Sunchales weather in February

In February, Sunchales sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 123 mm of rain across 9 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 48% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sunchales's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sunchales's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
123 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:47 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Sunchales is city in Santa Fe Province, Argentina.

Density
52/km²
people per km²
Founded
1886

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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sunchales 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 25°C and 34°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)
13019
23019
33019
43019
53019
63019
73019
83019
92919
102919
112919
122919
132919
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Sunchales 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°1271013.84.9
Feb29° / 19°123913.15.5
Mar28° / 17°1348.512.26.7
Apr24° / 14°1108.311.37.4
May21° / 11°68610.57.1
Jun18° / 434.8106.6
Jul17° / 314.210.26.7
Aug20° / 394.310.97.6
Sep23° / 11°575.711.87.8
Oct25° / 14°1279.612.87.2
Nov28° / 16°1278.613.66.6
Dec30° / 18°1289.2145.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46238
56238
66238
76337
86337
96337
106436
116436
126436
136436
146337
156337
166337
176436
186436
196337
206337
216238
226238
236238
246139
256139
266238
276139
286139

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sunchales gets around 123 mm of rain over 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
136
235
335
434
534
633
733
832
932
1031
1131
1231
1331
1431
1530
1630
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2232
2332
2432
2532
2632
2732
2831

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14132534213
24132534213
34132534213
44142534203
55142434203
65142435193
75142435193
85152435183
96152435183
106152435173
116152435173
126152435173
137152435173
147152435173
157152434173
168152334173
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286162630192

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
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1911calm
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2811calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 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 6:35 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.56:358:04
213.56:368:04
313.46:378:03
413.46:388:03
513.46:398:02
613.46:408:01
713.36:408:01
813.36:418:00
913.36:427:59
1013.36:437:58
1113.26:447:58
1213.26:457:57
1313.26:467:56
1413.16:467:55
1513.16:477:54
1613.16:487:54
1713.16:497:53
1813.06:507:52
1913.06:507:51
2013.06:517:50
2112.96:527:49
2212.96:537:48
2312.96:547:47
2412.96:547:46
2512.86:557:45
2612.86:567:44
2712.86:577:43
2812.76:587:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.7Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Sunchales?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sunchales in February

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

In February, Sunchales 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.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Sunchales 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 Sunchales peaks around January 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sunchales?

Sunchales sits at 30.9°S, 61.6°W, 87 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rafaela, 35 km away.

Topography around Sunchales

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sunchales has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m.

The land around Sunchales is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, cropland (93%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
102 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Rafaela 35 km · Morteros 50 km · San Francisco 73 km · Esperanza 82 km · San Justo 94 km · San Jorge 110 km · Santo Tomé 110 km · Santa Fe 113 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 Sunchales (-30.9448°, -61.5597°, elevation 87 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).