Albacete weather in February

In February, Albacete sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 25 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Albacete's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albacete's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
25 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
8:08 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
49%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Albacete is city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1241

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical February day in Albacete reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2123
3123
4123
5123
6123
7123
8123
9123
10123
11133
12133
13133
14133
15133
16133
17133
18133
19133
20133
21133
22133
23143
24144
25144
26144
27144
28144

How February really feels in Albacete

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
20
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Albacete weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 285.30.79.63.1
Feb13° / 2550.610.54.0
Mar16° / 396.30.311.75.6
Apr19° / 437.30.1136.5
May23° / 11°386.4014.17.5
Jun29° / 16°213.8014.76.6
Jul33° / 19°71.9014.54.5
Aug32° / 19°183.5013.54.8
Sep27° / 15°355.4012.37.3
Oct21° / 11°356.10117.2
Nov15° / 3760.29.95.0
Dec12° / 335.70.69.33.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35248
45347
55446
65446
75545
85545
95545
105644
115644
125644
135743
145743
155743
165842
175842
185842
195842
205743
215743
225644
235644
245545
255545
265446
275446
285446

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Albacete gets around 25 mm of rain and snow over 5 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 18% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1182
2182
3172
4172
5172
6172
7162
8162
9162
10162
11162
12162
13162
14162
15162
16162
17172
18172
19182
20182
21192
22202
23202
24212
25212
26222
27222
28222

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

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
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:21 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.08:216:21
210.08:216:22
310.18:206:23
410.18:196:24
510.18:186:25
610.28:176:26
710.28:166:27
810.28:156:29
910.38:146:30
1010.38:136:31
1110.38:126:32
1210.48:116:33
1310.48:106:34
1410.48:096:35
1510.58:086:37
1610.58:066:38
1710.68:056:39
1810.68:046:40
1910.68:036:41
2010.78:016:42
2110.78:006:43
2210.87:596:44
2310.87:586:45
2410.87:566:47
2510.97:556:48
2610.97:546:49
2711.07:526:50
2811.07:516:51

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Albacete?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Albacete for sightseeing.

What to pack for Albacete in February

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

In February, Albacete sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Albacete in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Albacete peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Albacete?

Albacete sits at 39.0°N, 1.9°W, 695 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Roda, 35 km away.

Topography around Albacete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albacete has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 682 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,449 m.

The land around Albacete is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), cropland (28%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
304 m
80 km
1,449 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: La Roda 35 km · Hellín 55 km · Almansa 67 km · Villarrobledo 71 km · Jumilla 74 km · Yecla 77 km · Requena 85 km · Cieza 92 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 Albacete (38.9942°, -1.8564°, elevation 695 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. 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).