Caldera weather in February

In February, Caldera sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Caldera's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caldera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
7:29 AM – 8:26 PM
Cloud cover
26%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
8.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Caldera is settlement in Chile.

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 21°C through the month.

A typical February day in Caldera reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Caldera weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 16°0013.58.6
Feb21° / 16°00138.7
Mar20° / 15°10.112.28.5
Apr19° / 14°10.111.48.0
May17° / 13°30.710.77.2
Jun16° / 11°40.510.36.6
Jul16° / 11°40.710.56.3
Aug16° / 11°30.4116.5
Sep16° / 11°10.111.86.9
Oct17° / 12°00.112.67.3
Nov18° / 13°0013.37.9
Dec20° / 14°0013.78.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% 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 5%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15955
16955
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19955
20955
21955
22955
23955
24955
25964
26964
27964
28964

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Caldera gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
118712
218712
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2138413
2238413
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2448412
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2758312
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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
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411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 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 7:19 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 8:35 PM to 8:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.37:198:35
213.27:208:34
313.27:208:34
413.27:218:33
513.27:228:33
613.27:238:32
713.17:238:32
813.17:248:31
913.17:258:30
1013.17:268:30
1113.07:268:29
1213.07:278:29
1313.07:288:28
1413.07:298:27
1513.07:298:26
1612.97:308:26
1712.97:318:25
1812.97:318:24
1912.97:328:23
2012.87:338:23
2112.87:338:22
2212.87:348:21
2312.87:358:20
2412.77:358:19
2512.77:368:18
2612.77:378:17
2712.77:378:16
2812.67:388:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 8.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 9 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 8.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.5Intense
28.4Intense
38.4Intense
48.4Intense
58.4Intense
68.3Intense
78.3Intense
88.3Intense
98.3Intense
108.2Intense
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168.0Intense
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197.9Intense
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257.7Intense
267.7Intense
277.7Intense
287.6Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Caldera?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Caldera in February

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

In February, Caldera sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Caldera 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 February at about 20°C and coldest in August near 14°C.

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

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb20Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr18Cool
May16Cool
Jun15Cool
Jul15Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Caldera in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caldera peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7High
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caldera?

Caldera sits at 27.1°S, 70.8°W, 23 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Copiapó, 59 km away.

La SerenaCoquimboVicuñaBelénAntofagastaOvalle

Topography around Caldera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caldera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 789 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,395 m.

The land around Caldera is covered by bare terrain (64%) and water (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (60%) and water (38%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (65%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
789 m
80 km
2,395 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Copiapó 59 km · Vallenar 168 km · La Serena 318 km · Coquimbo 325 km · Vicuña 330 km · Belén 380 km · Antofagasta 382 km · Ovalle 395 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 Caldera (-27.0681°, -70.8192°, elevation 23 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).