Quintero weather in February

In February, Quintero sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-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 81% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Quintero's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quintero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
7:25 AM – 8:37 PM
Cloud cover
19%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Quintero reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°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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Quintero weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 15°00.113.98.6
Feb20° / 15°10.213.28.6
Mar19° / 14°30.612.28.3
Apr18° / 12°141.811.27.2
May16° / 11°483.810.35.7
Jun14° / 1006.29.94.7
Jul14° / 564.810.14.5
Aug14° / 504.210.84.8
Sep15° / 10°232.711.85.4
Oct16° / 11°131.312.86.5
Nov18° / 12°20.513.77.7
Dec19° / 14°20.314.18.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14937
15928
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23937
24937
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26928
27937
28937

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Quintero gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
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51
61
71
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280

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
117785
217785
317785
417785
516795
616795
716795
815805
915796
1014806
1114806
1214806
1313816
1413807
1513807
1614797
1714797
1814797
1915778
2015778
2116768
2216768
2317758
2418748
2518748
2619747
2719747
2820746

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
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 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 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 8:47 PM to 8:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.67:128:47
213.67:138:47
313.57:148:46
413.57:158:46
513.57:158:45
613.57:168:44
713.47:178:43
813.47:188:43
913.47:198:42
1013.47:208:41
1113.37:218:40
1213.37:228:40
1313.37:238:39
1413.27:248:38
1513.27:258:37
1613.27:258:36
1713.17:268:35
1813.17:278:34
1913.17:288:33
2013.17:298:32
2113.07:308:31
2213.07:318:30
2313.07:328:29
2412.97:328:28
2512.97:338:27
2612.97:348:26
2712.87:358:24
2812.87:368:23

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 7.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 8.84 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 7.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.2Intense
28.2Intense
38.2Intense
48.1Intense
58.1Intense
68.1Intense
78.0Intense
88.0Intense
97.9Intense
107.9Intense
117.8Intense
127.8Intense
137.8Intense
147.7Intense
157.7Intense
167.6Intense
177.6Intense
187.5Intense
197.5Intense
207.4Intense
217.4Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Quintero?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Quintero in February

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

In February, Quintero sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Quintero in February

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

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

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr15Cool
May14Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Quintero in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quintero peaks around January 18 at about 13 (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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr5Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Quintero in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Quintero is worst in July — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (February, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Quintero's WHO annual average of 16.2 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1426 µg/m³Feb 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr16Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Quintero?

Quintero sits at 32.8°S, 71.5°W, 33 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Concón, 15 km away.

Topography around Quintero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quintero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 713 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,326 m.

The land around Quintero is covered by water (54%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, water (62%) within 16 km, and shrubs (33%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
713 m
80 km
2,326 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Concón 15 km · Vina del Mar 27 km · Quillota 29 km · La Cruz 29 km · Valparaiso 29 km · Hacienda La Calera 29 km · Quilpué 30 km · La Calera 31 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 Quintero (-32.7859°, -71.5322°, elevation 33 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).