Climate
The Islands are at about 52°S, and are therefore at a similar latitude south as London and Calgary are north. The Climate of the Falkland Islands is similar to that of northeast Scotland, and exploration activity can take place for most if not all of the year.
Month
Mean Temp °C
Onshore temp range (°C)
Rainfall mean (mm)
Mean wave height (m)
January
10.94
15.35°C
to
6.55°C
62.93
2.1
February
10.83
15.16°C
to
6.42°C
48.79
1.8
March
9.24
12.96°C
to
5.69°C
55.53
1.85
April
6.82
9.89°C
to
3.79°C
54.07
1.5
May
4.53
6.87°C
to
2.23°C
48.91
1.65
June
2.42
4.34°C
to
0.6°C
60.57
2
July
2.33
4.46°C
to
-1.7°C
41.99
2.6
August
3.11
5.74°C
to
1.1°C
34.95
2.6
September
4.04
7.34°C
to
0.8°C
35.08
2
October
6.43
10.42°C
to
3.4°C
36.11
1.8
November
8.56
13°C
to
4.7°C
37.14
1.85
December
9.64
14.29°C
to
5.7°C
56.18
1.9
Climate’s effect on exploration activity
Seismic surveys conducted around the Islands since 1992 have tended to be acquired during the Austral summer months of December to April.
However, examination of the weather and seismic acquisition statistics demonstrates that exploration is possible for most of the year. The annual weather downtime for seismic activities is just 19%.
Month
Total of seismic shot (2D km)
Average daily production (2D km)
Weather Downtime (As % of time in production(1))
Seismic acquisition
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