Santiago weather in February

In February, Santiago sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 154 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-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 38% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Santiago's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santiago's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
154 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
7:23 AM – 8:25 PM
Cloud cover
54%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Santiago is human settlement in Brazil.

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 Santiago 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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23020
33020
43020
53020
62920
72920
82919
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122919
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Santiago weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°17414.213.74.6
Feb29° / 19°15413.4134.9
Mar28° / 18°14411.712.25.9
Apr25° / 15°16110.511.36.8
May21° / 12°1259.410.66.6
Jun19° / 10°1369.910.26.1
Jul19° / 1509.910.36.2
Aug21° / 11°1309.2116.8
Sep22° / 12°16010.511.86.6
Oct25° / 15°23612.612.76.5
Nov27° / 16°15510.413.56.4
Dec29° / 18°16912.213.85.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55644
65743
75743
85743
95743
105743
115842
125743
135743
145743
155644
165644
175545
185446
195446
205347
215347
225347
235248
245248
255248
265248
275248
285248

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Santiago gets around 154 mm of rain over 13.4 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 48% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
148
248
349
449
548
648
748
848
947
1047
1147
1247
1347
1447
1547
1647
1747
1848
1948
2048
2148
2248
2348
2448
2548
2648
2747
2847

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
129213930
229213830
329213830
429213730
529223730
639223729
739223729
839223728
939233827
1049223826
1149223925
12410223925
13510223924
14510224024
15510214024
16510214024
17510214024
18510214024
19510214024
20510214024
21510213924
22511213924
23511213825
24511223725
25511233625
26511233625
27512243525
28412253525

Wind in February

Winds average 10 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
1510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 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 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 8:34 PM to 8:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.47:128:34
213.47:128:34
313.37:138:33
413.37:148:33
513.37:158:32
613.37:168:32
713.27:168:31
813.27:178:30
913.27:188:30
1013.27:198:29
1113.17:208:28
1213.17:208:28
1313.17:218:27
1413.17:228:26
1513.07:238:25
1613.07:248:25
1713.07:248:24
1813.07:258:23
1912.97:268:22
2012.97:278:21
2112.97:278:20
2212.97:288:19
2312.87:298:18
2412.87:298:17
2512.87:308:16
2612.77:318:15
2712.77:328:14
2812.77:328:13

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Santiago?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santiago in February

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

In February, Santiago sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santiago 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 Santiago peaks around January 20 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighExtremeJan 20UV 14Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santiago?

Santiago sits at 29.2°S, 54.9°W, 426 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Francisco de Assis, 47 km away.

Topography around Santiago

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santiago has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 392 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 475 m.

The land around Santiago is covered by grassland (39%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), grassland (38%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
285 m
80 km
475 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
February weather nearby: São Francisco de Assis 47 km · São Pedro do Sul 82 km · São Luiz Gonzaga 88 km · Tupanciretã 101 km · Alegrete 111 km · Júlio de Castilhos 115 km · Santo Ângelo 115 km · Santa Maria 116 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

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 Santiago (-29.1917°, -54.8672°, elevation 426 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).