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fair match
Stanley, Falkland Islands and Reykjavík, Iceland are a fair climate match — 13,250 km (8,233 mi) apart. Stanley is Köppen zone ET; Reykjavík is Cfc.
See Stanley on the interactive map →Stanley is classed tundra (ET) while Reykjavík is subpolar oceanic (Cfc) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Because one city is in the opposite hemisphere, the comparison flips seasons: Stanley’s January against Reykjavík’s July. Roughly 13,250 km (8,233 mi) separates them — far enough that Reykjavík feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Stanley.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Stanley and Reykjavík. January means differ by 2°C (Reykjavík warmer); July by 1°C (Reykjavík cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Reykjavík is 30 mm wetter in July.
Sunshine: Reykjavík averages 5.5 hours a day across the two months vs 8.1 in Stanley (2.5 h/day less; January 9.6 h vs 11.6 h, July 1.5 h vs 4.6 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (4 µg/m³ in Reykjavík, 5 in Stanley). Dew points differ modestly (January 7°C vs 7°C; July -3°C vs 0°C).
January & July · °C and mm
Stanley is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Reykjavík's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
Compare Stanley and Reykjavík month by month on the interactive map →
See Reykjavík's climate twin on its own page.
On Similar Climates, Reykjavík, Iceland is the closest distant match for Stanley, Falkland Islands — scored fair, about 13,250 km (8,233 mi) away.
Stanley and Reykjavík are separated by roughly 13,250 km (8,233 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Reykjavík’s July pairs with Stanley’s January in the comparison.
No — Stanley is tundra (ET) and Reykjavík is subpolar oceanic (Cfc), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Stanley has a tundra climate (ET). January averages a high of 13°C and a low of 6°C with 60 mm of rain; July averages 4°C / -1°C and 50 mm.
Stanley averages about 11.6 hours of sunshine a day in January and 4.6 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 5.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 31); July averages 4.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 31).
Other close climate matches for Stanley: Punta Arenas (close), Nuuk (loose), Tromsø (loose).
All tundra (ET) cities on Similar Climates →
Explore Stanley and Reykjavík on the interactive map →