Balcarce weather in February

In February, Balcarce sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 73 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of February to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Balcarce's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balcarce's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:24 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
48%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Balcarce is city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Founded
1876

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 26°C through the month.

A typical February day in Balcarce reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 2°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Balcarce

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Balcarce weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 15°839.814.36.9
Feb26° / 15°73813.57.1
Mar23° / 13°768.312.37.3
Apr20° / 10°747.911.16.6
May16° / 436.1105.4
Jun13° / 475.49.43.9
Jul12° / 456.29.63.5
Aug14° / 526.210.54.5
Sep16° / 577.211.75.2
Oct19° / 8010.2136.0
Nov22° / 10°929.8146.8
Dec25° / 13°788.914.67.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35941
45941
55941
65842
75842
85842
95842
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115941
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Balcarce gets around 73 mm of rain over 8 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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331
431
531
630
730
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1528
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2128
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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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1352030151
2362029151
3362029141
4362028141
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Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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515light breeze
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715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min 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 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 7:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.96:098:04
213.96:108:04
313.96:118:03
413.86:128:02
513.86:138:01
613.86:148:00
713.76:157:59
813.76:167:58
913.76:177:58
1013.66:187:57
1113.66:207:56
1213.66:217:55
1313.56:227:53
1413.56:237:52
1513.56:247:51
1613.46:257:50
1713.46:267:49
1813.36:277:48
1913.36:287:47
2013.36:297:45
2113.26:307:44
2213.26:317:43
2313.26:337:42
2413.16:347:40
2513.16:357:39
2613.06:367:38
2713.06:377:36
2813.06:387:35

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
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255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.5Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Balcarce?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Balcarce in February

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

In February, Balcarce sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Balcarce in February

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 60 km away) is warmest in February at about 20°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Feb 3 to Mar 4 — about 1 month when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb20Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr18Cool
May16Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug10Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov15Bracing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Balcarce 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 Balcarce peaks around December 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 12Jun 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Balcarce?

Balcarce sits at 37.8°S, 58.3°W, 97 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Miramar, 60 km away.

Topography around Balcarce

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balcarce has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m.

The land around Balcarce is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
310 m
80 km
436 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Miramar 60 km · Mar del Plata 64 km · Santa Clara del Mar 66 km · Ayacucho 80 km · Necochea 89 km · Tandil 97 km · Villa Gesell 130 km · General Juan Madariaga 136 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 Balcarce (-37.8464°, -58.2555°, elevation 97 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).