Águilas weather in February

In February, Águilas sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 23 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Águilas's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Águilas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
8:04 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
41%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Águilas is capital of Águilas Municipality, Spain.

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 15°C through the month.

A typical February day in Águilas reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1159
2159
3159
4159
5159
6159
7159
8159
9159
10159
11159
12159
13159
14159
15159
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Águilas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 284.69.75.1
Feb15° / 234.110.65.3
Mar16° / 11°284.311.76.2
Apr18° / 13°234.312.97.0
May21° / 16°182.8148.0
Jun25° / 20°61.314.58.9
Jul27° / 22°20.214.38.8
Aug28° / 23°81.813.48.0
Sep25° / 20°343.912.38.1
Oct22° / 17°294.9117.6
Nov18° / 13°315.6106.6
Dec15° / 10°264.59.55.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46931
56931
66931
76931
86931
96931
106931
116832
126733
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206436
216436
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276436
286535

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Águilas gets around 23 mm of rain over 4.1 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
115
214
314
413
513
613
713
812
913
1013
1113
1213
1314
1414
1515
1615
1716
1816
1916
2017
2117
2217
2317
2417
2517
2616
2716
2815

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
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15100
16100
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22100
23100
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Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
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2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:17 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.18:176:23
210.18:166:24
310.28:156:25
410.28:146:26
510.28:146:27
610.38:136:28
710.38:126:29
810.38:116:30
910.48:106:32
1010.48:096:33
1110.48:086:34
1210.58:076:35
1310.58:066:36
1410.58:056:37
1510.68:046:38
1610.68:036:39
1710.68:026:40
1810.78:016:41
1910.77:596:42
2010.87:586:43
2110.87:576:44
2210.87:566:45
2310.97:546:46
2410.97:536:47
2510.97:526:48
2611.07:516:49
2711.07:496:50
2811.17:486:51

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Águilas?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Águilas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Águilas in February

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

In February, Águilas sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Águilas 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Nov 1 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Águilas in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Águilas peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Águilas?

Águilas sits at 37.4°N, 1.6°W, 23 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Lorca, 31 km away.

Topography around Águilas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Águilas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 813 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,044 m.

The land around Águilas is covered by water (41%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (47%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
813 m
80 km
2,044 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Lorca 31 km · Huercal-Overa 32 km · Mazarrón 32 km · Antas 35 km · Totana 41 km · Alhama de Murcia 51 km · Cartagena 57 km · Barrio de Peral 58 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

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 Águilas (37.4063°, -1.5829°, 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).