The
climate of Stanley is subpolar oceanic, but it is almost polar due to cool
summer temperatures. It is characterised, like the rest of the archipelago, by
more or less even temperatures through the year and strongwesterlies.
Precipitation, averaging 544mm (21.4 in) a year, is nonetheless relatively
low, and evenly spread throughout the year. Typically, at least 1mm
(0.04 in) of rain will be recorded on 125.2 days of the year. The islands
receive 36.3% of possible
