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Best time to visit Stanley

February is the best time to visit Stanley for general sightseeing, with average highs of 13 °C and about 12 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 52/100
A beach holiday September sea 5.1 °C
The least cloud December 64 % average cloud cover
The least rain September 38 mm
Warmth January 14 °C
Cooler weather July 4.6 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 52 13 °C 12 7
2 January 51 14 °C 13 4
3 March 46 12 °C 12 7
4 December 45 12 °C 14 2
5 November 41 11 °C 12 6
6 April 36 9.5 °C 12 7
7 October 35 8.7 °C 10 11
8 September 27 6.6 °C 9 12
9 May 26 7.0 °C 12 7
10 August 23 5.5 °C 10 11
11 June 21 5.1 °C 12 7
12 July 20 4.6 °C 11 8

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 5.1 °C and air temperatures around 6.6 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 9.4 °C 14 °C 65 % 4
February 9.7 °C 13 °C 66 % 7
March 9.2 °C 12 °C 67 % 7
April 8.2 °C 9.5 °C 69 % 7
May 7.1 °C 7.0 °C 71 % 7
June 6.1 °C 5.1 °C 71 % 7
July 5.5 °C 4.6 °C 71 % 8
August 5.1 °C 5.5 °C 69 % 11
September 5.1 °C 6.6 °C 67 % 12
October 5.7 °C 8.7 °C 66 % 11
November 6.9 °C 11 °C 64 % 6
December 8.3 °C 12 °C 64 % 2

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near 4.6 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 13.5 °C 63 mm 65 %
February 13.2 °C 52 mm 66 %
March 11.9 °C 56 mm 67 %
April 9.5 °C 51 mm 69 %
May 7.0 °C 48 mm 71 %
June 5.1 °C 46 mm 71 %
July 4.6 °C 48 mm 71 %
August 5.5 °C 39 mm 69 %
September 6.6 °C 38 mm 67 %
October 8.7 °C 41 mm 66 %
November 10.7 °C 50 mm 64 %
December 12.2 °C 68 mm 64 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.