Pilar de la Horadada weather in February

In February, Pilar de la Horadada sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 22 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Pilar de la Horadada's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pilar de la Horadada's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 22 mm; 4.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 8:01 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 6th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; out of 10

Pilar de la Horadada is capital of Pilar de la Horadada Municipality, Spain.

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 15°C through the month.

A typical February day in Pilar de la Horadada reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Pilar de la Horadada 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 11°	35	4.9	9.7	5.1
Feb	15° / 11°	22	4.1	10.5	5.2
Mar	16° / 12°	30	4.5	11.7	5.8
Apr	17° / 14°	25	3.5	13	6.8
May	20° / 17°	18	2.5	14	7.8
Jun	23° / 20°	5	1	14.6	9.1
Jul	26° / 23°	2	0.3	14.4	9.1
Aug	27° / 24°	8	1.7	13.5	8.6
Sep	25° / 22°	40	4.3	12.3	8.2
Oct	22° / 19°	39	5.1	11	7.6
Nov	18° / 15°	40	5.8	10	6.7
Dec	16° / 12°	32	5	9.4	5.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

	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 (%)	67	67	68	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68
Cloudier (%)	33	33	32	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Pilar de la Horadada gets around 22 mm of rain over 4.1 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 15% and peaks near 16% 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 (%)	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15

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

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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18
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	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:15 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:48 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)	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:45
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	8:15	6:19
2	10.1	8:14	6:20
3	10.1	8:13	6:21
4	10.2	8:12	6:22
5	10.2	8:11	6:23
6	10.2	8:11	6:24
7	10.3	8:10	6:25
8	10.3	8:09	6:26
9	10.3	8:08	6:28
10	10.4	8:07	6:29
11	10.4	8:06	6:30
12	10.4	8:05	6:31
13	10.5	8:04	6:32
14	10.5	8:03	6:33
15	10.5	8:01	6:34
16	10.6	8:00	6:35
17	10.6	7:59	6:36
18	10.7	7:58	6:37
19	10.7	7:57	6:38
20	10.7	7:56	6:39
21	10.8	7:54	6:41
22	10.8	7:53	6:42
23	10.8	7:52	6:43
24	10.9	7:51	6:44
25	10.9	7:49	6:45
26	11.0	7:48	6:46
27	11.0	7:47	6:47
28	11.0	7:45	6:48

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.66 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)	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	4.0	Moderate
23	4.0	Bright
24	4.0	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Pilar de la Horadada?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Pilar de la Horadada for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pilar de la Horadada in February

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

In February, Pilar de la Horadada sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Pilar de la Horadada in February

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 1 to Nov 4 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	14	15	16	18	22	25	26	25	22	19	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	15	Bracing
Apr	16	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Pilar de la Horadada 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 Pilar de la Horadada peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	6	8	7	9	10	7	7	4	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Pilar de la Horadada?

Pilar de la Horadada sits at 37.9°N, 0.8°W, 31 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is San Pedro del Pinatar, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Pilar de la Horadada

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Pilar de la Horadada.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pilar de la Horadada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Pilar de la Horadada is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, water (41%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

91 m

artificial surfaces 33%

16 km

337 m

water 41%

80 km

1,570 m

water 39%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Pilar de la Horadada year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: San Pedro del Pinatar 3.0 km · San Javier 8.0 km · Los Alcázares 14 km · Torrevieja 16 km · Torre-Pacheco 20 km · Rojales 25 km · Almoradí 27 km · Guardamar del Segura 28 km

Spain travel facts

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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
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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 Pilar de la Horadada (37.8659°, -0.7926°, elevation 31 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	15	11
2	15	11
3	15	11
4	15	11
5	15	11
6	15	11
7	15	11
8	15	11
9	15	11
10	15	11
11	15	11
12	15	11
13	15	11
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	15	11
18	15	11
19	15	11
20	15	11
21	15	11
22	15	11
23	15	11
24	15	11
25	15	11
26	15	11
27	15	11
28	15	11

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	98	2
28	98	2