Pico Truncado weather in February

In February, Pico Truncado sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 17 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of February to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Pico Truncado's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pico Truncado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:46 AM – 8:47 PM
Cloud cover
47%
4th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Pico Truncado is city of the Province of Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina.

Density
2,290/km²
people per km²
Founded
1921

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 24°C through the month.

A typical February day in Pico Truncado reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 3°C warmer than March.

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How February really feels in Pico Truncado

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.

Pico Truncado weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°102.7015.28.2
Feb24° / 12°172.90148.3
Mar21° / 10°163.30.112.47.7
Apr17° / 143.3010.76.3
May12° / 204.30.59.23.6
Jun / 224.61.58.41.6
Jul / 153.81.38.71.5
Aug11° / 184.71.1102.9
Sep14° / 174.20.711.64.7
Oct18° / 153.60.213.46.7
Nov21° / 163.4014.87.5
Dec23° / 11°153.5015.68.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Pico Truncado gets around 17 mm of rain over 2.9 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 10% and peaks near 11% 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in February

Winds average 22 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of February to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 9:06 PM to 8:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.76:259:06
214.66:279:04
314.66:289:03
414.56:309:02
514.56:319:01
614.46:338:59
714.46:348:58
814.46:368:57
914.36:378:55
1014.36:398:54
1114.26:408:53
1214.26:428:51
1314.16:438:50
1414.16:458:48
1514.06:468:47
1614.06:488:45
1713.96:498:43
1813.96:518:42
1913.86:528:40
2013.76:548:39
2113.76:558:37
2213.66:578:35
2313.66:588:34
2413.57:008:32
2513.57:018:30
2613.47:038:28
2713.47:048:26
2813.37:068:25

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.8Intense
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216.0Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Pico Truncado?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Pico Truncado for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pico Truncado in February

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

In February, Pico Truncado sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker.

sun protectionlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Pico Truncado in February

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 48 km away) is warmest in February at about 15°C and coldest in August near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb15Cool
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May11Bracing
Jun10Bracing
Jul9Bracing
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UV index in Pico Truncado in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pico Truncado peaks around December 24 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 1 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Very high
Mar6High
Apr3Moderate
May2Low
Jun1Low
Jul1Low
Aug2Low
Sep3Moderate
Oct6High
Nov8Very high
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pico Truncado?

Pico Truncado sits at 46.8°S, 68.0°W, 285 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Caleta Olivia, 51 km away.

Puerto DeseadoCoyhaiquePuerto AysénTrelewRawson

Topography around Pico Truncado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pico Truncado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 283 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 852 m.

The land around Pico Truncado is covered by grassland (58%) within 3 km, grassland (86%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
175 m
80 km
852 m
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February weather nearby: Caleta Olivia 51 km · Las Heras 80 km · Comodoro Rivadavia 110 km · Puerto Deseado 188 km · Coyhaique 344 km · Puerto Aysén 397 km · Trelew 446 km · Rawson 449 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 Pico Truncado (-46.7994°, -67.9578°, elevation 285 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).