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Satellite view of Paloma Sand Beach; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Beach

Paloma Sand Beach

Falkland IslandsFalkland Islands · Atlantic Ocean

-51.4325, -59.0336

  • 11°Sea · February
  • 14°High · January
  • 8.7 hSunshine · December
The dot marks Paloma Sand Beach. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Paloma Sand Beach in October

  • 8°CAir, daytime high3°C at night
  • 6°CSea temperature
  • 6.7 hSunshine a day
  • 10 daysRainy days in the month37 mm in total
  • 28 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.

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October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 6.5 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: +0.9 °C

1991–2020 average: 5.6 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +1.5 °C

1991–2020 average: 8.2 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaJanuary and February11 °CThe sea stays below 18 °C all year here.
Most sunshineNovember and December9 h of sun a day
Least rainSeptember and October37 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan10°8 h58 mm
  2. Feb11°6 h49 mm
  3. Mar10°5 h58 mm
  4. Apr9°4 h62 mm
  5. May8°2 h53 mm
  6. Jun6°2 h48 mm
  7. Jul5°2 h48 mm
  8. Aug4°3 h47 mm
  9. Sep5°5 h41 mm
  10. Oct6°7 h37 mm
  11. Nov7°8 h44 mm
  12. Dec9°9 h52 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
5°7.5°10°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 10°Feb: 11°Mar: 10°Apr: 9°May: 8°Jun: 6°Jul: 5°Aug: 4°Sep: 5°Oct: 6°Nov: 7°Dec: 9°4°11°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
0°5°10°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 10 °C (High 14° / Low 7°)Feb: 10 °C (High 13° / Low 7°)Mar: 9 °C (High 12° / Low 6°)Apr: 7 °C (High 9° / Low 5°)May: 5 °C (High 7° / Low 3°)Jun: 3 °C (High 5° / Low 2°)Jul: 2 °C (High 4° / Low 1°)Aug: 3 °C (High 5° / Low 1°)Sep: 4 °C (High 6° / Low 2°)Oct: 6 °C (High 8° / Low 3°)Nov: 7 °C (High 10° / Low 4°)Dec: 9 °C (High 12° / Low 6°)10°2°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm20 mm40 mm60 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 58 mmFeb: 49 mmMar: 58 mmApr: 62 mm62May: 53 mmJun: 48 mmJul: 48 mmAug: 47 mmSep: 41 mmOct: 37 mm37Nov: 44 mmDec: 52 mm

Sunshine

0 h2.5 h5 h7.5 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 7.8 hFeb: 6.5 hMar: 5.4 hApr: 3.5 hMay: 2.2 hJun: 1.6 h1.6Jul: 1.7 hAug: 2.9 hSep: 4.7 hOct: 6.7 hNov: 8.0 hDec: 8.7 h8.7

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Paloma Sand Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Paloma Sand Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January1471058147.828
Februarywarmest sea1371149126.527
March1261058135.427
April95962143.528
May73853132.227
June52648131.626
July41548121.726
August51447122.927
September62541114.727
October83637106.728
November104744128.028
December126952148.727

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Plan your trip

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About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER21 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–20209 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.121 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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