Puerto de la Cruz weather in February

In February, Puerto de la Cruz sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 29 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Puerto de la Cruz's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto de la Cruz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:51 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
38%
7th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Puerto de la Cruz is capital of Puerto de la Cruz Municipality, Spain.

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 16°C through the month.

A typical February day in Puerto de la Cruz reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Puerto de la Cruz weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 16°275.210.46.3
Feb16° / 15°295.5116.0
Mar17° / 15°315.611.86.2
Apr17° / 15°184.312.76.4
May18° / 16°82.713.47.2
Jun19° / 18°61.813.87.9
Jul21° / 19°51.913.68.2
Aug22° / 20°51.3138.6
Sep22° / 20°71.712.28.4
Oct21° / 20°255.711.37.6
Nov20° / 18°305.910.67.0
Dec18° / 17°326.110.26.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37327
47426
57525
67525
77624
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Puerto de la Cruz gets around 29 mm of rain over 5.5 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
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419
519
619
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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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
174251
273261
373261
472271
571281
671281
770291
869301
969301
1069301
1169301
1269301
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1468302
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2770291
2869301

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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419light breeze
519light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:00 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.78:006:40
210.77:596:40
310.77:596:41
410.77:586:42
510.87:586:43
610.87:576:44
710.87:576:44
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1411.07:526:50
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1611.07:506:51
1711.07:506:52
1811.17:496:53
1911.17:486:53
2011.17:476:54
2111.17:466:55
2211.27:456:56
2311.27:446:56
2411.27:436:57
2511.37:426:58
2611.37:426:58
2711.37:416:59
2811.37:407:00

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Puerto de la Cruz

In seasonPeak

None of Puerto de la Cruz's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Puerto de la Cruz sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Puerto de la Cruz sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Puerto de la Cruz?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Puerto de la Cruz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puerto de la Cruz in February

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

In February, Puerto de la Cruz sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto de la Cruz in February

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 September at about 24°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 6 to Jan 10 — about 8.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr19Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun22Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Puerto de la Cruz in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto de la Cruz peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Puerto de la Cruz in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Puerto de la Cruz is worst in February — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodModerateFeb 1118 µg/m³Jun 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto de la Cruz?

Puerto de la Cruz sits at 28.4°N, 16.6°W, in Spain. The nearest listed city is La Orotava, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Puerto de la Cruz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto de la Cruz has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,680 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,670 m.

The land around Puerto de la Cruz is covered by water (56%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
357 m
16 km
2,680 m
80 km
3,670 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: La Orotava 4.0 km · Los Realejos 5.0 km · Realejo Alto 6.0 km · Tacoronte 15 km · Icod de los Vinos 17 km · Güimar 18 km · Candelaria 19 km · La Laguna 24 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 Puerto de la Cruz (28.4169°, -16.5509°), 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).