Antofagasta weather in February

In February, Antofagasta sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 71% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Antofagasta's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Antofagasta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
7:32 AM – 8:21 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Antofagasta is city in Antofagasta Region, Chile.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
7,147/km²
people per km²
Founded
1868

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 Antofagasta reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Antofagasta weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 18°20.113.38.1
Feb20° / 18°20.512.88.2
Mar19° / 17°40.612.28.0
Apr18° / 16°92.811.57.1
May17° / 15°103.910.96.3
Jun16° / 14°13410.65.9
Jul15° / 13°103.810.75.6
Aug15° / 13°82.611.25.6
Sep15° / 13°51.811.95.8
Oct16° / 13°50.912.66.1
Nov17° / 15°40.713.16.8
Dec18° / 16°20.113.47.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Antofagasta gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in February

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:23 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 8:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.17:238:28
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 7.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 8.34 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 7.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Antofagasta?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Antofagasta for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Antofagasta in February

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

In February, Antofagasta sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Antofagasta in February

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in January at about 20°C and coldest in August near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 16 to Feb 17 — about 1.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

14°16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb20Refreshing
Mar19Cool
Apr18Cool
May17Cool
Jun16Cool
Jul15Cool
Aug15Cool
Sep15Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Antofagasta in February

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Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Antofagasta peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Antofagasta in February

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Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Antofagasta is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (March, 7 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Antofagasta's WHO annual average of 12 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1719 µg/m³Mar 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr10Good
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Antofagasta?

Antofagasta sits at 23.7°S, 70.4°W, 276 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Tocopilla, 175 km away.

Alto HospicioCalderaPozo AlmonteIquiqueCopiapó

Topography around Antofagasta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Antofagasta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,138 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,608 m.

The land around Antofagasta is covered by water (40%), artificial surfaces (30%) and bare terrain (30%) within 3 km, bare terrain (54%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (68%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

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487 m
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80 km
2,608 m
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February weather nearby: Tocopilla 175 km · Calama 201 km · San Pedro de Atacama 239 km · Alto Hospicio 377 km · Caldera 382 km · Pozo Almonte 383 km · Iquique 383 km · Copiapó 413 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,995
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 517
Religion
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to 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 Antofagasta (-23.6509°, -70.3975°, elevation 276 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).