San Martín weather in February

In February, San Martín sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 37 mm of rain across 6.3 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Martín's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Martín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
7:12 AM – 8:25 PM
Cloud cover
35%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

San Martín is city in the Mendoza Province, Argentina.

Density
55/km²
people per km²
Founded
1816

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 31°C through the month.

A typical February day in San Martín reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C cooler than January and about 3°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13220
23220
33220
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53220
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73220
83120
93119
103119
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283019

How February really feels in San Martín

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 2 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
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

San Martín 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
Jan33° / 21°487.813.94.0
Feb31° / 19°376.313.25.0
Mar28° / 17°436.212.36.9
Apr23° / 12°204.311.28.2
May19° / 132.610.37.2
Jun15° / 61.39.95.9
Jul15° / 61.6105.9
Aug18° / 101.910.87.6
Sep22° / 10°122.311.88.4
Oct26° / 14°203.912.88.1
Nov30° / 17°275.113.76.1
Dec32° / 19°386.714.14.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58416
68416
78416
88416
98218
108218
118218
128218
138119
148218
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198119
208218
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288218

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

San Martín gets around 37 mm of rain over 6.3 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
425
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1325
1425
1524
1623
1722
1822
1921
2020
2120
2220
2320
2419
2519
2620
2720
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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14729204
24729204
34730194
44630195
54630195
64631195
74531195
84432195
94432195
104433195
114333195
124333194
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164433194
174534184
184534183
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204534173
214634173
224634173
234634173
244634173
254634173
264534173
274534183
284434183

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
2110calm
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2810calm

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 6:59 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 8:36 PM to 8:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:598:36
213.67:008:35
313.67:018:35
413.57:028:34
513.57:038:33
613.57:048:32
713.57:058:32
813.47:068:31
913.47:068:30
1013.47:078:29
1113.37:088:29
1213.37:098:28
1313.37:108:27
1413.27:118:26
1513.27:128:25
1613.27:138:24
1713.27:148:23
1813.17:158:22
1913.17:168:21
2013.17:168:20
2113.07:178:19
2213.07:188:18
2313.07:198:17
2412.97:208:16
2512.97:218:15
2612.97:228:14
2712.87:228:12
2812.87:238:11

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit San Martín?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Martín in February

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

In February, San Martín sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in San Martín 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 Martín peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Martín?

San Martín sits at 33.1°S, 68.5°W, 656 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rivadavia, 12 km away.

Topography around San Martín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Martín has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 658 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,924 m.

The land around San Martín is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
67 m
80 km
2,924 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Rivadavia 12 km · Rodeo del Medio 22 km · Perdriel 39 km · Mendoza 41 km · Tupungato 70 km · Tunuyán 75 km · Pocito 156 km · Caucete 160 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 (-33.0834°, -68.4731°, elevation 656 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).