Stanley weather in August

In August, Stanley sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of August to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Stanley's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stanley's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 5°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 39 mm; 10.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 36 min; 8:08 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 9th clearest
Wind: 30 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 1.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.1; out of 10

Stanley is capital of the Falkland Islands.

Founded: 1843

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month.

A typical August day in Stanley reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	3
2	5	3
3	5	3
4	5	3
5	5	3
6	5	3
7	5	3
8	5	3
9	5	3
10	5	3
11	5	3
12	5	3
13	5	3
14	5	3
15	5	3
16	5	3
17	5	3
18	5	3
19	5	3
20	5	3
21	5	3
22	5	3
23	5	3
24	5	3
25	5	3
26	5	3
27	5	3
28	5	3
29	5	3
30	5	3
31	5	3

How August really feels in Stanley

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Stanley weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 8°	62	13.1	0	15.9	2.7
Feb	12° / 9°	53	11.9	0	14.4	2.7
Mar	11° / 8°	55	12.1	0	12.5	2.4
Apr	9° / 6°	51	12.5	0.2	10.4	1.6
May	7° / 5°	48	12	0.5	8.6	0.9
Jun	5° / 3°	47	12.3	2.4	7.7	0.2
Jul	5° / 3°	49	12.3	3.4	8.1	0.0
Aug	5° / 3°	39	10.3	2	9.6	0.1
Sep	6° / 3°	37	9.9	1.5	11.6	0.3
Oct	7° / 5°	41	10.1	0.6	13.6	1.0
Nov	9° / 6°	50	11.5	0.1	15.4	1.6
Dec	10° / 7°	67	14.2	0	16.3	2.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	31	31	32	34	35	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37
Cloudier (%)	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	69	69	68	66	65	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	62	62	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

Stanley gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34
Snow chance (%)	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	8
2	35	8
3	35	8
4	35	7
5	35	7
6	35	7
7	35	7
8	35	6
9	35	6
10	35	6
11	34	6
12	34	6
13	34	6
14	34	7
15	33	7
16	33	7
17	32	7
18	32	7
19	32	7
20	31	7
21	31	7
22	31	7
23	32	7
24	32	7
25	32	7
26	33	7
27	33	7
28	33	6
29	34	6
30	34	6
31	34	6

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 30 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 30 km/h on the calmest days to 31 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30
Feels	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	30	windy
2	30	windy
3	30	windy
4	30	windy
5	30	windy
6	30	windy
7	30	windy
8	30	windy
9	30	windy
10	30	windy
11	30	windy
12	30	windy
13	30	windy
14	31	windy
15	31	windy
16	31	windy
17	31	windy
18	31	windy
19	31	windy
20	31	windy
21	31	windy
22	31	windy
23	31	windy
24	31	windy
25	31	windy
26	31	windy
27	31	windy
28	30	windy
29	30	windy
30	30	windy
31	30	windy

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of August to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:36 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 6:07 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.5	10.5
Sunrise (AM)	8:36	8:34	8:33	8:31	8:29	8:28	8:26	8:24	8:22	8:20	8:18	8:16	8:14	8:12	8:10	8:08	8:06	8:04	8:02	8:00	7:58	7:56	7:53	7:51	7:49	7:47	7:45	7:42	7:40	7:38	7:35
Sunset (PM)	5:19	5:20	5:22	5:24	5:25	5:27	5:28	5:30	5:31	5:33	5:35	5:36	5:38	5:39	5:41	5:43	5:44	5:46	5:48	5:49	5:51	5:53	5:54	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:06	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.7	8:36	5:19
2	8.8	8:34	5:20
3	8.8	8:33	5:22
4	8.9	8:31	5:24
5	8.9	8:29	5:25
6	9.0	8:28	5:27
7	9.0	8:26	5:28
8	9.1	8:24	5:30
9	9.2	8:22	5:31
10	9.2	8:20	5:33
11	9.3	8:18	5:35
12	9.3	8:16	5:36
13	9.4	8:14	5:38
14	9.5	8:12	5:39
15	9.5	8:10	5:41
16	9.6	8:08	5:43
17	9.6	8:06	5:44
18	9.7	8:04	5:46
19	9.8	8:02	5:48
20	9.8	8:00	5:49
21	9.9	7:58	5:51
22	9.9	7:56	5:53
23	10.0	7:53	5:54
24	10.1	7:51	5:56
25	10.1	7:49	5:58
26	10.2	7:47	5:59
27	10.3	7:45	6:01
28	10.3	7:42	6:02
29	10.4	7:40	6:04
30	10.5	7:38	6:06
31	10.5	7:35	6:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 1.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 1.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.1	Dim
2	1.1	Dim
3	1.2	Dim
4	1.2	Dim
5	1.2	Dim
6	1.2	Dim
7	1.3	Dim
8	1.3	Dim
9	1.3	Dim
10	1.4	Dim
11	1.4	Dim
12	1.4	Dim
13	1.5	Dim
14	1.5	Dim
15	1.6	Dim
16	1.6	Dim
17	1.6	Dim
18	1.6	Dim
19	1.7	Dim
20	1.7	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.8	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	2.0	Dim
29	2.0	Moderate
30	2.0	Moderate
31	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Stanley?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Stanley.

What to pack for Stanley in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Stanley sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and a windbreaker. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Stanley in August

The nearest coast averages about 5°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 10°C and coldest in August near 5°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	9	10	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	6	7	8
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	10	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	8	Bracing
May	7	Bracing
Jun	6	Bracing
Jul	6	Bracing
Aug	5	Bracing
Sep	5	Bracing
Oct	6	Bracing
Nov	7	Bracing
Dec	8	Bracing

UV index in Stanley in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Stanley peaks around December 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	8	4	2	1	1	1	1	2	5	6	9
Level	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	2	Moderate
May	1	Low
Jun	1	Low
Jul	1	Low
Aug	1	Low
Sep	2	Moderate
Oct	5	High
Nov	6	High
Dec	9	Very high

Location & terrain

Where is Stanley?

Stanley sits at 51.7°S, 57.9°W, 28 m above sea level, in Falkland Islands. The nearest listed city is Río Grande, 702 km away.

Topography around Stanley

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Stanley.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stanley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m.

The land around Stanley is covered by grassland (66%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (64%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and water (62%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

131 m

grassland 66%

16 km

306 m

water 64%

80 km

695 m

water 62%

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← July Stanley year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Río Grande 702 km · Puerto Deseado 725 km · Ushuaia 776 km · Río Gallegos 785 km · Punta Arenas 899 km · Pico Truncado 912 km · Caleta Olivia 913 km · Comodoro Rivadavia 957 km

Falkland Islands travel facts

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Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Stanley (-51.6938°, -57.857°, elevation 28 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	3
2	5	3
3	5	3
4	5	3
5	5	3
6	5	3
7	5	3
8	5	3
9	5	3
10	5	3
11	5	3
12	5	3
13	5	3
14	5	3
15	5	3
16	5	3
17	5	3
18	5	3
19	5	3
20	5	3
21	5	3
22	5	3
23	5	3
24	5	3
25	5	3
26	5	3
27	5	3
28	5	3
29	5	3
30	5	3
31	5	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	8
2	35	8
3	35	8
4	35	7
5	35	7
6	35	7
7	35	7
8	35	6
9	35	6
10	35	6
11	34	6
12	34	6
13	34	6
14	34	7
15	33	7
16	33	7
17	32	7
18	32	7
19	32	7
20	31	7
21	31	7
22	31	7
23	32	7
24	32	7
25	32	7
26	33	7
27	33	7
28	33	6
29	34	6
30	34	6
31	34	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	3
2	5	3
3	5	3
4	5	3
5	5	3
6	5	3
7	5	3
8	5	3
9	5	3
10	5	3
11	5	3
12	5	3
13	5	3
14	5	3
15	5	3
16	5	3
17	5	3
18	5	3
19	5	3
20	5	3
21	5	3
22	5	3
23	5	3
24	5	3
25	5	3
26	5	3
27	5	3
28	5	3
29	5	3
30	5	3
31	5	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	8
2	35	8
3	35	8
4	35	7
5	35	7
6	35	7
7	35	7
8	35	6
9	35	6
10	35	6
11	34	6
12	34	6
13	34	6
14	34	7
15	33	7
16	33	7
17	32	7
18	32	7
19	32	7
20	31	7
21	31	7
22	31	7
23	32	7
24	32	7
25	32	7
26	33	7
27	33	7
28	33	6
29	34	6
30	34	6
31	34	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	3
2	5	3
3	5	3
4	5	3
5	5	3
6	5	3
7	5	3
8	5	3
9	5	3
10	5	3
11	5	3
12	5	3
13	5	3
14	5	3
15	5	3
16	5	3
17	5	3
18	5	3
19	5	3
20	5	3
21	5	3
22	5	3
23	5	3
24	5	3
25	5	3
26	5	3
27	5	3
28	5	3
29	5	3
30	5	3
31	5	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	28	72
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	31	69
10	31	69
11	32	68
12	34	66
13	35	65
14	37	63
15	37	63
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	38	62
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	8
2	35	8
3	35	8
4	35	7
5	35	7
6	35	7
7	35	7
8	35	6
9	35	6
10	35	6
11	34	6
12	34	6
13	34	6
14	34	7
15	33	7
16	33	7
17	32	7
18	32	7
19	32	7
20	31	7
21	31	7
22	31	7
23	32	7
24	32	7
25	32	7
26	33	7
27	33	7
28	33	6
29	34	6
30	34	6
31	34	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100