Alcalá de Henares weather in February

In February, Alcalá de Henares sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 6.3 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Alcalá de Henares's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alcalá de Henares's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
8:16 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
52%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Alcalá de Henares is capital of Alcalá de Henares Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.5 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical February day in Alcalá de Henares reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1112
2112
3112
4112
5112
6112
7112
8112
9122
10122
11122
12122
13122
14122
15122
16122
17122
18122
19122
20132
21132
22132
23132
24132
25132
26133
27133
28143

How February really feels in Alcalá de Henares

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Alcalá de Henares weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 427.70.89.42.3
Feb12° / 356.30.910.43.5
Mar16° / 447.70.311.75.3
Apr18° / 568.70136.1
May23° / 10°508.5014.27.1
Jun29° / 15°234014.86.8
Jul33° / 18°81.8014.64.8
Aug32° / 17°132.7013.65.0
Sep27° / 14°284.5012.37.5
Oct20° / 648.3010.96.6
Nov14° / 588.10.19.74.2
Dec10° / 477.70.59.22.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
35149
45050
55050
65149
75149
85050
95149
105149
115149
125149
135149
145149
155248
165248
175248
185149
195248
205248
215248
225248
235149
245149
255149
265149
275149
285149

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Alcalá de Henares gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 6.3 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1242
2242
3232
4232
5232
6232
7222
8222
9222
10222
11212
12212
13212
14213
15213
16213
17213
18214
19224
20224
21224
22234
23234
24244
25244
26244
27244
28244

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 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 8:31 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.98:316:23
29.98:306:24
39.98:296:26
410.08:286:27
510.08:276:28
610.18:266:29
710.18:256:30
810.18:246:32
910.28:236:33
1010.28:226:34
1110.28:216:35
1210.38:206:36
1310.38:186:38
1410.48:176:39
1510.48:166:40
1610.48:156:41
1710.58:146:42
1810.58:126:44
1910.68:116:45
2010.68:106:46
2110.68:086:47
2210.78:076:48
2310.78:066:49
2410.88:046:51
2510.88:036:52
2610.98:016:53
2710.98:006:54
2810.97:586:55

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Alcalá de Henares?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alcalá de Henares.

What to pack for Alcalá de Henares in February

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

In February, Alcalá de Henares sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Alcalá de Henares in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alcalá de Henares peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Alcalá de Henares 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 Alcalá de Henares is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Alcalá de Henares's WHO annual average of 12.5 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Nov 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun12Good
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alcalá de Henares?

Alcalá de Henares sits at 40.5°N, 3.4°W, 597 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Torrejón de Ardoz, 10 km away.

Topography around Alcalá de Henares

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alcalá de Henares has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 609 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,961 m.

The land around Alcalá de Henares is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), trees (24%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), grassland (29%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
375 m
80 km
1,961 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Torrejón de Ardoz 10 km · Azuqueca de Henares 12 km · Mejorada del Campo 14 km · San Fernando de Henares 16 km · Algete 17 km · Coslada 18 km · Rejas 18 km · Barajas de Madrid 18 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 Alcalá de Henares (40.4821°, -3.36°, elevation 597 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. 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).