87) |
286 (11.26) |
310 (12.2) |
273 (10.75) |
304 (11.97) |
270 (10.63) |
249 (9.8) |
213 (8.39) |
241 (9.49) |
3,069 (120.83) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 16 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 225 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 184 | 149 | 123 | 96 | 84 | 60 | 72 | 88 | 102 | 129 | 161 | 183 | 1,431 |
| Source: climate-charts.com | |||||||||||||
The Gough Island teams consist of:
- a senior meteorologist
- two junior meteorologists
- a radio technician
- a medic
- a diesel mechanic
- biologists (depending on ongoing research projects)
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