Cinco Saltos weather in February

In February, Cinco Saltos sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 Cinco Saltos's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cinco Saltos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
7:02 AM – 8:32 PM
Cloud cover
25%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Cinco Saltos is city in Río Negro Province, Argentina.

Founded
1911

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical February day in Cinco Saltos reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C cooler than January and about 4°C warmer than March.

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

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.

Cinco Saltos 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
Jan31° / 18°14314.45.4
Feb30° / 17°203.113.56.3
Mar26° / 14°223.112.38.0
Apr21° / 10°253.4117.8
May16° / 285.29.95.7
Jun13° / 214.49.33.9
Jul12° / 193.59.64.0
Aug15° / 14310.55.5
Sep19° / 203.511.77.1
Oct22° / 10°343.7137.9
Nov26° / 13°212.914.18.1
Dec30° / 16°162.614.76.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Cinco Saltos gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.1 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19064
29064
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48974
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69073
79073
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Wind in February

Winds average 15 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
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light 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 6:46 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 8:46 PM to 8:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.06:468:46
214.06:478:45
313.96:488:44
413.96:498:43
513.96:508:42
613.86:518:41
713.86:538:41
813.86:548:40
913.76:558:39
1013.76:568:38
1113.76:578:37
1213.66:588:35
1313.66:598:34
1413.57:008:33
1513.57:028:32
1613.57:038:31
1713.47:048:30
1813.47:058:29
1913.47:068:27
2013.37:078:26
2113.37:088:25
2213.27:098:23
2313.27:118:22
2413.27:128:21
2513.17:138:20
2613.17:148:18
2713.07:158:17
2813.07:168:15

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 7.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 8.6 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 7.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.7Intense
47.7Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.1Intense
167.0Intense
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186.9Intense
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286.4Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Cinco Saltos?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Cinco Saltos for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cinco Saltos in February

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

In February, Cinco Saltos sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cinco Saltos in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Cinco Saltos peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 12Jun 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cinco Saltos?

Cinco Saltos sits at 38.8°S, 68.1°W, 288 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Centenario, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Cinco Saltos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cinco Saltos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 301 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m.

The land around Cinco Saltos is covered by shrubs (29%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) within 16 km, and shrubs (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
698 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Centenario 6.0 km · Cipolletti 14 km · Neuquén 14 km · Plottier 22 km · Allen 27 km · General Roca 48 km · Villa Regina 90 km · Cutral-Có 102 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 Cinco Saltos (-38.8222°, -68.0629°, elevation 288 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).