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
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

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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)Avg low (°C)
1206
2206
3206
4206
5206
6206
7206
8206
9206
10206
11206
12206
13206
14206
15206
16206
17206
18206
19206
20196
21196
22196
23196
24196
25196
26196
27196
28196

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.

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.

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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 335.70.414.57.2
Feb20° / 324.70.213.67.3
Mar17° / 427.10.412.35.8
Apr12° / 849.62.8113.0
May / -0°14913.57.59.80.9
Jun / -2°23517.515.19.20.0
Jul / -3°1911615.29.40.0
Aug / -3°17615.514.210.40.0
Sep / -2°9511.49.611.70.7
Oct10° / 8711.47.413.12.1
Nov14° / 629.33.214.24.1
Dec17° / 567.71.614.86.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47129
57129
67129
77129
87228
97228
107228
117228
127228
137228
147228
157228
167327
177228
187228
197228
207129
217129
227129
237129
247129
257030
267030
277030
286832

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

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.

0%10%20%30%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
418
518
618
718
818
917
1017
1117
1217
1316
1416
1516
1616
1716
1816
1916
2016
2116
2217
2317
2418
2518
2619
2719
2820

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000

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)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.16:569:02
214.16:579:01
314.06:589:00
414.06:598:59
514.07:018:58
613.97:028:57
713.97:038:56
813.97:048:55
913.87:058:54
1013.87:078:53
1113.77:088:52
1213.77:098:51
1313.77:108:50
1413.67:118:49
1513.67:138:47
1613.57:148:46
1713.57:158:45
1813.57:168:44
1913.47:178:42
2013.47:188:41
2113.37:208:40
2213.37:218:38
2313.37:228:37
2413.27:238:36
2513.27:248:34
2613.17:258:33
2713.17:268:31
2813.07:288:30

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
136.9Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.6Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.3Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.0Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for San Martín de los Andes

In seasonPeak

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.

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

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).

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in San Martín de los Andes in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 12Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

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.

3 km
703 m
16 km
1,781 m
80 km
3,662 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Panguipulli 101 km · Bariloche 110 km · Pucon 110 km · Villarrica 122 km · Paillaco 130 km · Río Bueno 137 km · Loncoche 140 km · La Unión 147 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 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).