Arauco weather in February

In February, Arauco sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Arauco's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arauco's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 15 mm; 2.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 24 min; 7:25 AM – 8:51 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 1st clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 7.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; out of 10

Arauco is city in Chile.

Density: 3,997/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1552

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical February day in Arauco reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C warmer than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	24	12
3	24	12
4	24	12
5	24	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	12
9	24	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	23	12
13	23	12
14	23	12
15	23	12
16	23	12
17	23	12
18	23	12
19	23	12
20	23	12
21	23	12
22	23	12
23	23	12
24	23	12
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	11

Arauco weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 12°	10	1.7	14.3	9.0
Feb	23° / 12°	15	2.2	13.4	8.9
Mar	21° / 10°	25	3.5	12.3	8.1
Apr	18° / 8°	72	6.2	11.1	6.4
May	15° / 7°	178	10.9	10	4.2
Jun	12° / 6°	250	14.8	9.5	2.9
Jul	12° / 5°	196	13.6	9.7	2.9
Aug	13° / 5°	167	12.4	10.6	3.4
Sep	15° / 6°	88	8.1	11.7	4.7
Oct	17° / 7°	61	7.4	13	5.8
Nov	19° / 9°	32	4.3	14	7.3
Dec	22° / 11°	25	3.5	14.5	8.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	88	88	88	88	88	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	86
Cloudier (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	86	14

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Arauco gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	8
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	77	78	78	79	79
Comfortable (%)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	19
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	18	2
2	80	18	2
3	80	18	2
4	80	18	2
5	80	18	2
6	80	18	2
7	80	18	2
8	80	18	2
9	79	19	2
10	79	19	2
11	78	20	2
12	78	20	2
13	77	21	2
14	77	21	2
15	76	22	2
16	76	22	2
17	75	23	2
18	75	23	2
19	75	23	2
20	75	23	2
21	75	23	2
22	76	22	2
23	76	22	2
24	77	21	2
25	78	20	2
26	78	20	2
27	79	19	2
28	79	19	2

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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	calm
28	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 9:03 PM to 8:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:39
Sunset (PM)	9:03	9:03	9:02	9:01	9:00	8:59	8:59	8:58	8:57	8:56	8:55	8:54	8:53	8:52	8:51	8:49	8:48	8:47	8:46	8:45	8:44	8:42	8:41	8:40	8:39	8:37	8:36	8:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.9	7:10	9:03
2	13.9	7:11	9:03
3	13.8	7:12	9:02
4	13.8	7:13	9:01
5	13.8	7:14	9:00
6	13.7	7:16	8:59
7	13.7	7:17	8:59
8	13.7	7:18	8:58
9	13.6	7:19	8:57
10	13.6	7:20	8:56
11	13.6	7:21	8:55
12	13.5	7:22	8:54
13	13.5	7:23	8:53
14	13.5	7:24	8:52
15	13.4	7:25	8:51
16	13.4	7:26	8:49
17	13.4	7:27	8:48
18	13.3	7:28	8:47
19	13.3	7:29	8:46
20	13.2	7:30	8:45
21	13.2	7:31	8:44
22	13.2	7:32	8:42
23	13.1	7:34	8:41
24	13.1	7:35	8:40
25	13.1	7:36	8:39
26	13.0	7:37	8:37
27	13.0	7:38	8:36
28	12.9	7:39	8:35

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 7.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 8.52 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 7.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	8.0	8.0	7.9	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.6	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	8.0	Intense
2	8.0	Intense
3	7.9	Intense
4	7.9	Intense
5	7.8	Intense
6	7.8	Intense
7	7.8	Intense
8	7.7	Intense
9	7.7	Intense
10	7.6	Intense
11	7.6	Intense
12	7.5	Intense
13	7.5	Intense
14	7.4	Intense
15	7.4	Intense
16	7.3	Intense
17	7.3	Intense
18	7.3	Intense
19	7.2	Intense
20	7.2	Intense
21	7.1	Intense
22	7.0	Intense
23	7.0	Intense
24	6.9	Intense
25	6.9	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Arauco

In seasonPeak

None of Arauco's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Arauco's rainy season runs May–August, 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 Arauco?

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

8.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Arauco for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Arauco in February

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

In February, Arauco sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Arauco in February

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in January at about 15°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Bracing
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	13	Bracing
Jun	12	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	12	Bracing
Sep	12	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Arauco in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arauco peaks around January 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	11	9	5	3	2	3	3	5	8	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Arauco?

Arauco sits at 37.2°S, 73.3°W, 13 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Lota, 22 km away.

Topography around Arauco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arauco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,511 m.

The land around Arauco is covered by trees (35%), water (31%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

107 m

trees 35%

16 km

656 m

trees 45%

80 km

1,511 m

trees 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← January Arauco year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Lota 22 km · Curanilahue 26 km · Coronel 28 km · Chiguayante 44 km · Los Álamos 44 km · Hualqui 46 km · San Pedro de la Paz 49 km · Lebu 50 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

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 Arauco (-37.2463°, -73.3175°, elevation 13 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	24	12
3	24	12
4	24	12
5	24	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	12
9	24	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	23	12
13	23	12
14	23	12
15	23	12
16	23	12
17	23	12
18	23	12
19	23	12
20	23	12
21	23	12
22	23	12
23	23	12
24	23	12
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	86	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	8
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	18	2
2	80	18	2
3	80	18	2
4	80	18	2
5	80	18	2
6	80	18	2
7	80	18	2
8	80	18	2
9	79	19	2
10	79	19	2
11	78	20	2
12	78	20	2
13	77	21	2
14	77	21	2
15	76	22	2
16	76	22	2
17	75	23	2
18	75	23	2
19	75	23	2
20	75	23	2
21	75	23	2
22	76	22	2
23	76	22	2
24	77	21	2
25	78	20	2
26	78	20	2
27	79	19	2
28	79	19	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	24	12
3	24	12
4	24	12
5	24	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	12
9	24	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	23	12
13	23	12
14	23	12
15	23	12
16	23	12
17	23	12
18	23	12
19	23	12
20	23	12
21	23	12
22	23	12
23	23	12
24	23	12
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	86	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	8
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	18	2
2	80	18	2
3	80	18	2
4	80	18	2
5	80	18	2
6	80	18	2
7	80	18	2
8	80	18	2
9	79	19	2
10	79	19	2
11	78	20	2
12	78	20	2
13	77	21	2
14	77	21	2
15	76	22	2
16	76	22	2
17	75	23	2
18	75	23	2
19	75	23	2
20	75	23	2
21	75	23	2
22	76	22	2
23	76	22	2
24	77	21	2
25	78	20	2
26	78	20	2
27	79	19	2
28	79	19	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	12
2	24	12
3	24	12
4	24	12
5	24	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	12
9	24	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	23	12
13	23	12
14	23	12
15	23	12
16	23	12
17	23	12
18	23	12
19	23	12
20	23	12
21	23	12
22	23	12
23	23	12
24	23	12
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	87	13
11	88	12
12	88	12
13	88	12
14	88	12
15	88	12
16	89	11
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	88	12
23	88	12
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	87	13
27	87	13
28	86	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	8
21	8
22	8
23	8
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	18	2
2	80	18	2
3	80	18	2
4	80	18	2
5	80	18	2
6	80	18	2
7	80	18	2
8	80	18	2
9	79	19	2
10	79	19	2
11	78	20	2
12	78	20	2
13	77	21	2
14	77	21	2
15	76	22	2
16	76	22	2
17	75	23	2
18	75	23	2
19	75	23	2
20	75	23	2
21	75	23	2
22	76	22	2
23	76	22	2
24	77	21	2
25	78	20	2
26	78	20	2
27	79	19	2
28	79	19	2