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Current time in Stanley

Thursday, 16 July 2026

Stanley, Falkland Islands · Atlantic/Stanley · UTC-03:00

Time-zone identity for Stanley

IANA zone
Atlantic/Stanley
UTC offset now
UTC-03:00
Current zone label
GMT-3
Clock-change status
No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.

Stanley is currently 3 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.

Clock changes in Stanley

370-day checked horizon

No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 21 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.

Weather now

Weather in Stanley

Conditions near Stanley and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.

1°C

Light snow

Feels like
-3°C
Humidity
100%
Wind
17.3 km/h S
Recent precipitation
0 mm

3-day forecast

  1. Patchy rain nearby4°C to 6°C28% chance of precipitationWind up to 31 km/h
  2. Overcast2°C to 4°C27% chance of precipitationWind up to 40.3 km/h
  3. Light snow showers1°C to 2°C36% chance of precipitationWind up to 34.2 km/h

Forecast valid from 20:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:12:40.263Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:27:40.263Z.

Time-zone history

UTC offset changes for Stanley

A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Atlantic/Stanley, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.

Previous 5 years

No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.

Next 5 years

No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.

Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.

Sun and Moon today

Sun and Moon in Stanley

Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in Atlantic/Stanley local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.

Sun

Sunrise
08:49
Sunset
17:06
Solar noon
12:58
Civil twilight
08:10–17:45

Moon

Moonrise
10:14
Moonset
20:17
Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
7%

Capital city context

About Stanley, capital of Falkland Islands

Stanley is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Falkland Islands. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.

Capital status
Capital of Falkland Islands
Administrative area
Falkland Islands
Population
2,213
Coordinates
51.6938° S, 57.8570° W. The elevation is 28 metres.

Country context

Falkland Islands at a glance

Country information for Falkland Islands. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.

Capital
Stanley is the listed capital.
Country codes
FK · FLK · 238
Population
2,638
Currency
Falkland Islands Pound (FKP)
Calling code
+500
Languages
English (Falkland Islands)
Time zones represented
1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Atlantic/Stanley.

Data and methodology

The current time is calculated for Atlantic/Stanley when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 3426691 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.

Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:12:40.238Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:12:40.263Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T23:12:40.262Z

View calculation details and sources
  • GeoNames cities15000
    GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessed
    Place and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
  • IANA Time Zone Database
    Internet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessed
    Time-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
  • Unicode Common Locale Data Repository
    Unicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessed
    English display names for countries, currencies and languages.
  • Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
    United States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessed
    Daily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
  • Weather and Geolocation API
    WeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessed
    Current weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.