Stanley weather in June

In June, Stanley sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-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 14% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of June to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Stanley's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stanley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
9:04 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
30 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
0.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Stanley is capital of the Falkland Islands.

Founded
1843

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical June 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 8°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Stanley

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Stanley weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 6213.1015.92.7
Feb12° / 5311.9014.42.7
Mar11° / 5512.1012.52.4
Apr / 5112.50.210.41.6
May / 48120.58.60.9
Jun / 4712.32.47.70.2
Jul / 4912.33.48.10.0
Aug / 3910.329.60.1
Sep / 379.91.511.60.3
Oct / 4110.10.613.61.0
Nov / 5011.50.115.41.6
Dec10° / 6714.2016.32.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Stanley gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Wind in June

Winds average 30 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 29 km/h on the calmest days to 30 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
130windy
230windy
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529windy
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of June to 7 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 8:51 AM to 9:06 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 4:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.98:514:47
27.98:524:46
37.98:534:45
47.88:544:45
57.88:554:44
67.88:564:43
77.88:574:43
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 0.69 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — June's 0.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Stanley?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Stanley.

What to pack for Stanley in June

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

In June, 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 12 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreakera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Stanley in June

The nearest coast averages about 6°C in June — 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.

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UV index in Stanley in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highDec 23UV 9Jun 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar4Moderate
Apr2Moderate
May1Low
Jun1Low
Jul1Low
Aug1Low
Sep2Moderate
Oct5High
Nov6High
Dec9Very 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
16 km
306 m
80 km
695 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June 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

Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Religion
Christian 57%none 35%other 2%

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).