Stanley weather in February

In February, Stanley sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 53 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of February to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Stanley's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stanley's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 53 mm; 11.9 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 24 min; 5:54 AM – 8:18 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 4th clearest
Wind: 29 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; 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 February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical February day in Stanley reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

How February really feels in Stanley

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February 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

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

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, 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
Clearer (%)	40	40	40	40	39	38	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	38	39	39	39	39	39
Cloudier (%)	60	60	60	60	61	62	62	62	62	61	61	62	62	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	62	61	61	61	61	61

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Stanley gets around 53 mm of rain over 11.9 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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
Rain chance (%)	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	44
3	44
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	44
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	42
15	42
16	41
17	40
18	40
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February 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
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

	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

Wind in February

Winds average 29 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 29 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
Wind speed (km/h)	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	28	28
Feels	windy	windy	windy	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

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of February to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 96 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 8:41 PM to 7:52 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
Daylight (h)	15.2	15.2	15.1	15.0	15.0	14.9	14.9	14.8	14.8	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.5	14.5	14.4	14.3	14.3	14.2	14.1	14.1	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.6	13.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:29	5:31	5:32	5:34	5:36	5:38	5:40	5:41	5:43	5:45	5:47	5:49	5:50	5:52	5:54	5:56	5:58	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:05	6:07	6:09	6:11	6:12	6:14	6:16	6:18
Sunset (PM)	8:41	8:40	8:38	8:37	8:35	8:34	8:32	8:30	8:29	8:27	8:25	8:23	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	7:54	7:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	15.2	5:29	8:41
2	15.2	5:31	8:40
3	15.1	5:32	8:38
4	15.0	5:34	8:37
5	15.0	5:36	8:35
6	14.9	5:38	8:34
7	14.9	5:40	8:32
8	14.8	5:41	8:30
9	14.8	5:43	8:29
10	14.7	5:45	8:27
11	14.6	5:47	8:25
12	14.6	5:49	8:23
13	14.5	5:50	8:22
14	14.5	5:52	8:20
15	14.4	5:54	8:18
16	14.3	5:56	8:16
17	14.3	5:58	8:14
18	14.2	6:00	8:12
19	14.1	6:01	8:10
20	14.1	6:03	8:08
21	14.0	6:05	8:06
22	14.0	6:07	8:04
23	13.9	6:09	8:02
24	13.8	6:11	8:00
25	13.8	6:12	7:58
26	13.7	6:14	7:56
27	13.6	6:16	7:54
28	13.6	6:18	7:52

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.81 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 — February's 4.81 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Stanley?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Stanley.

What to pack for Stanley in February

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

In February, Stanley sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 9°C. Pack a warm layer and a windbreaker. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Stanley in February

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in February — 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 February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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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← January Stanley year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February 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

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	44
3	44
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	44
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	42
15	42
16	41
17	40
18	40
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38

	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

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	44
3	44
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	44
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	42
15	42
16	41
17	40
18	40
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38

	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

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	44
3	44
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	44
11	44
12	43
13	43
14	42
15	42
16	41
17	40
18	40
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	38
24	38
25	38
26	38
27	38
28	38

	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