Almuñécar weather in February

In February, Almuñécar sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°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 Almuñécar's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Almuñécar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
8:11 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
42%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Almuñécar is capital of Almuñécar 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 14°C through the month.

A typical February day in Almuñécar reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°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)
11310
21310
31310
41310
51310
61310
71310
81410
91410
101410
111410
121410
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Almuñécar weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 10°497.29.84.2
Feb14° / 10°426.810.64.4
Mar15° / 12°466.811.75.1
Apr17° / 13°326.312.95.9
May19° / 16°214.313.97.4
Jun23° / 19°81.414.58.9
Jul26° / 22°10.314.39.3
Aug26° / 22°30.613.49.0
Sep23° / 20°162.812.28.5
Oct20° / 17°435.711.17.2
Nov16° / 13°586.7105.8
Dec14° / 11°617.59.54.6

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 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46931
57030
67129
77129
87129
97129
107129
117129
127129
137129
147129
157129
167129
177129
187129
197129
207129
217030
227030
236931
246931
256931
266832
276832
286733

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Almuñécar gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1231
2221
3221
4221
5220
6220
7230
8230
9240
10240
11251
12251
13251
14251
15261
16261
17261
18261
19261
20261
21262
22262
23262
24262
25262
26252
27252
28252

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 15 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light 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 8:24 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.18:246:33
210.28:236:34
310.28:226:35
410.28:226:36
510.38:216:37
610.38:206:38
710.38:196:39
810.48:186:40
910.48:176:41
1010.48:166:42
1110.58:156:43
1210.58:146:44
1310.58:136:45
1410.68:126:46
1510.68:116:47
1610.68:106:48
1710.78:096:50
1810.78:086:51
1910.78:076:52
2010.88:066:53
2110.88:046:54
2210.98:036:55
2310.98:026:56
2410.98:016:57
2511.08:006:58
2611.07:586:59
2711.07:577:00
2811.17:567:01

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.3Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Almuñécar?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Almuñécar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Almuñécar in February

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

In February, Almuñécar sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Almuñécar 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 at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 16 to Oct 13 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Almuñécar 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 Almuñécar peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Almuñécar?

Almuñécar sits at 36.7°N, 3.7°W, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Motril, 16 km away.

Topography around Almuñécar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Almuñécar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,784 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,448 m.

The land around Almuñécar is covered by water (52%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (34%), trees (26%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
442 m
16 km
1,784 m
80 km
3,448 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Motril 16 km · Nerja 16 km · Torrox 23 km · Torre del Mar 36 km · Vélez-Málaga 37 km · Zubia 44 km · Las Gabias 45 km · Armilla 46 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 Almuñécar (36.7325°, -3.6917°), 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).