Our synoptic decoder reads air temperature only, so this station reports no dew point, wind or pressure here.
Where Marion Island stands
On Earth#2,784 of 9,303The 2,783 above it →In South Africa#1 of 99The coldest place in South Africa →
Its highest placing today was 1,682nd of 7,204, reached at 00:15 UTC.
- Best global cold placing in 43 days recorded: 92nd of 9,254.
- Was the coldest reporting station in South Africa on 42 of those 43 days.
Ranking as of 21:45 UTC.
☀️ How 7.3°C compares
The last 24 hours
Local time| Time | Temperature |
|---|---|
| 02:00 | 5.8°C |
| 08:00 | 7.9°C |
| 14:00 | 16.0°C |
| 20:00 | 7.3°C |
66 Novembers on record
The record book, month by month
Highest and lowest ever recorded here · with the day it happenedJan
25.6°
Sat 8 Jan 2005
−1.5°
Mon 24 Jan 2005
Feb
22.9°
Sun 10 Feb 1985
−1.4°
Thu 28 Feb 1974
Mar
22.8°
Mon 25 Mar 2024
−2.5°
Fri 27 Mar 2009
Apr
23.4°
Wed 18 Apr 2018
−2.2°
Sun 27 Apr 1975
May
25.6°
Record high
15.4°C
Sat 6 Nov 2021
Record low
−1.9°C
Sun 6 Nov 1983
Average high
8.7°C
all years on record
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Today is already hotter than 96% of all days recorded here since 1952.
From our dataToday's high against every day recorded at this station since 1952. - 2
Between its coldest night and its hottest day, this place has swung 37.7°C.
From our dataRecord high 25.6°C against record low −12.1°C. - 3
At 02:00 it was 5.8°C. By 14:00 it was 16.0°C. The night never stood a chance.
From our dataToday so far at this station, in local time.
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Today's high beats the record for 6 November
Today’s high 16.0°C against 15.4°C in 2021. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.
All-time record high
25.6°C
- Date
- Saturday, 8 January 2005
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Marion Island, South Africa
- Position
- 46.88°S 37.87°E · 22 m
The highest in available records since 1952. Source: GHCN-Daily, 1952 to 2025.
All-time record low
−12.1°C
- Date
- Sunday, 26 September 2004
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Marion Island, South Africa
- Position
- 46.88°S 37.87°E · 22 m
The lowest in available records since 1952. Source: GHCN-Daily, 1952 to 2025.
By year, from our own record
2026
Highest 17.8°C, lowest 0.8°C, mean 6.7°C. 46 days recorded from 157 readings.
By month, from our own record
For the long record, see Marion Island’s average and record temperature for every month.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Days | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 16.0°C | 3.4°C | 7.7°C | 6 | 24 |
| October 2026 | 17.8°C | 1.8°C | 6.8°C | 31 | 105 |
| September 2026 | 9.4°C | 0.8°C | 5.1°C | 8 of 9 | 28 |
Means are of the readings we stored, weighted by how often this station reported, so they are not daily averages and not climate normals. Some days were recorded before we began counting observations and contribute their high and low but not the mean.
Highest and lowest we have recorded here
Highest
17.8°C
Fri 30 Oct 2026 at 14:00 local
Lowest
0.8°C
Thu 24 Sep 2026 at 02:00 local
These are not official records. They are the highest and lowest readings this site has stored for Marion Island since September 2026, across 46 days we hold a reading for. Official climatological records are adjudicated by national meteorological services and by the WMO.
Marion Island (FAME) is a SYNOP weather station in South Africa, 22 m above sea level.
We have kept a daily record here since 22 September 2026, every one of the 46 days this site has existed. We have stored 157 observations across the 45 of those days for which we also recorded a count.
Recent temperature history
The same record at three widths, picking up where the last 24 hours above leaves off. Each period is summarised from the grain that suits it, so nothing here is one reading repeated thousands of times into the page.
Recent readings
Each reading as it arrived, newest first, with what our quality checks did with it. A reading we did not count is shown struck through with the reason.
| Time | Temp | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3°C | −8.7°C | Counted | |
| high | 16.0°C | +8.1°C | Counted |
| 7.9°C | +2.1°C | Counted | |
| low | 5.8°C |
In summary
Over the last week we have readings for 7 days here, running from 3.4°C to 16.0°C, a spread of 12.6°C.
It reports about every six hours, and sent 4 readings in the last 24 hours.
Its best placing today was 1,682nd coldest of the 7,204 stations reporting.
Recent highlights
Reached 17.8°C, the highest we have recorded here, beating 11.0°C on Thu 15 Oct 2026.
Entered the hundred coldest reporting stations on Earth, reaching 92nd of 6,739.
Its low of 3.4°C was the lowest of the 106 stations we hold in South Africa.
- and the 1 days before it
Fell to 1.8°C, its lowest of October, beating 1.9°C on Sun 25 Oct 2026.
Recent days
A reading on every one of the last 30 days. Typically 4 readings a day.
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-06 | 16.0°C | 12:00 UTC | 5.8°C | 00:00 UTC |
| 2026-11-05 | 10.6°C | 12:00 UTC | 5.6°C | 18:00 UTC |
| 2026-11-04 | 7.4°C | 12:00 UTC | 3.4°C | 00:00 UTC |
| 2026-11-03 | 8.8°C | 06:00 UTC |
Nearby, and the opposite
- Nearest stationPORT ALFRED ARPORT22.0°C1746.3 km away, today's high
- Warmest nearbyNGQURA (COEGA)24.7°C1779.4 km away
- Coldest nearbyPort Elizabeth, Port E Apt17.9°C1766.1 km away, today's low
- The opposite of hereDavis Lgb 46 Aws−57.6°CAntarctica
The nearest other station is 1746.3 km away. Quality control compares a reading against stations within 150 km, so there is nothing close enough to cross-check this one against.
What we have stored, day by day
We have readings for every one of the 46 days since we started storing this station on 22 September 2026.
Tracking history
It has reported on every day since Tue 22 Sep 2026.
- First reading stored6.5°C on our first day here
- First day as the coldest we hold in its country6.5°C
- First time in the hundred coldest reporting stations92 of 6,739
- 100 readings storedfired late: 1 earlier day(s) carry no reading count
- 30 days reporting without a gap
Where this station is
This station lies about 5,200 km south of the equator.
Where Marion Island is
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46.88°S 37.87°E
Marion Island
Ground · satellite
Land surface temperature for 2026-11-05, from NASA GIBS. This is the temperature of the ground seen from orbit, not the air, and it is never ranked against air readings. Cloud hides the ground, so gaps are unread rather than guessed.
View more on Google Maps46.8833°S, 37.8667°E
Marion Island, answered from the data
How hot does it get in Marion Island?
The warmest month on record here is January, when the highest reading has reached 25.6°C (78.1°F) on Saturday, 8 January 2005.
NOAA GHCN-Daily, highest reading recorded in each month
How cold does it get in Marion Island?
The coldest month on record here is September, when the lowest reading has fallen to −12.1°C (10.2°F) on Sunday, 26 September 2004.
NOAA GHCN-Daily, lowest reading recorded in each month
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Marion Island?
25.6°C (78.1°F) on Saturday, 8 January 2005. That is the highest in the daily record we hold for this station, which runs since 1952. It is not an officially certified record unless a meteorological authority has recognised it.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in Marion Island?
−12.1°C (10.2°F) on Sunday, 26 September 2004. That is the lowest in the daily record we hold, which runs since 1952.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
What is the temperature in Marion Island right now?
7.3°C (45.1°F), measured at 20:00 local on Friday 6 November.
Live reading from the station, after our quality checks
Data sources for this page
Readings here arrive through NOAA WMO SYNOP bulletins. SYNOP is the surface synoptic report that national weather services file to the WMO, typically at the main hours of 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC and often three hourly between them. It covers places with no airport, which is why the coldest readings on Earth arrive this way.
| Figure | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Latest reading, today so far | NOAA Aviation Weather Center (METAR) and NOAA NWS WMO bulletins (SYNOP) | Measured, station |
| All-time, monthly and on-this-day records | NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network daily (GHCN-Daily), 1952 to 2025 at this site and its predecessors, and our own observations, 46 days | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |
How these readings are checked
Every reading on this page has passed the checks below. A reading that fails any of them is stored as refused and can never be ranked, shown as a record, or counted in a daily high or low.
No reading from this station has been refused in the last 14 days.
- 01
Has a real position
A reading with no usable latitude and longitude is discarded. It cannot be ranked, mapped, or compared with its neighbours, and a temperature with no place is not an answer to which place is hottest.
- 02
Position is not a placeholder
Some feeds fill an unknown position with a stand-in value such as 99.99 degrees or an elevation of 9999 m. Those are not coordinates. They are caught separately from a missing position because a station placed at a fake point has no neighbours, so the neighbour check below can never see anything wrong with it.
- 03
The bulletin itself is current
SYNOP arrives as files that are only re-read when they change. A file that has stopped being updated is set aside whole, before any reading inside it is considered.
- 04
The reading is recent enough for its network
Different networks get different windows, because they report at different rates: 2 hours for METAR, which transmits continuously, and 9 hours for SYNOP, which reports at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC. A single rule would have discarded the entire synoptic network, including every station in Antarctica.
- 05
Inside the range of measured temperature