San Luis weather in February

In February, San Luis sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 81 mm of rain across 10.9 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 San Luis's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Luis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
7:03 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

San Luis is capital city of the San Luis Province in the Cuyo region of Argentina.

Founded
1594

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 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in San Luis reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 2°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12918
22918
32818
42817
52817
62817
72817
82817
92817
102817
112817
122817
132817
142817
152817
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172817
182817
192817
202817
212817
222817
232817
242717
252717
262717
272717
282717

San Luis 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°10713.3145.3
Feb28° / 17°8110.913.26.3
Mar26° / 15°8010.112.37.1
Apr22° / 11°53711.27.4
May18° / 254.210.36.8
Jun16° / 81.99.86.3
Jul16° / 92.1106.1
Aug18° / 152.610.87.4
Sep21° / 304.611.87.6
Oct24° / 12°668.712.87.5
Nov26° / 14°8911.713.76.7
Dec28° / 17°10213.114.25.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47822
57822
67723
77624
87624
97624
107624
117624
127525
137525
147525
157624
167525
177525
187525
197624
207624
217525
227525
237624
247624
257624
267624
277723
287624

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

San Luis gets around 81 mm of rain over 10.9 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
142
243
343
442
542
642
742
842
941
1041
1141
1241
1340
1440
1539
1639
1738
1838
1937
2037
2137
2236
2336
2435
2535
2634
2734
2834

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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13135258
23135268
33134269
43134269
53234269
63233268
73233278
83233278
93333278
103332278
113432278
123532268
133532267
143631257
153731257
163831247
173831247
183931237
193931237
204030237
214030237
224030237
234030237
244030236
254031236
264031236
273931246
283931246

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm

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 6:50 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 8:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:508:28
213.66:518:27
313.66:528:26
413.56:538:26
513.56:548:25
613.56:558:24
713.56:568:24
813.46:578:23
913.46:588:22
1013.46:588:21
1113.36:598:20
1213.37:008:19
1313.37:018:19
1413.37:028:18
1513.27:038:17
1613.27:048:16
1713.27:058:15
1813.17:068:14
1913.17:078:13
2013.17:088:12
2113.07:088:11
2213.07:098:10
2313.07:108:09
2412.97:118:08
2512.97:128:06
2612.97:138:05
2712.87:148:04
2812.87:148:03

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.0Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for San Luis

In seasonPeak

In February, San Luis sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

San Luis's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit San Luis?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Luis in February

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

In February, San Luis sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in San Luis 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 Luis 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Luis?

San Luis sits at 33.3°S, 66.3°W, 729 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Villa Mercedes, 91 km away.

Rodeo del MedioGeneral Alvear

Topography around San Luis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Luis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 743 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,416 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,820 m.

The land around San Luis is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
1,416 m
80 km
1,820 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Villa Mercedes 91 km · Villa Dolores 184 km · Río Cuarto 184 km · Rivadavia 199 km · San Martín 201 km · Embalse 217 km · Rodeo del Medio 222 km · General Alvear 226 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 San Luis (-33.2914°, -66.3247°, elevation 729 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).