Puerto Madryn weather in February

In February, Puerto Madryn sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 23 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of February to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Puerto Madryn's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Madryn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:43 AM – 8:27 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
20 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Puerto Madryn is coastal city in the province of Chubut, Argentina.

Density
196/km²
people per km²
Founded
1865

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 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Puerto Madryn reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 34°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 Puerto Madryn

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 Madryn weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 16°153.314.87.2
Feb27° / 15°233.213.77.9
Mar25° / 14°223.312.48.3
Apr21° / 10°192.910.97.7
May16° / 223.69.65.9
Jun13° / 223.98.94.0
Jul12° / 163.59.23.9
Aug15° / 163.410.35.1
Sep17° / 173.911.76.4
Oct21° / 204.213.27.5
Nov24° / 12°173.714.48.1
Dec27° / 14°183.415.17.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Puerto Madryn gets around 23 mm of rain over 3.2 wet days in February, the wettest month. 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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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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 20 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of February to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 8:43 PM to 8:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.36:248:43
214.36:268:42
314.26:278:41
414.26:288:40
514.26:308:39
614.16:318:38
714.16:328:37
814.06:338:36
914.06:358:34
1014.06:368:33
1113.96:378:32
1213.96:398:31
1313.86:408:29
1413.86:418:28
1513.76:438:27
1613.76:448:26
1713.66:458:24
1813.66:478:23
1913.66:488:21
2013.56:498:20
2113.56:508:18
2213.46:528:17
2313.46:538:16
2413.36:548:14
2513.36:568:12
2613.26:578:11
2713.26:588:09
2813.16:598:08

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
86.9Intense
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256.0Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Puerto Madryn?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto Madryn in February

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

In February, Puerto Madryn sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Madryn in February

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 21 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in September near 11°C.

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

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr16Cool
May14Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Puerto Madryn 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 Puerto Madryn peaks around December 22 at about 12 (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
Feb10Extreme
Mar7High
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug2Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7High
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Madryn?

Puerto Madryn sits at 42.8°S, 65.0°W, 11 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Trelew, 58 km away.

San Antonio OesteViedmaCarmen de PatagonesComodoro RivadaviaRío ColoradoVilla Regina

Topography around Puerto Madryn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Madryn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m.

The land around Puerto Madryn is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and water (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (57%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
313 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Trelew 58 km · Rawson 59 km · San Antonio Oeste 227 km · Viedma 275 km · Carmen de Patagones 277 km · Comodoro Rivadavia 396 km · Río Colorado 427 km · Villa Regina 443 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 Madryn (-42.7685°, -65.0383°, elevation 11 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).