Stanley weather in December

In December, Stanley sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 67 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 16.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 06 min at the start of December to 16 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Stanley's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stanley's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 67 mm; 14.2 wet days
Daylight: 16 h 24 min; 4:35 AM – 9:00 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 1st clearest
Wind: 29 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 6.58 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.1; 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 December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical December day in Stanley reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.

	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)	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

How December really feels in Stanley

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Stanley weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 1st-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 December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	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 (%)	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	40	41	41	40	41	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	37	37	35	35	35	35
Cloudier (%)	61	61	61	61	61	62	61	61	61	61	60	61	60	59	59	60	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	63	63	65	65	65	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	38	62
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Stanley gets around 67 mm of rain over 14.2 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	45
9	45
10	46
11	46
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	48
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	46
31	46

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December 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 December

Winds average 29 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 30 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	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	windy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min at the start of December to 16 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 4:39 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 8:44 PM to 9:06 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)	16.1	16.1	16.1	16.2	16.2	16.2	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4
Sunrise (AM)	4:39	4:38	4:38	4:37	4:37	4:36	4:36	4:36	4:35	4:35	4:35	4:35	4:35	4:35	4:35	4:35	4:36	4:36	4:36	4:36	4:37	4:37	4:38	4:38	4:39	4:40	4:40	4:41	4:42	4:43	4:43
Sunset (PM)	8:44	8:45	8:46	8:48	8:49	8:50	8:51	8:52	8:53	8:54	8:55	8:56	8:57	8:58	8:59	9:00	9:01	9:01	9:02	9:03	9:03	9:04	9:04	9:04	9:05	9:05	9:05	9:05	9:06	9:06	9:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	16.1	4:39	8:44
2	16.1	4:38	8:45
3	16.1	4:38	8:46
4	16.2	4:37	8:48
5	16.2	4:37	8:49
6	16.2	4:36	8:50
7	16.3	4:36	8:51
8	16.3	4:36	8:52
9	16.3	4:35	8:53
10	16.3	4:35	8:54
11	16.3	4:35	8:55
12	16.4	4:35	8:56
13	16.4	4:35	8:57
14	16.4	4:35	8:58
15	16.4	4:35	8:59
16	16.4	4:35	9:00
17	16.4	4:36	9:01
18	16.4	4:36	9:01
19	16.4	4:36	9:02
20	16.4	4:36	9:03
21	16.4	4:37	9:03
22	16.4	4:37	9:04
23	16.4	4:38	9:04
24	16.4	4:38	9:04
25	16.4	4:39	9:05
26	16.4	4:40	9:05
27	16.4	4:40	9:05
28	16.4	4:41	9:05
29	16.4	4:42	9:06
30	16.4	4:43	9:06
31	16.4	4:43	9:06

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.58 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — December's 6.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.5	Intense
7	6.5	Intense
8	6.5	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.5	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.6	Intense
13	6.6	Intense
14	6.6	Intense
15	6.6	Intense
16	6.6	Intense
17	6.6	Intense
18	6.6	Intense
19	6.6	Intense
20	6.6	Intense
21	6.6	Intense
22	6.6	Intense
23	6.6	Intense
24	6.6	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Stanley?

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

2.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Stanley.

What to pack for Stanley in December

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

In December, Stanley sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Stanley in December

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in December — 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 December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). 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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← November Stanley year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	38	62
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	45
9	45
10	46
11	46
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	48
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	46
31	46

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	38	62
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	45
9	45
10	46
11	46
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	48
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	46
31	46

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	38	62
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	39	61
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	40	60
17	41	59
18	41	59
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	40	60
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	44
8	45
9	45
10	46
11	46
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	48
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	46
31	46

	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