Villa Mercedes weather in February

In February, Villa Mercedes sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 79 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 13.3 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 54% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Villa Mercedes's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villa Mercedes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:59 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover
40%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Villa Mercedes is city in San Luis, Argentina.

Founded
1856

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 Villa Mercedes reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°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)
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Villa Mercedes 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
Jan30° / 18°8611.6145.0
Feb29° / 17°799.413.35.7
Mar27° / 15°879.412.36.9
Apr23° / 12°677.211.27.5
May19° / 294.610.37.0
Jun17° / 112.59.86.4
Jul16° / 112.5106.3
Aug19° / 21310.77.5
Sep21° / 365.611.87.5
Oct24° / 12°839.612.87.2
Nov27° / 15°8611.313.76.6
Dec29° / 17°9711.814.25.4

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 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37426
47426
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87426
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107327
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Villa Mercedes gets around 79 mm of rain over 9.4 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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234
334
434
534
634
734
834
934
1034
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1534
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2831

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1242932132
2232933132
3232833132
4232833132
5232833132
6232834132
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Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.76:468:25
213.66:478:24
313.66:488:24
413.66:498:23
513.56:508:22
613.56:518:21
713.56:528:21
813.56:528:20
913.46:538:19
1013.46:548:18
1113.46:558:17
1213.36:568:17
1313.36:578:16
1413.36:588:15
1513.26:598:14
1613.27:008:13
1713.27:018:12
1813.27:028:11
1913.17:038:10
2013.17:048:09
2113.17:058:08
2213.07:058:07
2313.07:068:06
2413.07:078:04
2512.97:088:03
2612.97:098:02
2712.97:108:01
2812.87:118:00

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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56.8Intense
66.7Intense
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126.5Intense
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246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Villa Mercedes

In seasonPeak

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

Villa Mercedes'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 Villa Mercedes?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Villa Mercedes in February

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

In February, Villa Mercedes sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Villa Mercedes 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 Villa Mercedes 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 — in 11 months 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 Villa Mercedes?

Villa Mercedes sits at 33.7°S, 65.5°W, 516 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Luis, 91 km away.

Alta GraciaVilla Nueva

Topography around Villa Mercedes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villa Mercedes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 514 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,418 m.

The land around Villa Mercedes is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
1,418 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: San Luis 91 km · Río Cuarto 119 km · Embalse 191 km · Villa Dolores 194 km · Laboulaye 197 km · Río Tercero 209 km · Alta Gracia 245 km · Villa Nueva 248 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 Villa Mercedes (-33.6757°, -65.4578°, elevation 516 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).