San Martín de los Andes weather in February
In February, San Martín de los Andes sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 4.7 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.
Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of February to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is San Martín de los Andes's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Martín de los Andes's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 20°
- 2nd warmest
- Overnight low
- 6°
- 12th coldest
- Precipitation
- 32 mm
- 4.7 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 36 min
- 7:13 AM – 8:47 PM
- Cloud cover
- 36%
- 1st clearest
- Wind
- 10 km/h
- 5th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.8 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 7.3
- out of 10
San Martín de los Andes is city in Neuquén Province, Argentina.
- Density
- 98/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1898
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in February
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.
A typical February day in San Martín de los Andes reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 3°C warmer than March.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 6 |
| 2 | 20 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | 6 |
| 4 | 20 | 6 |
| 5 | 20 | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | 6 |
| 7 | 20 | 6 |
| 8 | 20 | 6 |
| 9 | 20 | 6 |
| 10 | 20 | 6 |
| 11 | 20 | 6 |
| 12 | 20 | 6 |
| 13 | 20 | 6 |
| 14 | 20 | 6 |
| 15 | 20 | 6 |
| 16 | 20 | 6 |
| 17 | 20 | 6 |
| 18 | 20 | 6 |
| 19 | 20 | 6 |
| 20 | 19 | 6 |
| 21 | 19 | 6 |
| 22 | 19 | 6 |
| 23 | 19 | 6 |
| 24 | 19 | 6 |
| 25 | 19 | 6 |
| 26 | 19 | 6 |
| 27 | 19 | 6 |
| 28 | 19 | 6 |
How February really feels in San Martín de los Andes
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.
February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
San Martín de los Andes weather by month
How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20° / 6° | 33 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 14.5 | 7.2 |
| Feb | 20° / 6° | 32 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 13.6 | 7.3 |
| Mar | 17° / 5° | 42 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 12.3 | 5.8 |
| Apr | 12° / 2° | 84 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 11 | 3.0 |
| May | 7° / -0° | 149 | 13.5 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 3° / -2° | 235 | 17.5 | 15.1 | 9.2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 3° / -3° | 191 | 16 | 15.2 | 9.4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 4° / -3° | 176 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 10.4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 7° / -2° | 95 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 10° / 0° | 87 | 11.4 | 7.4 | 13.1 | 2.1 |
| Nov | 14° / 2° | 62 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 14.2 | 4.1 |
| Dec | 17° / 5° | 56 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 14.8 | 6.1 |
Cloud cover in February
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 |
| Cloudier (%) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | 29 |
| 2 | 71 | 29 |
| 3 | 71 | 29 |
| 4 | 71 | 29 |
| 5 | 71 | 29 |
| 6 | 71 | 29 |
| 7 | 71 | 29 |
| 8 | 72 | 28 |
| 9 | 72 | 28 |
| 10 | 72 | 28 |
| 11 | 72 | 28 |
| 12 | 72 | 28 |
| 13 | 72 | 28 |
| 14 | 72 | 28 |
| 15 | 72 | 28 |
| 16 | 73 | 27 |
| 17 | 72 | 28 |
| 18 | 72 | 28 |
| 19 | 72 | 28 |
| 20 | 71 | 29 |
| 21 | 71 | 29 |
| 22 | 71 | 29 |
| 23 | 71 | 29 |
| 24 | 71 | 29 |
| 25 | 70 | 30 |
| 26 | 70 | 30 |
| 27 | 70 | 30 |
| 28 | 68 | 32 |
Chance of precipitation in February
San Martín de los Andes gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 4.7 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |
| 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4 | 18 |
| 5 | 18 |
| 6 | 18 |
| 7 | 18 |
| 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 17 |
| 10 | 17 |
| 11 | 17 |
| 12 | 17 |
| 13 | 16 |
| 14 | 16 |
| 15 | 16 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 16 |
| 18 | 16 |
| 19 | 16 |
| 20 | 16 |
| 21 | 16 |
| 22 | 17 |
| 23 | 17 |
| 24 | 18 |
| 25 | 18 |
| 26 | 19 |
| 27 | 19 |
| 28 | 20 |
Humidity in February
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 0 |
| 2 | 100 | 0 |
| 3 | 100 | 0 |
| 4 | 100 | 0 |
| 5 | 100 | 0 |
| 6 | 100 | 0 |
| 7 | 100 | 0 |
| 8 | 100 | 0 |
| 9 | 100 | 0 |
| 10 | 100 | 0 |
| 11 | 100 | 0 |
| 12 | 99 | 1 |
| 13 | 99 | 1 |
| 14 | 99 | 1 |
| 15 | 99 | 1 |
| 16 | 99 | 1 |
| 17 | 99 | 1 |
| 18 | 100 | 0 |
| 19 | 100 | 0 |
| 20 | 100 | 0 |
| 21 | 100 | 0 |
| 22 | 100 | 0 |
| 23 | 100 | 0 |
| 24 | 100 | 0 |
| 25 | 100 | 0 |
| 26 | 100 | 0 |
| 27 | 100 | 0 |
| 28 | 100 | 0 |
Wind in February
Winds average 10 km/h in February.
Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 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 | 10 | calm |
| 2 | 10 | calm |
| 3 | 10 | calm |
| 4 | 10 | calm |
| 5 | 10 | calm |
| 6 | 10 | calm |
| 7 | 10 | calm |
| 8 | 10 | calm |
| 9 | 10 | calm |
| 10 | 10 | calm |
| 11 | 10 | calm |
| 12 | 10 | calm |
| 13 | 10 | calm |
| 14 | 10 | calm |
| 15 | 10 | calm |
| 16 | 10 | calm |
| 17 | 10 | calm |
| 18 | 10 | calm |
| 19 | 10 | calm |
| 20 | 10 | calm |
| 21 | 10 | calm |
| 22 | 10 | calm |
| 23 | 10 | calm |
| 24 | 10 | calm |
| 25 | 9 | calm |
| 26 | 9 | calm |
| 27 | 9 | calm |
| 28 | 9 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in February
Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of February to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 9:02 PM to 8:30 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:56 | 6:57 | 6:58 | 6:59 | 7:01 | 7:02 | 7:03 | 7:04 | 7:05 | 7:07 | 7:08 | 7:09 | 7:10 | 7:11 | 7:13 | 7:14 | 7:15 | 7:16 | 7:17 | 7:18 | 7:20 | 7:21 | 7:22 | 7:23 | 7:24 | 7:25 | 7:26 | 7:28 |
| Sunset (PM) | 9:02 | 9:01 | 9:00 | 8:59 | 8:58 | 8:57 | 8:56 | 8:55 | 8:54 | 8:53 | 8:52 | 8:51 | 8:50 | 8:49 | 8:47 | 8:46 | 8:45 | 8:44 | 8:42 | 8:41 | 8:40 | 8:38 | 8:37 | 8:36 | 8:34 | 8:33 | 8:31 | 8:30 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14.1 | 6:56 | 9:02 |
| 2 | 14.1 | 6:57 | 9:01 |
| 3 | 14.0 | 6:58 | 9:00 |
| 4 | 14.0 | 6:59 | 8:59 |
| 5 | 14.0 | 7:01 | 8:58 |
| 6 | 13.9 | 7:02 | 8:57 |
| 7 | 13.9 | 7:03 | 8:56 |
| 8 | 13.9 | 7:04 | 8:55 |
| 9 | 13.8 | 7:05 | 8:54 |
| 10 | 13.8 | 7:07 | 8:53 |
| 11 | 13.7 | 7:08 | 8:52 |
| 12 | 13.7 | 7:09 | 8:51 |
| 13 | 13.7 | 7:10 | 8:50 |
| 14 | 13.6 | 7:11 | 8:49 |
| 15 | 13.6 | 7:13 | 8:47 |
| 16 | 13.5 | 7:14 | 8:46 |
| 17 | 13.5 | 7:15 | 8:45 |
| 18 | 13.5 | 7:16 | 8:44 |
| 19 | 13.4 | 7:17 | 8:42 |
| 20 | 13.4 | 7:18 | 8:41 |
| 21 | 13.3 | 7:20 | 8:40 |
| 22 | 13.3 | 7:21 | 8:38 |
| 23 | 13.3 | 7:22 | 8:37 |
| 24 | 13.2 | 7:23 | 8:36 |
| 25 | 13.2 | 7:24 | 8:34 |
| 26 | 13.1 | 7:25 | 8:33 |
| 27 | 13.1 | 7:26 | 8:31 |
| 28 | 13.0 | 7:28 | 8:30 |
Solar energy in February
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.8 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 6.8 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) | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.4 | Intense |
| 2 | 7.4 | Intense |
| 3 | 7.3 | Intense |
| 4 | 7.3 | Intense |
| 5 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 6 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 7 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 8 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 9 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 10 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 11 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 12 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.0 | Intense |
Hazard calendar for San Martín de los Andes
None of San Martín de los Andes's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
San Martín de los Andes's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is February a good time to visit San Martín de los Andes?
Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
February is one of the better times to visit San Martín de los Andes for general sightseeing.
What to pack for San Martín de los Andes in February
From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In February, San Martín de los Andes sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.
UV index in San Martín de los Andes in February
Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (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 Martín de los Andes peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 8 | Very high |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 3 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2 | Low |
| Jul | 3 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3 | Moderate |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Where is San Martín de los Andes?
San Martín de los Andes sits at 40.2°S, 71.4°W, 651 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Panguipulli, 101 km away.
Topography around San Martín de los Andes
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Martín de los Andes.
Within 3 km, the terrain around San Martín de los Andes has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m around an average of 871 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,781 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,662 m.
The land around San Martín de los Andes is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (42%) within 80 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 Martín de los Andes (-40.1579°, -71.3534°, elevation 651 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).