Tarifa weather in February

In February, Tarifa sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 75 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 44% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tarifa's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarifa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 75 mm; 8.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 8:18 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 8th clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

Tarifa is capital town of the municipality of Tarifa, 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 16°C through the month.

A typical February day in Tarifa reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°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	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Tarifa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 12°	85	8.9	9.8	4.9
Feb	16° / 12°	75	8.1	10.6	5.0
Mar	17° / 13°	72	8.6	11.7	5.7
Apr	18° / 14°	51	7.1	12.9	6.6
May	21° / 16°	26	4.7	13.9	7.6
Jun	23° / 18°	5	0.9	14.4	9.1
Jul	26° / 20°	1	0.1	14.2	9.2
Aug	26° / 21°	3	0.6	13.4	8.9
Sep	24° / 20°	32	3.7	12.2	8.4
Oct	21° / 17°	75	7.9	11.1	7.0
Nov	18° / 15°	91	8.7	10.1	6.2
Dec	16° / 13°	103	10.4	9.6	5.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 39%.

	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 (%)	60	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	60	60	60	62	62	62	63	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62
Cloudier (%)	40	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	40	40	40	38	38	38	37	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	62	38
28	62	38

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Tarifa gets around 75 mm of rain over 8.1 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 30% and peaks near 31% 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 (%)	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30

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 93% 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 (%)	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92
Comfortable (%)	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8

Wind in February

Winds average 20 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
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	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	20	light breeze
9	20	light breeze
10	20	light breeze
11	20	light breeze
12	20	light breeze
13	20	light breeze
14	20	light breeze
15	20	light breeze
16	20	light breeze
17	20	light breeze
18	20	breezy
19	20	breezy
20	20	breezy
21	20	breezy
22	20	breezy
23	20	breezy
24	20	breezy
25	20	breezy
26	20	breezy
27	20	breezy
28	20	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:30 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:09 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)	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	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	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	8:30	8:29	8:29	8:28	8:27	8:26	8:25	8:25	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:12	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03
Sunset (PM)	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	8:30	6:42
2	10.2	8:29	6:43
3	10.3	8:29	6:44
4	10.3	8:28	6:45
5	10.3	8:27	6:46
6	10.3	8:26	6:47
7	10.4	8:25	6:48
8	10.4	8:25	6:49
9	10.4	8:24	6:50
10	10.5	8:23	6:51
11	10.5	8:22	6:52
12	10.5	8:21	6:53
13	10.6	8:20	6:54
14	10.6	8:19	6:55
15	10.6	8:18	6:56
16	10.7	8:17	6:57
17	10.7	8:16	6:58
18	10.7	8:15	6:59
19	10.8	8:14	7:00
20	10.8	8:12	7:01
21	10.8	8:11	7:02
22	10.9	8:10	7:03
23	10.9	8:09	7:04
24	11.0	8:08	7:05
25	11.0	8:06	7:06
26	11.0	8:05	7:07
27	11.1	8:04	7:08
28	11.1	8:03	7:09

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 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in July 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)	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	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	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	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	3.9	Moderate
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Tarifa

In seasonPeak

In February, Tarifa sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tarifa's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Tarifa?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Tarifa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tarifa in February

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

In February, Tarifa sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Tarifa in February

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in March near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 24 to Oct 18 — about 3.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	16	16	17	18	20	21	22	21	20	19	18
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	20	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	21	Refreshing
Oct	20	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Tarifa in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tarifa peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

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	7	9	8	8	10	8	7	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate

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

Air quality in Tarifa 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 Tarifa is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	14	17	14	12	10	13	13	13	13	12	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	12	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Tarifa?

Tarifa sits at 36.0°N, 5.6°W, 22 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is Algeciras, 19 km away.

Topography around Tarifa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarifa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 826 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,904 m.

The land around Tarifa is covered by water (59%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, water (64%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

159 m

water 59%

16 km

826 m

water 64%

80 km

1,904 m

water 47%

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← January Tarifa year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Algeciras 19 km · Los Barrios 22 km · Gibraltar 27 km · La Línea de la Concepción 29 km · Fnidek 29 km · Ceuta 29 km · San Roque 30 km · Tangier 32 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

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 Tarifa (36.0139°, -5.607°, elevation 22 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. 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	62	38
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	62	38
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	62	38
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	30
8	30
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	94	6
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8