Puerto Deseado weather in February

In February, Puerto Deseado sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 17 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 48 min at the start of February to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Puerto Deseado's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Deseado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
6:36 AM – 8:40 PM
Cloud cover
49%
4th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Puerto Deseado is human settlement.

Density
3,563/km²
people per km²
Founded
1884

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 22°C through the month.

A typical February day in Puerto Deseado reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 2°C warmer than March.

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How February really feels in Puerto Deseado

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.

Puerto Deseado 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 12°163.715.37.9
Feb22° / 12°174.114.17.6
Mar20° / 11°203.912.47.3
Apr16° / 133.510.66.0
May12° / 153.59.13.7
Jun / 214.78.31.8
Jul / 153.78.61.7
Aug10° / 1649.92.9
Sep13° / 164.111.64.2
Oct16° / 164.313.46.0
Nov19° / 184.414.97.0
Dec21° / 11°225.315.77.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
35941
45941
55842
65941
75842
85941
96040
105941
116040
126040
136139
146139
156238
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176337
186337
196436
206436
216535
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286733

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Puerto Deseado gets around 17 mm of rain over 4.1 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
414
514
614
714
815
915
1015
1115
1215
1315
1415
1516
1616
1716
1816
1916
2015
2115
2215
2315
2415
2515
2614
2714
2814

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
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11982
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Wind in February

Winds average 21 km/h in February.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 48 min at the start of February to 13 h 24 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 6:14 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 9:00 PM to 8:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.86:149:00
214.76:168:59
314.76:178:58
414.66:198:56
514.66:208:55
614.56:228:54
714.56:238:52
814.46:258:51
914.46:268:50
1014.36:288:48
1114.36:308:47
1214.26:318:45
1314.26:338:44
1414.16:348:42
1514.16:368:40
1614.06:378:39
1714.06:398:37
1813.96:418:36
1913.96:428:34
2013.86:448:32
2113.86:458:30
2213.76:478:29
2313.66:488:27
2413.66:508:25
2513.56:528:23
2613.56:538:21
2713.46:558:20
2813.46:568:18

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.19 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.1Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Bright
185.9Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.5Bright
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285.4Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Puerto Deseado?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Puerto Deseado for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto Deseado in February

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

In February, Puerto Deseado sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Puerto Deseado in February

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 14 km away) is warmest in February at about 13°C and coldest in August near 6°C.

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

5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
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Apr11Bracing
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Jun8Bracing
Jul7Bracing
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Dec11Bracing

UV index in Puerto Deseado in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Deseado peaks around December 24 at about 10 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highDec 24UV 10Jun 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb9Very high
Mar5High
Apr3Moderate
May2Low
Jun1Low
Jul1Low
Aug2Low
Sep3Moderate
Oct6High
Nov7Very high
Dec10Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Deseado?

Puerto Deseado sits at 47.8°S, 65.9°W, 26 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Pico Truncado, 188 km away.

Pico TruncadoComodoro RivadaviaLas HerasRío GallegosRawsonTrelewCoyhaique

Topography around Puerto Deseado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Deseado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m.

The land around Puerto Deseado is covered by grassland (54%) and water (30%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
260 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Pico Truncado 188 km · Caleta Olivia 190 km · Comodoro Rivadavia 243 km · Las Heras 266 km · Río Gallegos 494 km · Rawson 499 km · Trelew 503 km · Coyhaique 529 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 Puerto Deseado (-47.7513°, -65.8967°, elevation 26 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).