La Rioja weather in February

In February, La Rioja sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 76 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is La Rioja's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Rioja's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 76 mm; 9.6 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 7:10 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

La Rioja is city in Capital Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina.

Density: 13,116/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1591

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 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in La Rioja reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 3°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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20

How February really feels in La Rioja

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

La Rioja weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 22°	102	11.2	13.7	3.9
Feb	31° / 21°	76	9.6	13.1	4.8
Mar	28° / 19°	78	9.8	12.2	6.1
Apr	24° / 15°	47	7.9	11.3	7.4
May	20° / 11°	29	5.5	10.5	7.1
Jun	17° / 7°	15	3.4	10.2	6.5
Jul	17° / 6°	10	2.2	10.3	7.0
Aug	21° / 8°	10	2.1	10.9	8.3
Sep	24° / 12°	24	3.4	11.8	8.5
Oct	28° / 16°	48	6	12.7	7.1
Nov	30° / 19°	61	7.7	13.5	5.3
Dec	32° / 21°	85	9.3	13.8	4.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

	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 (%)	63	63	62	62	61	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62
Cloudier (%)	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

La Rioja gets around 76 mm of rain over 9.6 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	35
10	35
11	34
12	34
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 36% 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 (%)	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	12
Comfortable (%)	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22
Humid (%)	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35
Muggy (%)	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29
Oppressive (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	9	19	30	34	8
2	9	19	30	34	8
3	9	19	30	34	8
4	10	18	30	33	8
5	10	18	30	33	8
6	10	18	31	33	8
7	11	18	31	33	8
8	11	18	31	32	8
9	11	18	31	32	7
10	12	19	31	32	7
11	12	19	31	31	7
12	13	19	31	31	7
13	13	20	31	30	6
14	14	20	31	30	6
15	14	21	31	29	6
16	14	21	31	29	5
17	14	22	31	28	5
18	15	22	31	28	4
19	15	22	31	28	4
20	15	22	31	28	4
21	15	23	31	28	4
22	15	23	31	28	4
23	15	23	32	28	3
24	14	22	32	28	3
25	14	22	33	28	3
26	13	22	34	28	3
27	12	22	34	29	3
28	12	22	35	29	3

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 24 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 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 8:02 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)	13.4	13.4	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	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:20
Sunset (PM)	8:23	8:22	8:22	8:21	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.4	6:59	8:23
2	13.4	7:00	8:22
3	13.3	7:01	8:22
4	13.3	7:02	8:21
5	13.3	7:02	8:21
6	13.3	7:03	8:20
7	13.3	7:04	8:19
8	13.2	7:05	8:19
9	13.2	7:06	8:18
10	13.2	7:06	8:17
11	13.2	7:07	8:17
12	13.1	7:08	8:16
13	13.1	7:09	8:15
14	13.1	7:10	8:14
15	13.1	7:10	8:14
16	13.0	7:11	8:13
17	13.0	7:12	8:12
18	13.0	7:13	8:11
19	12.9	7:13	8:10
20	12.9	7:14	8:09
21	12.9	7:15	8:08
22	12.9	7:16	8:08
23	12.8	7:16	8:07
24	12.8	7:17	8:06
25	12.8	7:18	8:05
26	12.8	7:19	8:04
27	12.7	7:19	8:03
28	12.7	7:20	8:02

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.72 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	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4
Level	Intense	Intense	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	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for La Rioja

In seasonPeak

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

La Rioja's rainy season runs October–April, 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 La Rioja?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for La Rioja in February

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

In February, La Rioja sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Rioja 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 La Rioja peaks around January 20 at about 14 (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)	14	14	12	7	5	4	4	5	7	11	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	7	High
May	5	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is La Rioja?

La Rioja sits at 29.4°S, 66.9°W, 493 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Chilecito, 68 km away.

Topography around La Rioja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Rioja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 516 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,895 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,858 m.

The land around La Rioja is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) within 3 km, shrubs (58%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

141 m

artificial surfaces 70%

16 km

1,895 m

shrubs 58%

80 km

3,858 m

shrubs 76%

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

February weather nearby: Chilecito 68 km · Aimogasta 95 km · Catamarca 148 km · San Isidro 153 km · Belén 197 km · Cruz del Eje 246 km · Aguilares 252 km · Deán Funes 266 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 La Rioja (-29.4133°, -66.8564°, elevation 493 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	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	35
10	35
11	34
12	34
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	9	19	30	34	8
2	9	19	30	34	8
3	9	19	30	34	8
4	10	18	30	33	8
5	10	18	30	33	8
6	10	18	31	33	8
7	11	18	31	33	8
8	11	18	31	32	8
9	11	18	31	32	7
10	12	19	31	32	7
11	12	19	31	31	7
12	13	19	31	31	7
13	13	20	31	30	6
14	14	20	31	30	6
15	14	21	31	29	6
16	14	21	31	29	5
17	14	22	31	28	5
18	15	22	31	28	4
19	15	22	31	28	4
20	15	22	31	28	4
21	15	23	31	28	4
22	15	23	31	28	4
23	15	23	32	28	3
24	14	22	32	28	3
25	14	22	33	28	3
26	13	22	34	28	3
27	12	22	34	29	3
28	12	22	35	29	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	35
10	35
11	34
12	34
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	9	19	30	34	8
2	9	19	30	34	8
3	9	19	30	34	8
4	10	18	30	33	8
5	10	18	30	33	8
6	10	18	31	33	8
7	11	18	31	33	8
8	11	18	31	32	8
9	11	18	31	32	7
10	12	19	31	32	7
11	12	19	31	31	7
12	13	19	31	31	7
13	13	20	31	30	6
14	14	20	31	30	6
15	14	21	31	29	6
16	14	21	31	29	5
17	14	22	31	28	5
18	15	22	31	28	4
19	15	22	31	28	4
20	15	22	31	28	4
21	15	23	31	28	4
22	15	23	31	28	4
23	15	23	32	28	3
24	14	22	32	28	3
25	14	22	33	28	3
26	13	22	34	28	3
27	12	22	34	29	3
28	12	22	35	29	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	20
22	30	20
23	30	20
24	30	20
25	30	20
26	30	20
27	30	20
28	30	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	63	37
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	35
10	35
11	34
12	34
13	33
14	33
15	33
16	32
17	32
18	32
19	32
20	32
21	32
22	32
23	32
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	9	19	30	34	8
2	9	19	30	34	8
3	9	19	30	34	8
4	10	18	30	33	8
5	10	18	30	33	8
6	10	18	31	33	8
7	11	18	31	33	8
8	11	18	31	32	8
9	11	18	31	32	7
10	12	19	31	32	7
11	12	19	31	31	7
12	13	19	31	31	7
13	13	20	31	30	6
14	14	20	31	30	6
15	14	21	31	29	6
16	14	21	31	29	5
17	14	22	31	28	5
18	15	22	31	28	4
19	15	22	31	28	4
20	15	22	31	28	4
21	15	23	31	28	4
22	15	23	31	28	4
23	15	23	32	28	3
24	14	22	32	28	3
25	14	22	33	28	3
26	13	22	34	28	3
27	12	22	34	29	3
28	12	22	35	29	3