Bahía Blanca weather in February

In February, Bahía Blanca sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 65 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of February to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bahía Blanca's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bahía Blanca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:39 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Bahía Blanca is city in Argentina.

Density
2,301/km²
people per km²
Founded
1828

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Bahía Blanca reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 3°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22718
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42718
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Bahía Blanca weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°547.114.47.3
Feb27° / 18°656.713.57.4
Mar24° / 16°676.712.37.7
Apr20° / 12°556117.1
May16° / 385.49.95.6
Jun13° / 284.49.34.1
Jul12° / 3459.63.7
Aug14° / 354.810.54.7
Sep16° / 456.211.75.7
Oct19° / 11°647.8136.7
Nov23° / 14°63714.17.6
Dec26° / 17°576.214.77.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27822
37822
47822
57822
67822
77723
87723
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Bahía Blanca gets around 65 mm of rain over 6.7 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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223
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522
622
722
822
923
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1124
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
145242390
245232390
346242290
446242280
546242180
647242180
746242190
846242190
946242190
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Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
320light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of February to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:238:22
214.06:248:22
313.96:258:21
413.96:268:20
513.96:278:19
613.86:288:18
713.86:308:17
813.86:318:16
913.76:328:15
1013.76:338:14
1113.76:348:13
1213.66:358:12
1313.66:368:11
1413.56:378:10
1513.56:398:09
1613.56:408:08
1713.46:418:06
1813.46:428:05
1913.36:438:04
2013.36:448:03
2113.36:458:01
2213.26:468:00
2313.26:477:59
2413.26:497:58
2513.16:507:56
2613.16:517:55
2713.06:527:53
2813.06:537:52

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.6Intense
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176.5Intense
186.4Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Bahía Blanca?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Bahía Blanca for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bahía Blanca in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Bahía Blanca sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Bahía Blanca in February

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in January at about 22°C and coldest in August near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 8 to Mar 20 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr17Cool
May14Bracing
Jun11Bracing
Jul9Bracing
Aug9Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct15Bracing
Nov18Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Bahía Blanca in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bahía Blanca peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 12Jun 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bahía Blanca?

Bahía Blanca sits at 38.7°S, 62.3°W, 20 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Punta Alta, 25 km away.

Carmen de PatagonesViedma

Topography around Bahía Blanca

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bahía Blanca.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bahía Blanca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,244 m.

The land around Bahía Blanca is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) within 3 km, grassland (33%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
1,244 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Punta Alta 25 km · Coronel Pringles 114 km · Pigüé 125 km · Coronel Suárez 143 km · Río Colorado 161 km · Tres Arroyos 177 km · Carmen de Patagones 240 km · Viedma 242 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bahía Blanca (-38.7176°, -62.2655°, elevation 20 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).