Arucas weather in February

In February, Arucas sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Arucas's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arucas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 25 mm; 4.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 7:47 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover: 43%; 8th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

Arucas is capital town of the municipality of Arucas, Spain.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 7.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical February day in Arucas reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	13
2	17	13
3	17	13
4	17	13
5	17	13
6	17	13
7	17	13
8	17	13
9	17	13
10	17	13
11	17	13
12	17	13
13	17	13
14	17	13
15	17	13
16	17	13
17	17	13
18	17	13
19	17	13
20	17	13
21	17	13
22	17	13
23	18	13
24	18	13
25	18	13
26	18	13
27	18	13
28	18	13

Arucas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 13°	22	4.6	10.4	6.5
Feb	17° / 13°	25	4.6	11	6.5
Mar	18° / 14°	20	4.3	11.8	7.1
Apr	19° / 14°	12	3.4	12.7	7.3
May	20° / 15°	7	1.5	13.4	8.0
Jun	22° / 17°	1	0.3	13.7	8.8
Jul	23° / 18°	0	0	13.6	9.3
Aug	24° / 19°	2	0.4	13	9.3
Sep	24° / 19°	10	1.8	12.2	8.9
Oct	23° / 18°	24	4.9	11.3	7.9
Nov	20° / 16°	22	5.3	10.6	7.2
Dec	18° / 15°	30	5.6	10.2	6.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	64	64	65	65	66	67	68	68	69	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	72	71	71	71	71
Cloudier (%)	36	36	35	35	34	33	32	32	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	29	29	29	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	66	34
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Arucas gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.6 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	18
4	18
5	18
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	16
11	17
12	17
13	17
14	17
15	17
16	18
17	18
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	16
28	16

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	90	90	90	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89
Comfortable (%)	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	7	1
2	92	7	1
3	91	8	1
4	91	8	1
5	91	8	1
6	90	9	1
7	90	9	1
8	90	9	1
9	90	9	1
10	89	10	1
11	90	10	0
12	90	10	0
13	90	10	0
14	89	11	0
15	89	11	0
16	89	11	0
17	90	10	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	90	10	0
21	90	10	0
22	90	10	0
23	90	10	0
24	90	10	0
25	90	10	0
26	89	11	0
27	89	11	0
28	89	11	0

Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:55 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:56 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:55	7:55	7:54	7:54	7:53	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:51	7:50	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35
Sunset (PM)	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.7	7:55	6:36
2	10.7	7:55	6:37
3	10.7	7:54	6:38
4	10.7	7:54	6:38
5	10.8	7:53	6:39
6	10.8	7:53	6:40
7	10.8	7:52	6:41
8	10.8	7:51	6:41
9	10.9	7:51	6:42
10	10.9	7:50	6:43
11	10.9	7:50	6:44
12	10.9	7:49	6:45
13	11.0	7:48	6:45
14	11.0	7:47	6:46
15	11.0	7:47	6:47
16	11.0	7:46	6:47
17	11.1	7:45	6:48
18	11.1	7:44	6:49
19	11.1	7:43	6:50
20	11.1	7:43	6:50
21	11.2	7:42	6:51
22	11.2	7:41	6:52
23	11.2	7:40	6:52
24	11.2	7:39	6:53
25	11.3	7:38	6:54
26	11.3	7:37	6:54
27	11.3	7:36	6:55
28	11.3	7:35	6:56

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Arucas

In seasonPeak

None of Arucas's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Arucas sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Arucas sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Arucas?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

1.8

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Arucas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arucas in February

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

In February, Arucas sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Arucas in February

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 September at about 24°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 13 to Jan 4 — about 7.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	20	19	19	19	20	21	22	23	24	23	22	21
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	20	Cool
Feb	19	Cool
Mar	19	Cool
Apr	19	Cool
May	20	Refreshing
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	23	Refreshing
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	22	Refreshing
Dec	21	Refreshing

UV index in Arucas in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arucas peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	6	9	9	10	10	11	10	8	9	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Arucas?

Arucas sits at 28.1°N, 15.5°W, 280 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Centro, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Arucas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arucas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m around an average of 243 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,765 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,934 m.

The land around Arucas is covered by trees (39%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (87%) within 80 km.

3 km

572 m

trees 39%

16 km

1,765 m

water 44%

80 km

1,934 m

water 87%

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← January Arucas year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Centro 9.0 km · Santa Brígida 10 km · Las Palmas 11 km · Gáldar 13 km · Telde 17 km · San Bartolomé de Tirajana 22 km · Santa Lucía 23 km · Ingenio 24 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

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 Arucas (28.1198°, -15.5233°, elevation 280 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	13
2	17	13
3	17	13
4	17	13
5	17	13
6	17	13
7	17	13
8	17	13
9	17	13
10	17	13
11	17	13
12	17	13
13	17	13
14	17	13
15	17	13
16	17	13
17	17	13
18	17	13
19	17	13
20	17	13
21	17	13
22	17	13
23	18	13
24	18	13
25	18	13
26	18	13
27	18	13
28	18	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	66	34
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	18
4	18
5	18
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	16
11	17
12	17
13	17
14	17
15	17
16	18
17	18
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	16
28	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	7	1
2	92	7	1
3	91	8	1
4	91	8	1
5	91	8	1
6	90	9	1
7	90	9	1
8	90	9	1
9	90	9	1
10	89	10	1
11	90	10	0
12	90	10	0
13	90	10	0
14	89	11	0
15	89	11	0
16	89	11	0
17	90	10	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	90	10	0
21	90	10	0
22	90	10	0
23	90	10	0
24	90	10	0
25	90	10	0
26	89	11	0
27	89	11	0
28	89	11	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	13
2	17	13
3	17	13
4	17	13
5	17	13
6	17	13
7	17	13
8	17	13
9	17	13
10	17	13
11	17	13
12	17	13
13	17	13
14	17	13
15	17	13
16	17	13
17	17	13
18	17	13
19	17	13
20	17	13
21	17	13
22	17	13
23	18	13
24	18	13
25	18	13
26	18	13
27	18	13
28	18	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	66	34
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	18
4	18
5	18
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	16
11	17
12	17
13	17
14	17
15	17
16	18
17	18
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	16
28	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	7	1
2	92	7	1
3	91	8	1
4	91	8	1
5	91	8	1
6	90	9	1
7	90	9	1
8	90	9	1
9	90	9	1
10	89	10	1
11	90	10	0
12	90	10	0
13	90	10	0
14	89	11	0
15	89	11	0
16	89	11	0
17	90	10	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	90	10	0
21	90	10	0
22	90	10	0
23	90	10	0
24	90	10	0
25	90	10	0
26	89	11	0
27	89	11	0
28	89	11	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	13
2	17	13
3	17	13
4	17	13
5	17	13
6	17	13
7	17	13
8	17	13
9	17	13
10	17	13
11	17	13
12	17	13
13	17	13
14	17	13
15	17	13
16	17	13
17	17	13
18	17	13
19	17	13
20	17	13
21	17	13
22	17	13
23	18	13
24	18	13
25	18	13
26	18	13
27	18	13
28	18	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	66	34
6	67	33
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	69	31
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	18
4	18
5	18
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	16
11	17
12	17
13	17
14	17
15	17
16	18
17	18
18	17
19	17
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	16
28	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	7	1
2	92	7	1
3	91	8	1
4	91	8	1
5	91	8	1
6	90	9	1
7	90	9	1
8	90	9	1
9	90	9	1
10	89	10	1
11	90	10	0
12	90	10	0
13	90	10	0
14	89	11	0
15	89	11	0
16	89	11	0
17	90	10	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	90	10	0
21	90	10	0
22	90	10	0
23	90	10	0
24	90	10	0
25	90	10	0
26	89	11	0
27	89	11	0
28	89	11	0