Catamarca weather in February

In February, Catamarca sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 117 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Catamarca's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catamarca's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 117 mm; 13.7 wet days
Daylight: 13 hours; 7:07 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 10th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Catamarca is city in northwestern Argentina and capital of Catamarca Province.

Density: 399/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1683

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Catamarca reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 1°C warmer than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	25	16
15	25	16
16	25	16
17	25	16
18	25	16
19	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15

Catamarca weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 17°	167	16.7	0	13.6	5.7
Feb	25° / 16°	117	13.7	0	13	6.1
Mar	23° / 15°	109	13.2	0	12.2	6.4
Apr	21° / 11°	65	9.7	0.2	11.3	6.6
May	18° / 7°	37	6.9	0.2	10.6	6.5
Jun	17° / 4°	20	4.1	0.4	10.2	6.3
Jul	16° / 2°	15	3.3	0.9	10.4	6.5
Aug	19° / 5°	17	3.3	0.4	11	7.6
Sep	21° / 8°	32	5.4	0.4	11.8	7.6
Oct	23° / 11°	65	10	0	12.7	7.2
Nov	24° / 14°	98	12.9	0	13.4	6.6
Dec	26° / 16°	129	15.4	0	13.8	6.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	55	54	55	54	54	54	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	55	54	54	54	53	53	53
Cloudier (%)	45	46	45	46	46	46	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	45	46	46	46	47	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Catamarca gets around 117 mm of rain over 13.7 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 49% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	53
4	53
5	53
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	51
11	51
12	51
13	50
14	50
15	49
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	44
27	44
28	44

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	14	14	15	15	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18
Comfortable (%)	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Humid (%)	41	41	41	41	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38
Muggy (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	14	35	41	10
2	14	35	41	10
3	15	34	41	10
4	15	34	41	10
5	16	34	40	10
6	17	33	39	10
7	17	33	39	11
8	18	33	38	11
9	19	33	38	11
10	19	33	37	10
11	20	33	37	10
12	20	34	36	10
13	20	34	36	10
14	21	35	35	9
15	21	35	35	9
16	21	36	35	9
17	21	36	34	8
18	21	36	34	8
19	21	36	34	8
20	21	36	35	8
21	21	37	35	8
22	21	37	35	7
23	20	37	36	7
24	20	37	36	7
25	19	37	36	7
26	19	37	37	7
27	19	37	37	7
28	18	37	38	7

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	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
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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 8:17 PM to 7:57 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:17
Sunset (PM)	8:17	8:16	8:16	8:15	8:15	8:14	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:59	7:58	7:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	6:56	8:17
2	13.3	6:57	8:16
3	13.3	6:58	8:16
4	13.3	6:59	8:15
5	13.3	7:00	8:15
6	13.2	7:00	8:14
7	13.2	7:01	8:14
8	13.2	7:02	8:13
9	13.2	7:03	8:12
10	13.1	7:04	8:12
11	13.1	7:04	8:11
12	13.1	7:05	8:10
13	13.1	7:06	8:10
14	13.0	7:07	8:09
15	13.0	7:07	8:08
16	13.0	7:08	8:07
17	13.0	7:09	8:07
18	12.9	7:10	8:06
19	12.9	7:10	8:05
20	12.9	7:11	8:04
21	12.9	7:12	8:03
22	12.8	7:12	8:02
23	12.8	7:13	8:01
24	12.8	7:14	8:00
25	12.7	7:15	7:59
26	12.7	7:15	7:59
27	12.7	7:16	7:58
28	12.7	7:17	7:57

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Bright
2	6.0	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Catamarca

In seasonPeak

In February, Catamarca sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Catamarca's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Catamarca?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Catamarca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Catamarca in February

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

In February, Catamarca sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

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UV index in Catamarca in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Catamarca peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	14	12	7	5	4	4	6	8	12	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	7	Very high
May	5	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Catamarca?

Catamarca sits at 28.5°S, 65.8°W, 545 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Isidro, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Catamarca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Catamarca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 544 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,972 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,224 m.

The land around Catamarca is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

186 m

artificial surfaces 68%

16 km

1,972 m

shrubs 42%

80 km

4,224 m

shrubs 44%

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← January Catamarca year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: San Isidro 6.0 km · Aimogasta 100 km · Aguilares 117 km · Termas de Río Hondo 142 km · Monteros 147 km · La Rioja 148 km · Belén 152 km · Famaillá 162 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 Catamarca (-28.4696°, -65.7852°, elevation 545 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	25	16
15	25	16
16	25	16
17	25	16
18	25	16
19	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	53
4	53
5	53
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	51
11	51
12	51
13	50
14	50
15	49
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	44
27	44
28	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	14	35	41	10
2	14	35	41	10
3	15	34	41	10
4	15	34	41	10
5	16	34	40	10
6	17	33	39	10
7	17	33	39	11
8	18	33	38	11
9	19	33	38	11
10	19	33	37	10
11	20	33	37	10
12	20	34	36	10
13	20	34	36	10
14	21	35	35	9
15	21	35	35	9
16	21	36	35	9
17	21	36	34	8
18	21	36	34	8
19	21	36	34	8
20	21	36	35	8
21	21	37	35	8
22	21	37	35	7
23	20	37	36	7
24	20	37	36	7
25	19	37	36	7
26	19	37	37	7
27	19	37	37	7
28	18	37	38	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	25	16
15	25	16
16	25	16
17	25	16
18	25	16
19	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	53
4	53
5	53
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	51
11	51
12	51
13	50
14	50
15	49
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	44
27	44
28	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	14	35	41	10
2	14	35	41	10
3	15	34	41	10
4	15	34	41	10
5	16	34	40	10
6	17	33	39	10
7	17	33	39	11
8	18	33	38	11
9	19	33	38	11
10	19	33	37	10
11	20	33	37	10
12	20	34	36	10
13	20	34	36	10
14	21	35	35	9
15	21	35	35	9
16	21	36	35	9
17	21	36	34	8
18	21	36	34	8
19	21	36	34	8
20	21	36	35	8
21	21	37	35	8
22	21	37	35	7
23	20	37	36	7
24	20	37	36	7
25	19	37	36	7
26	19	37	37	7
27	19	37	37	7
28	18	37	38	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	25	16
15	25	16
16	25	16
17	25	16
18	25	16
19	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	25	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	15
28	25	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	53
2	53
3	53
4	53
5	53
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	51
11	51
12	51
13	50
14	50
15	49
16	48
17	48
18	47
19	47
20	46
21	46
22	46
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	44
27	44
28	44

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	14	35	41	10
2	14	35	41	10
3	15	34	41	10
4	15	34	41	10
5	16	34	40	10
6	17	33	39	10
7	17	33	39	11
8	18	33	38	11
9	19	33	38	11
10	19	33	37	10
11	20	33	37	10
12	20	34	36	10
13	20	34	36	10
14	21	35	35	9
15	21	35	35	9
16	21	36	35	9
17	21	36	34	8
18	21	36	34	8
19	21	36	34	8
20	21	36	35	8
21	21	37	35	8
22	21	37	35	7
23	20	37	36	7
24	20	37	36	7
25	19	37	36	7
26	19	37	37	7
27	19	37	37	7
28	18	37	38	7