San Francisco weather in February

In February, San Francisco sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 115 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is San Francisco's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Francisco's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 115 mm; 9.1 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 6:49 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 8th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.8; out of 10

San Francisco is city in Argentina.

Founded: 1886

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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in San Francisco reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 2°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	18
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18

San Francisco weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 19°	119	9.1	13.8	5.3
Feb	29° / 19°	115	9.1	13.1	5.8
Mar	27° / 17°	138	9.2	12.2	6.8
Apr	24° / 14°	100	8.2	11.3	7.4
May	20° / 11°	47	5.5	10.4	7.1
Jun	18° / 8°	30	4.3	10	6.6
Jul	17° / 6°	20	3.5	10.2	6.7
Aug	20° / 8°	39	3.8	10.9	7.6
Sep	22° / 11°	51	5.4	11.8	7.8
Oct	25° / 14°	116	9.6	12.8	7.2
Nov	28° / 16°	119	8.9	13.6	6.6
Dec	30° / 18°	128	9.6	14	5.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% 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 (%)	65	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	60	61	60	60	61
Cloudier (%)	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	39	40	40	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	61	39

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

San Francisco gets around 115 mm of rain over 9.1 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 32% and peaks near 34% 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 (%)	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% 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 (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8
Comfortable (%)	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17
Humid (%)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	26	27
Muggy (%)	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	31
Oppressive (%)	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Miserable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	14	27	34	19	2
2	5	14	27	33	19	2
3	5	14	27	33	19	2
4	5	14	27	33	19	2
5	5	15	27	33	18	2
6	5	15	27	33	18	2
7	6	15	27	33	17	2
8	6	15	27	33	17	2
9	6	15	27	34	16	2
10	6	15	26	34	16	2
11	7	14	26	35	16	2
12	7	14	26	36	15	2
13	8	14	25	36	15	2
14	8	14	24	36	15	2
15	9	14	24	36	15	2
16	9	14	24	36	15	2
17	10	14	23	35	15	2
18	10	15	23	35	16	2
19	10	15	23	35	16	2
20	10	15	23	35	16	2
21	10	15	23	34	16	2
22	10	15	23	34	16	2
23	10	16	23	33	16	2
24	9	16	24	32	16	2
25	9	16	24	32	16	2
26	9	17	25	31	16	2
27	8	17	26	31	16	2
28	8	17	27	31	16	2

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 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 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 8:07 PM to 7:44 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)	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	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	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59
Sunset (PM)	8:07	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:46	7:45	7:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.5	6:36	8:07
2	13.5	6:37	8:07
3	13.5	6:38	8:06
4	13.4	6:39	8:05
5	13.4	6:40	8:05
6	13.4	6:41	8:04
7	13.4	6:42	8:03
8	13.3	6:43	8:03
9	13.3	6:44	8:02
10	13.3	6:44	8:01
11	13.3	6:45	8:00
12	13.2	6:46	8:00
13	13.2	6:47	7:59
14	13.2	6:48	7:58
15	13.1	6:49	7:57
16	13.1	6:50	7:56
17	13.1	6:50	7:55
18	13.1	6:51	7:54
19	13.0	6:52	7:54
20	13.0	6:53	7:53
21	13.0	6:54	7:52
22	12.9	6:54	7:51
23	12.9	6:55	7:50
24	12.9	6:56	7:49
25	12.8	6:57	7:48
26	12.8	6:58	7:46
27	12.8	6:58	7:45
28	12.8	6:59	7:44

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.19 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)	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.7	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.6	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.5	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.4	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit San Francisco?

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

5.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

7.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Francisco in February

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

In February, San Francisco sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in San Francisco 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 San Francisco peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (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	13	11	7	4	3	3	5	7	10	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	7	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	7	High
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is San Francisco?

San Francisco sits at 31.4°S, 62.1°W, 120 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Jorge, 57 km away.

Topography around San Francisco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Francisco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m.

The land around San Francisco is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (94%) within 16 km, and cropland (88%) within 80 km.

3 km

13 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

24 m

cropland 94%

80 km

103 m

cropland 88%

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← January San Francisco year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: San Jorge 57 km · Rafaela 60 km · Sunchales 73 km · Las Varillas 78 km · Morteros 80 km · Arroyito 92 km · Gálvez 106 km · Esperanza 109 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 San Francisco (-31.425°, -62.084°, elevation 120 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	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	18
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	61	39

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	14	27	34	19	2
2	5	14	27	33	19	2
3	5	14	27	33	19	2
4	5	14	27	33	19	2
5	5	15	27	33	18	2
6	5	15	27	33	18	2
7	6	15	27	33	17	2
8	6	15	27	33	17	2
9	6	15	27	34	16	2
10	6	15	26	34	16	2
11	7	14	26	35	16	2
12	7	14	26	36	15	2
13	8	14	25	36	15	2
14	8	14	24	36	15	2
15	9	14	24	36	15	2
16	9	14	24	36	15	2
17	10	14	23	35	15	2
18	10	15	23	35	16	2
19	10	15	23	35	16	2
20	10	15	23	35	16	2
21	10	15	23	34	16	2
22	10	15	23	34	16	2
23	10	16	23	33	16	2
24	9	16	24	32	16	2
25	9	16	24	32	16	2
26	9	17	25	31	16	2
27	8	17	26	31	16	2
28	8	17	27	31	16	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	18
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	61	39

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	14	27	34	19	2
2	5	14	27	33	19	2
3	5	14	27	33	19	2
4	5	14	27	33	19	2
5	5	15	27	33	18	2
6	5	15	27	33	18	2
7	6	15	27	33	17	2
8	6	15	27	33	17	2
9	6	15	27	34	16	2
10	6	15	26	34	16	2
11	7	14	26	35	16	2
12	7	14	26	36	15	2
13	8	14	25	36	15	2
14	8	14	24	36	15	2
15	9	14	24	36	15	2
16	9	14	24	36	15	2
17	10	14	23	35	15	2
18	10	15	23	35	16	2
19	10	15	23	35	16	2
20	10	15	23	35	16	2
21	10	15	23	34	16	2
22	10	15	23	34	16	2
23	10	16	23	33	16	2
24	9	16	24	32	16	2
25	9	16	24	32	16	2
26	9	17	25	31	16	2
27	8	17	26	31	16	2
28	8	17	27	31	16	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	19
14	29	19
15	29	18
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	63	37
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	62	38
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	60	40
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	61	39

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	14	27	34	19	2
2	5	14	27	33	19	2
3	5	14	27	33	19	2
4	5	14	27	33	19	2
5	5	15	27	33	18	2
6	5	15	27	33	18	2
7	6	15	27	33	17	2
8	6	15	27	33	17	2
9	6	15	27	34	16	2
10	6	15	26	34	16	2
11	7	14	26	35	16	2
12	7	14	26	36	15	2
13	8	14	25	36	15	2
14	8	14	24	36	15	2
15	9	14	24	36	15	2
16	9	14	24	36	15	2
17	10	14	23	35	15	2
18	10	15	23	35	16	2
19	10	15	23	35	16	2
20	10	15	23	35	16	2
21	10	15	23	34	16	2
22	10	15	23	34	16	2
23	10	16	23	33	16	2
24	9	16	24	32	16	2
25	9	16	24	32	16	2
26	9	17	25	31	16	2
27	8	17	26	31	16	2
28	8	17	27	31	16	2