Bariloche weather in February
In February, Bariloche sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.
Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of February to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bariloche's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bariloche's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 19°
- 1st warmest
- Overnight low
- 7°
- 12th coldest
- Precipitation
- 33 mm
- 5 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 36 min
- 7:11 AM – 8:49 PM
- Cloud cover
- 40%
- 1st clearest
- Wind
- 9 km/h
- 4th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.68 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 7.2
- out of 10
Bariloche is city in the province of Río Negro in Argentina.
- Density
- 433/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1902
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in February
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.
A typical February day in Bariloche reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 3°C warmer than March.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 7 |
| 2 | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | 20 | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | 7 |
| 6 | 20 | 7 |
| 7 | 20 | 7 |
| 8 | 20 | 7 |
| 9 | 20 | 7 |
| 10 | 20 | 7 |
| 11 | 20 | 7 |
| 12 | 20 | 7 |
| 13 | 20 | 7 |
| 14 | 20 | 7 |
| 15 | 20 | 7 |
| 16 | 20 | 7 |
| 17 | 20 | 7 |
| 18 | 19 | 7 |
| 19 | 19 | 7 |
| 20 | 19 | 7 |
| 21 | 19 | 7 |
| 22 | 19 | 7 |
| 23 | 19 | 7 |
| 24 | 19 | 7 |
| 25 | 19 | 7 |
| 26 | 19 | 7 |
| 27 | 19 | 7 |
| 28 | 19 | 7 |
How February really feels in Bariloche
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.
February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Bariloche weather by month
How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19° / 7° | 31 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 14.6 | 7.2 |
| Feb | 19° / 7° | 33 | 5 | 0.2 | 13.6 | 7.2 |
| Mar | 16° / 5° | 41 | 7 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 5.7 |
| Apr | 11° / 2° | 74 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 10.9 | 2.9 |
| May | 7° / 0° | 119 | 13 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 4° / -2° | 172 | 16 | 13.3 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 3° / -3° | 140 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 4° / -3° | 131 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 7° / -1° | 68 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 11.7 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 10° / 0° | 70 | 10.2 | 5.9 | 13.1 | 2.2 |
| Nov | 13° / 2° | 52 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 14.3 | 4.0 |
| Dec | 17° / 5° | 47 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 14.9 | 6.0 |
Cloud cover in February
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 70 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Cloudier (%) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 | 30 |
| 2 | 71 | 29 |
| 3 | 71 | 29 |
| 4 | 70 | 30 |
| 5 | 70 | 30 |
| 6 | 71 | 29 |
| 7 | 71 | 29 |
| 8 | 70 | 30 |
| 9 | 71 | 29 |
| 10 | 71 | 29 |
| 11 | 71 | 29 |
| 12 | 71 | 29 |
| 13 | 71 | 29 |
| 14 | 71 | 29 |
| 15 | 70 | 30 |
| 16 | 70 | 30 |
| 17 | 70 | 30 |
| 18 | 69 | 31 |
| 19 | 69 | 31 |
| 20 | 68 | 32 |
| 21 | 68 | 32 |
| 22 | 67 | 33 |
| 23 | 67 | 33 |
| 24 | 66 | 34 |
| 25 | 66 | 34 |
| 26 | 65 | 35 |
| 27 | 65 | 35 |
| 28 | 64 | 36 |
Chance of precipitation in February
Bariloche gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 5 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 18% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |
| 2 | 19 |
| 3 | 19 |
| 4 | 19 |
| 5 | 19 |
| 6 | 19 |
| 7 | 18 |
| 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 17 |
| 10 | 17 |
| 11 | 17 |
| 12 | 17 |
| 13 | 16 |
| 14 | 16 |
| 15 | 16 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 16 |
| 18 | 16 |
| 19 | 17 |
| 20 | 17 |
| 21 | 17 |
| 22 | 17 |
| 23 | 18 |
| 24 | 18 |
| 25 | 18 |
| 26 | 18 |
| 27 | 18 |
| 28 | 19 |
Humidity in February
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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Dry (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 100 |
| 3 | 100 |
| 4 | 100 |
| 5 | 100 |
| 6 | 100 |
| 7 | 100 |
| 8 | 100 |
| 9 | 100 |
| 10 | 100 |
| 11 | 100 |
| 12 | 100 |
| 13 | 100 |
| 14 | 100 |
| 15 | 100 |
| 16 | 100 |
| 17 | 100 |
| 18 | 100 |
| 19 | 100 |
| 20 | 100 |
| 21 | 100 |
| 22 | 100 |
| 23 | 100 |
| 24 | 100 |
| 25 | 100 |
| 26 | 100 |
| 27 | 100 |
| 28 | 100 |
Wind in February
Winds average 9 km/h in February.
Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | calm |
| 2 | 10 | calm |
| 3 | 10 | calm |
| 4 | 10 | calm |
| 5 | 10 | calm |
| 6 | 10 | calm |
| 7 | 10 | calm |
| 8 | 10 | calm |
| 9 | 10 | calm |
| 10 | 10 | calm |
| 11 | 10 | calm |
| 12 | 9 | calm |
| 13 | 9 | calm |
| 14 | 9 | calm |
| 15 | 9 | calm |
| 16 | 9 | calm |
| 17 | 9 | calm |
| 18 | 9 | calm |
| 19 | 9 | calm |
| 20 | 9 | calm |
| 21 | 9 | calm |
| 22 | 9 | calm |
| 23 | 9 | calm |
| 24 | 9 | calm |
| 25 | 9 | calm |
| 26 | 9 | calm |
| 27 | 9 | calm |
| 28 | 9 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in February
Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of February to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 9:04 PM to 8:31 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:53 | 6:55 | 6:56 | 6:57 | 6:58 | 7:00 | 7:01 | 7:02 | 7:03 | 7:04 | 7:06 | 7:07 | 7:08 | 7:09 | 7:11 | 7:12 | 7:13 | 7:14 | 7:16 | 7:17 | 7:18 | 7:19 | 7:20 | 7:22 | 7:23 | 7:24 | 7:25 | 7:26 |
| Sunset (PM) | 9:04 | 9:03 | 9:02 | 9:01 | 9:00 | 8:59 | 8:58 | 8:57 | 8:56 | 8:55 | 8:54 | 8:53 | 8:51 | 8:50 | 8:49 | 8:48 | 8:46 | 8:45 | 8:44 | 8:42 | 8:41 | 8:40 | 8:38 | 8:37 | 8:35 | 8:34 | 8:32 | 8:31 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14.2 | 6:53 | 9:04 |
| 2 | 14.1 | 6:55 | 9:03 |
| 3 | 14.1 | 6:56 | 9:02 |
| 4 | 14.1 | 6:57 | 9:01 |
| 5 | 14.0 | 6:58 | 9:00 |
| 6 | 14.0 | 7:00 | 8:59 |
| 7 | 14.0 | 7:01 | 8:58 |
| 8 | 13.9 | 7:02 | 8:57 |
| 9 | 13.9 | 7:03 | 8:56 |
| 10 | 13.8 | 7:04 | 8:55 |
| 11 | 13.8 | 7:06 | 8:54 |
| 12 | 13.8 | 7:07 | 8:53 |
| 13 | 13.7 | 7:08 | 8:51 |
| 14 | 13.7 | 7:09 | 8:50 |
| 15 | 13.6 | 7:11 | 8:49 |
| 16 | 13.6 | 7:12 | 8:48 |
| 17 | 13.6 | 7:13 | 8:46 |
| 18 | 13.5 | 7:14 | 8:45 |
| 19 | 13.5 | 7:16 | 8:44 |
| 20 | 13.4 | 7:17 | 8:42 |
| 21 | 13.4 | 7:18 | 8:41 |
| 22 | 13.3 | 7:19 | 8:40 |
| 23 | 13.3 | 7:20 | 8:38 |
| 24 | 13.3 | 7:22 | 8:37 |
| 25 | 13.2 | 7:23 | 8:35 |
| 26 | 13.2 | 7:24 | 8:34 |
| 27 | 13.1 | 7:25 | 8:32 |
| 28 | 13.1 | 7:26 | 8:31 |
Solar energy in February
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.68 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.3 | Intense |
| 2 | 7.3 | Intense |
| 3 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 4 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 5 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 6 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 7 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 8 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 9 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.9 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Bariloche
None of Bariloche's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
Bariloche's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is February a good time to visit Bariloche?
Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
February is one of the better times to visit Bariloche for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Bariloche in February
From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In February, Bariloche sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.
UV index in Bariloche in February
Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bariloche peaks around December 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 8 | Very high |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 3 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2 | Low |
| Jul | 2 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3 | Moderate |
| Sep | 5 | High |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Where is Bariloche?
Bariloche sits at 41.1°S, 71.3°W, 839 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is El Bolsón, 93 km away.
Topography around Bariloche
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bariloche.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bariloche has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m around an average of 865 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,452 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,290 m.
The land around Bariloche is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), trees (30%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (37%) within 80 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
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 Bariloche (-41.1456°, -71.3082°, elevation 839 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. 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).