Castro-Urdiales weather in February

In February, Castro-Urdiales sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 103 mm of precipitation across 13.5 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Castro-Urdiales's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Castro-Urdiales's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 103 mm; 13.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 8:21 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 9th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Castro-Urdiales is capital of Castro-Urdiales Municipality, Spain.

Air quality: Good; PM10 15.1 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 12°C through the month.

A typical February day in Castro-Urdiales reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 16°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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

Castro-Urdiales weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 9°	119	15	9.2	2.9
Feb	12° / 8°	103	13.5	10.2	2.9
Mar	14° / 10°	98	13.2	11.6	3.7
Apr	15° / 11°	89	13.8	13.2	4.0
May	17° / 13°	69	12.7	14.5	5.1
Jun	20° / 16°	56	9.9	15.2	6.2
Jul	22° / 18°	46	9.1	14.9	6.9
Aug	23° / 19°	49	9.4	13.8	7.0
Sep	21° / 17°	66	10.9	12.3	6.4
Oct	19° / 15°	103	13.8	10.8	5.5
Nov	15° / 12°	152	16.1	9.5	3.9
Dec	13° / 10°	117	14.9	8.8	3.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

	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 (%)	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	32	33	33
Cloudier (%)	68	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	69	69	69	68	67	67

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Castro-Urdiales gets around 103 mm of rain and snow over 13.5 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 49% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	1
2	49	1
3	49	1
4	49	1
5	49	1
6	49	1
7	49	1
8	49	1
9	49	1
10	49	1
11	49	1
12	49	1
13	49	1
14	48	1
15	48	1
16	48	1
17	48	1
18	48	1
19	48	1
20	48	1
21	48	1
22	48	1
23	48	2
24	48	2
25	49	2
26	49	2
27	49	2
28	49	2

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17
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	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	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	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 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 8:01 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:51 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)	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	8:37	8:36	8:35	8:34	8:33	8:32	8:31	8:30	8:28	8:27	8:26	8:25	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:15	8:14	8:12	8:11	8:09	8:08	8:06	8:04	8:03	8:01
Sunset (PM)	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.6	8:37	6:16
2	9.7	8:36	6:17
3	9.7	8:35	6:18
4	9.8	8:34	6:20
5	9.8	8:33	6:21
6	9.8	8:32	6:22
7	9.9	8:31	6:24
8	9.9	8:30	6:25
9	10.0	8:28	6:26
10	10.0	8:27	6:28
11	10.0	8:26	6:29
12	10.1	8:25	6:30
13	10.1	8:23	6:32
14	10.2	8:22	6:33
15	10.2	8:21	6:34
16	10.3	8:19	6:36
17	10.3	8:18	6:37
18	10.4	8:17	6:38
19	10.4	8:15	6:40
20	10.5	8:14	6:41
21	10.5	8:12	6:42
22	10.5	8:11	6:43
23	10.6	8:09	6:45
24	10.6	8:08	6:46
25	10.7	8:06	6:47
26	10.7	8:04	6:49
27	10.8	8:03	6:50
28	10.8	8:01	6:51

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.44 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)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0
Level	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.0	Dim
2	2.0	Moderate
3	2.0	Moderate
4	2.1	Moderate
5	2.1	Moderate
6	2.1	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.3	Moderate
11	2.3	Moderate
12	2.3	Moderate
13	2.4	Moderate
14	2.4	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.5	Moderate
17	2.5	Moderate
18	2.5	Moderate
19	2.6	Moderate
20	2.6	Moderate
21	2.7	Moderate
22	2.7	Moderate
23	2.7	Moderate
24	2.8	Moderate
25	2.8	Moderate
26	2.9	Moderate
27	2.9	Moderate
28	3.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Castro-Urdiales?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Castro-Urdiales.

What to pack for Castro-Urdiales in February

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

In February, Castro-Urdiales sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Castro-Urdiales in February

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 11 to Sep 21 — about 2.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	13	13	13	13	15	18	21	22	20	18	16	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	13	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	13	Bracing
Apr	13	Bracing
May	15	Cool
Jun	18	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	20	Refreshing
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Castro-Urdiales 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 Castro-Urdiales peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	2	5	6	6	8	9	8	5	4	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Castro-Urdiales?

Castro-Urdiales sits at 43.4°N, 3.2°W, 18 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Santurtzi, 16 km away.

Topography around Castro-Urdiales

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Castro-Urdiales has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 851 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,676 m.

The land around Castro-Urdiales is covered by water (46%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), water (35%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

455 m

water 46%

16 km

851 m

water 50%

80 km

1,676 m

trees 37%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

February weather nearby: Santurtzi 16 km · Getxo 17 km · Algorta 17 km · Portugalete 18 km · Sestao 19 km · Leioa 20 km · Barakaldo 21 km · Erandio 22 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 Castro-Urdiales (43.3828°, -3.2204°, elevation 18 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. 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	12	8
2	12	8
3	12	8
4	12	8
5	12	8
6	12	8
7	12	8
8	12	8
9	12	8
10	12	8
11	12	8
12	12	8
13	12	8
14	12	8
15	12	8
16	12	8
17	12	8
18	12	8
19	12	8
20	12	8
21	12	8
22	12	9
23	12	9
24	12	9
25	13	9
26	13	9
27	13	9
28	13	9

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	1
2	49	1
3	49	1
4	49	1
5	49	1
6	49	1
7	49	1
8	49	1
9	49	1
10	49	1
11	49	1
12	49	1
13	49	1
14	48	1
15	48	1
16	48	1
17	48	1
18	48	1
19	48	1
20	48	1
21	48	1
22	48	1
23	48	2
24	48	2
25	49	2
26	49	2
27	49	2
28	49	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	1
2	49	1
3	49	1
4	49	1
5	49	1
6	49	1
7	49	1
8	49	1
9	49	1
10	49	1
11	49	1
12	49	1
13	49	1
14	48	1
15	48	1
16	48	1
17	48	1
18	48	1
19	48	1
20	48	1
21	48	1
22	48	1
23	48	2
24	48	2
25	49	2
26	49	2
27	49	2
28	49	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	49	1
2	49	1
3	49	1
4	49	1
5	49	1
6	49	1
7	49	1
8	49	1
9	49	1
10	49	1
11	49	1
12	49	1
13	49	1
14	48	1
15	48	1
16	48	1
17	48	1
18	48	1
19	48	1
20	48	1
21	48	1
22	48	1
23	48	2
24	48	2
25	49	2
26	49	2
27	49	2
28	49	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100