Mataró weather in February

In February, Mataró sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 43% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mataró's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mataró's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:55 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
48%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Mataró is capital of Mataró Municipality, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM10 20.4 µg/m³ · 2016

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 Mataró 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 9°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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Mataró weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 5279.33.5
Feb12° / 477.210.33.5
Mar13° / 10°477.311.74.2
Apr15° / 12°558.513.14.8
May18° / 15°487.814.36.2
Jun22° / 19°395.814.97.5
Jul24° / 21°315.214.78.2
Aug25° / 22°436.913.77.7
Sep23° / 19°861112.36.8
Oct19° / 16°10710.910.96.2
Nov15° / 12°7499.75.0
Dec13° / 53793.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Mataró gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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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Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 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 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:10 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.88:105:57
29.88:095:59
39.98:086:00
49.98:076:01
59.98:066:02
610.08:056:04
710.08:046:05
810.18:036:06
910.18:026:07
1010.18:016:09
1110.28:006:10
1210.27:586:11
1310.37:576:12
1410.37:566:14
1510.37:556:15
1610.47:536:16
1710.47:526:17
1810.57:516:19
1910.57:496:20
2010.67:486:21
2110.67:476:22
2210.67:456:24
2310.77:446:25
2410.77:426:26
2510.87:416:27
2610.87:396:28
2710.97:386:30
2810.97:366:31

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.9Moderate
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143.0Moderate
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243.3Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Mataró?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mataró.

What to pack for Mataró in February

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

In February, Mataró sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Mataró 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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 14 to Oct 18 — about 4.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May17Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Mataró 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 Mataró peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mataró?

Mataró sits at 41.5°N, 2.4°E, 43 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Vilassar de Mar, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Mataró

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mataró has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 764 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,677 m.

The land around Mataró is covered by artificial surfaces (31%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
346 m
16 km
764 m
80 km
1,677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Vilassar de Mar 6.0 km · Premià de Mar 9.0 km · Arenys de Mar 10 km · El Masnou 13 km · Cardedeu 13 km · Montornès del Vallès 15 km · Granollers 15 km · Canovelles 16 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 Mataró (41.5421°, 2.4445°, elevation 43 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).