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Average monthly global sea ice extent from January 1980 to February 2025 (in million square kilometers)

Characteristic	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Dec	23.75	24.4	23.06	23.54	22.55	21.91	23.1	22.7	22.3	21.39	20.61	20.67	20.91	-
Nov	27.51	27.16	26.55	26.39	26.08	26.54	26.36	26.03	25.22	24.87	24.77	23.93	23.3	-
Oct	27.75	26.75	26.43	25.86	26.51	25.83	25.63	25.38	23.82	24.51	24.02	22.57	22.49	-
Sep	26.49	25.4	24.33	24.45	25.14	24.3	23.67	23.06	22.84	23.46	22.88	21.17	21.44	-
Aug	25.79	25.03	24.37	24.52	25.38	24.22	24.48	23.35	22.83	23.9	22.96	21.07	21.55	-
Jul	25.66	25.46	24.82	24.73	25.61	24.81	24.99	25.16	23.01	24.1	23.15	21.67	22	-
Jun	24.69	25.65	24.72	24.73	25.56	24.45	25	25.35	23.86	24.31	22.99	21.98	22.66	-
May	22.65	24.22	22.95	23.39	24.07	23.2	23.51	24.19	22.21	23.08	22.2	21.19	20.05	-
Apr	20.83	21.85	21.65	21.72	21.69	21.12	21.38	22.26	20.37	20.92	19.9	19.48	20.31	-
Mar	19.33	19.61	19.84	19.89	19.31	18.77	18.99	19.33	18.76	19.09	17.41	17.24	18.05	-
Feb	18.78	18.31	18.62	18.79	18.05	17.34	17.69	18.2	17.56	17.28	16.77	16.09	16.75	15.96
Jan	19.42	19.18	19.65	20.23	18.97	18.41	18.7	20.45	18.24	18.28	17.74	16.58	17.88	17.85

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March 2025

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January 1980 to February 2025

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In November 2024, global sea ice reached an extent of 23.3 million square kilometers. In 1980, the same month, the sea ice extent was 27.51 million square kilometers. As one of the polar climate system's critical components, sea ice extent has decreased over time due to global warming.