Mendoza weather in February

In February, Mendoza sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mendoza's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mendoza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
7:14 AM – 8:26 PM
Cloud cover
37%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Mendoza is city in Argentina.

Density
2,128/km²
people per km²
Founded
1561

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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Mendoza reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C cooler than January and about 3°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13119
23019
33019
43019
53019
63019
73019
83019
93019
103019
113019
123019
133019
143018
153018
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Mendoza 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°487.8013.94.9
Feb30° / 18°467.1013.25.8
Mar26° / 16°597.8012.37.3
Apr22° / 12°406.5011.27.5
May17° / 306.1010.36.2
Jun14° / 214.10.29.95.0
Jul14° / 193.60.710.14.9
Aug17° / 254.10.410.86.6
Sep20° / 2850.111.87.6
Oct24° / 12°436.5012.87.9
Nov28° / 16°447.5013.77.0
Dec30° / 18°476.8014.15.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28317
38317
48317
58218
68119
78119
88119
98119
108020
118020
128020
138020
148020
158020
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mendoza gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.1 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
227
327
427
527
627
727
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1326
1426
1525
1625
1725
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2625
2725
2825

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15432131
25333131
35433121
45433121
55234122
65234122
75234122
85234122
95234122
105234122
115234122
125334121
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255137111
265037121
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Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 8:37 PM to 8:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.67:018:37
213.67:028:36
313.57:038:36
413.57:048:35
513.57:058:34
613.57:058:34
713.47:068:33
813.47:078:32
913.47:088:31
1013.47:098:31
1113.37:108:30
1213.37:118:29
1313.37:128:28
1413.27:138:27
1513.27:148:26
1613.27:158:25
1713.17:158:24
1813.17:168:23
1913.17:178:22
2013.17:188:21
2113.07:198:20
2213.07:208:19
2313.07:218:18
2412.97:228:17
2512.97:228:16
2612.97:238:15
2712.87:248:14
2812.87:258:13

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Mendoza?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mendoza in February

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

In February, Mendoza sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mendoza in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mendoza peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 14Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mendoza?

Mendoza sits at 32.9°S, 68.8°W, 853 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rodeo del Medio, 19 km away.

Topography around Mendoza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mendoza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 773 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,610 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,377 m.

The land around Mendoza is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%), bare terrain (23%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
1,610 m
80 km
5,377 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Rodeo del Medio 19 km · Perdriel 21 km · San Martín 41 km · Rivadavia 49 km · Tupungato 60 km · Tunuyán 79 km · Pocito 136 km · Caucete 148 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 Mendoza (-32.8895°, -68.8458°, elevation 853 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).