El Astillero weather in February

In February, El Astillero sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 103 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 20% 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 El Astillero's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Astillero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
103 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
8:23 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

El Astillero is place in the homonymous Spanish municipality.

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 12°C through the month.

A typical February day in El Astillero 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.

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El Astillero 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
Jan12° / 11514.69.22.8
Feb12° / 10312.910.22.9
Mar14° / 10412.911.63.6
Apr15° / 10°10314.813.23.9
May17° / 13°8614.114.55.0
Jun20° / 16°6810.915.26.1
Jul22° / 18°5410.314.96.7
Aug23° / 18°6010.313.86.9
Sep21° / 17°7811.312.36.3
Oct19° / 14°10913.310.85.5
Nov15° / 11°15015.89.53.9
Dec13° / 11413.98.83.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43466
53466
63664
73565
83565
93565
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

El Astillero gets around 103 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 47% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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747
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2648
2748
2848

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 (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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
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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 8:40 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.68:406:18
29.78:396:19
39.78:386:21
49.88:376:22
59.88:366:23
69.88:346:25
79.98:336:26
89.98:326:27
910.08:316:29
1010.08:306:30
1110.08:286:31
1210.18:276:33
1310.18:266:34
1410.28:256:35
1510.28:236:37
1610.38:226:38
1710.38:206:39
1810.48:196:41
1910.48:186:42
2010.58:166:43
2110.58:156:45
2210.58:136:46
2310.68:126:47
2410.68:106:48
2510.78:086:50
2610.78:076:51
2710.88:056:52
2810.88:046:54

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.5Moderate
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172.6Moderate
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222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit El Astillero?

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 El Astillero.

What to pack for El Astillero in February

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

In February, El Astillero sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 13 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near El Astillero 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 at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 13 to Sep 21 — about 2.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May15Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul20Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in El Astillero 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 El Astillero peaks around July 17 at about 8 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is El Astillero?

El Astillero sits at 43.4°N, 3.8°W, 33 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Camargo, 5.0 km away.

Topography around El Astillero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Astillero has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 955 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,387 m.

The land around El Astillero is covered by grassland (33%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), trees (32%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and water (35%), trees (33%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
390 m
16 km
955 m
80 km
2,387 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Camargo 5.0 km · Santander 7.0 km · Torrelavega 19 km · Castro-Urdiales 49 km · Santurtzi 64 km · Portugalete 65 km · Getxo 66 km · Algorta 66 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 El Astillero (43.4009°, -3.8205°, elevation 33 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).