Burgos weather in February

In February, Burgos sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Burgos's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burgos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
8:21 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Burgos is city in in Castile and Leon, Spain and cultural property in Burgos, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 18.6 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 8°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical February day in Burgos reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 14°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)
181
281
381
481
581
681
781
881
991
1091
1191
1291
1391
1491
1591
1691
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
23101
24101
25101
26102
27102
28102

How February really feels in Burgos

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.

Burgos 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
Jan / 549.93.19.31.0
Feb / 4493.210.31.8
Mar12° / 5010.21.711.63.2
Apr14° / 6612.20.613.13.9
May18° / 6411.3014.45.6
Jun23° / 11°427.50157.3
Jul26° / 13°234.6014.87.9
Aug27° / 13°204.3013.77.9
Sep22° / 11°396.7012.37.4
Oct17° / 629.50.110.85.4
Nov11° / 6311.10.99.62.5
Dec / 569.21.391.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33169
43268
53367
63367
73367
83565
93565
103664
113664
123664
133664
143664
153664
163664
173664
183565
193565
203565
213565
223565
233565
243466
253466
263466
273565
283664

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Burgos gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13112
23112
33112
43111
53111
63111
73110
83110
93010
10309
11309
12309
13309
14309
15309
163010
173110
183110
193111
203211
213212
223212
233312
243312
253412
263412
273411
283411

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 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2815light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 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 72 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:37 AM to 8:02 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.78:376:20
29.88:366:21
39.88:356:23
49.88:346:24
59.98:336:25
69.98:316:26
710.08:306:28
810.08:296:29
910.08:286:30
1010.18:276:32
1110.18:266:33
1210.28:256:34
1310.28:236:36
1410.28:226:37
1510.38:216:38
1610.38:196:39
1710.48:186:41
1810.48:176:42
1910.58:156:43
2010.58:146:44
2110.68:126:46
2210.68:116:47
2310.68:106:48
2410.78:086:50
2510.78:076:51
2610.88:056:52
2710.88:036:53
2810.98:026:55

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.3Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Burgos?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Burgos.

What to pack for Burgos in February

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

In February, Burgos sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Burgos 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 Burgos peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Burgos?

Burgos sits at 42.3°N, 3.7°W, 863 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Gamonal, 3.0 km away.

LogroñoValladolid

Topography around Burgos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burgos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 887 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,826 m.

The land around Burgos is covered by cropland (35%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%), trees (28%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
280 m
80 km
1,826 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Gamonal 3.0 km · Miranda de Ebro 73 km · Aranda de Duero 75 km · Palencia 77 km · Gasteiz / Vitoria 101 km · Logroño 104 km · Laudio / Llodio 108 km · Valladolid 114 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 Burgos (42.3411°, -3.7018°, elevation 863 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).