Salamanca weather in February

In February, Salamanca sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Salamanca's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salamanca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
8:26 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Salamanca is Spanish city, capital of the homonymous municipality in Castilla y León, Spain.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical February day in Salamanca reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

-5°10°15°20°151015202528
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
191
2101
3102
4102
5102
6102
7102
8102
9102
10102
11102
12102
13102
14112
15112
16112
17112
18112
19112
20112
21112
22112
23112
24112
25112
26112
27122
28122

How February really feels in Salamanca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Salamanca weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 448.119.41.6
Feb11° / 357.11.210.42.6
Mar14° / 418.40.411.74.2
Apr16° / 5110.50.213.14.9
May20° / 479.7014.36.4
Jun25° / 12°235.4014.97.8
Jul29° / 15°122.9014.67.2
Aug28° / 14°133.1013.67.3
Sep24° / 12°275012.37.9
Oct18° / 629010.95.9
Nov12° / 529.20.19.73.2
Dec / 487.40.59.11.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44258
54357
64357
74456
84456
94456
104555
114555
124555
134654
144654
154654
164654
174753
184852
194852
204654
214654
224654
234654
244555
254456
264456
274357
284357

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Salamanca gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1253
2253
3253
4253
5253
6253
7253
8253
9253
10243
11243
12243
13243
14243
15244
16244
17244
18254
19254
20255
21255
22265
23265
24265
25275
26275
27275
28274

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712light breeze
2812light breeze

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 8:41 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.88:416:31
29.98:406:32
39.98:396:34
49.98:386:35
510.08:376:36
610.08:366:37
710.18:356:39
810.18:346:40
910.18:336:41
1010.28:326:42
1110.28:316:43
1210.28:306:45
1310.38:296:46
1410.38:276:47
1510.48:266:48
1610.48:256:50
1710.58:246:51
1810.58:226:52
1910.58:216:53
2010.68:206:54
2110.68:186:56
2210.78:176:57
2310.78:156:58
2410.88:146:59
2510.88:137:00
2610.88:117:02
2710.98:107:03
2810.98:087:04

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Salamanca?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Salamanca.

What to pack for Salamanca in February

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

In February, Salamanca sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Salamanca 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 Salamanca peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Salamanca?

Salamanca sits at 41.0°N, 5.7°W, 815 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Zamora, 60 km away.

Valladolid

Topography around Salamanca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salamanca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 807 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,090 m.

The land around Salamanca is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
2,090 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Zamora 60 km · Béjar 65 km · Medina del Campo 73 km · Arevalo 80 km · Ávila 88 km · Arenas de San Pedro 97 km · Laguna de Duero 104 km · Valladolid 110 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 Salamanca (40.9688°, -5.6639°, elevation 815 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. 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).