Artigas weather in February

In February, Artigas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 123 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Artigas's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Artigas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 123 mm; 10 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 7:28 AM – 8:33 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 7th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.09 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Artigas is capital of the Artigas Department, Uruguay.

Density: 2,620/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1852

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 30°C through the month.

A typical February day in Artigas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C cooler than January and about 2°C warmer 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)	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Artigas weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 20°	124	10.1	13.7	4.7
Feb	30° / 20°	123	10	13.1	5.1
Mar	28° / 18°	116	9.3	12.2	6.2
Apr	25° / 15°	166	9.5	11.3	7.1
May	21° / 12°	116	7.8	10.5	6.8
Jun	18° / 10°	125	8.9	10.1	6.1
Jul	18° / 9°	102	7.8	10.2	6.3
Aug	20° / 10°	89	7.4	10.9	6.9
Sep	22° / 12°	128	8.9	11.8	6.8
Oct	24° / 14°	172	10.8	12.7	6.8
Nov	27° / 16°	121	7.5	13.5	6.9
Dec	30° / 18°	111	9.1	13.9	5.3

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 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

	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 (%)	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	59	58	58	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	58	58
Cloudier (%)	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	41	42	42	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	58	42

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Artigas gets around 123 mm of rain over 10 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 36% and peaks near 37% 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 (%)	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	35
10	35
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	37

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

	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 (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8
Comfortable (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16
Humid (%)	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27
Muggy (%)	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	34	34	33	32	31	30	30	29
Oppressive (%)	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20
Miserable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	15	24	31	25	0
2	6	15	24	31	25	0
3	6	15	24	32	24	0
4	6	15	23	32	24	0
5	6	15	23	32	23	0
6	6	15	23	33	23	0
7	7	15	23	33	22	0
8	7	15	23	34	21	0
9	7	15	23	34	20	0
10	7	15	23	35	20	0
11	8	15	23	36	19	0
12	8	14	23	36	18	0
13	8	14	23	37	18	0
14	8	14	23	37	18	0
15	9	14	23	37	17	1
16	9	14	23	37	17	1
17	9	14	23	36	17	1
18	9	14	23	36	17	1
19	9	14	24	36	17	1
20	9	14	24	35	17	1
21	9	14	24	34	18	1
22	9	14	25	34	18	1
23	9	14	25	33	18	1
24	9	14	26	32	19	1
25	9	15	26	31	19	1
26	8	15	26	30	19	1
27	8	15	27	30	20	1
28	8	16	27	29	20	0

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of February to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 8:43 PM to 8:21 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)	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38
Sunset (PM)	8:43	8:42	8:42	8:41	8:41	8:40	8:39	8:39	8:38	8:37	8:37	8:36	8:35	8:34	8:33	8:33	8:32	8:31	8:30	8:29	8:28	8:27	8:26	8:25	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:21

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.5	7:16	8:43
2	13.4	7:17	8:42
3	13.4	7:18	8:42
4	13.4	7:18	8:41
5	13.4	7:19	8:41
6	13.3	7:20	8:40
7	13.3	7:21	8:39
8	13.3	7:22	8:39
9	13.3	7:23	8:38
10	13.2	7:23	8:37
11	13.2	7:24	8:37
12	13.2	7:25	8:36
13	13.2	7:26	8:35
14	13.1	7:27	8:34
15	13.1	7:28	8:33
16	13.1	7:28	8:33
17	13.0	7:29	8:32
18	13.0	7:30	8:31
19	13.0	7:31	8:30
20	13.0	7:32	8:29
21	12.9	7:32	8:28
22	12.9	7:33	8:27
23	12.9	7:34	8:26
24	12.8	7:35	8:25
25	12.8	7:35	8:24
26	12.8	7:36	8:23
27	12.8	7:37	8:22
28	12.7	7:38	8:21

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.09 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)	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Artigas?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Artigas for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Artigas in February

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

In February, Artigas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Artigas in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Artigas peaks around January 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	10	8	4	3	4	5	7	6	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Artigas?

Artigas sits at 30.4°S, 56.5°W, 151 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Quaraí, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Artigas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Artigas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m.

The land around Artigas is covered by trees (39%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km

88 m

trees 39%

16 km

162 m

grassland 79%

80 km

301 m

grassland 84%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

February weather nearby: Quaraí 3.0 km · Uruguaiana 94 km · Alegrete 95 km · Paso de los Libres 97 km · Rivera 104 km · Sant'Ana do Livramento 105 km · Monte Caseros 113 km · Itaqui 142 km

Uruguay travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F / I / L; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 66% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $25,216; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 11.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 14.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 542
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 Artigas (-30.4043°, -56.4693°, elevation 151 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	35
10	35
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	15	24	31	25	0
2	6	15	24	31	25	0
3	6	15	24	32	24	0
4	6	15	23	32	24	0
5	6	15	23	32	23	0
6	6	15	23	33	23	0
7	7	15	23	33	22	0
8	7	15	23	34	21	0
9	7	15	23	34	20	0
10	7	15	23	35	20	0
11	8	15	23	36	19	0
12	8	14	23	36	18	0
13	8	14	23	37	18	0
14	8	14	23	37	18	0
15	9	14	23	37	17	1
16	9	14	23	37	17	1
17	9	14	23	36	17	1
18	9	14	23	36	17	1
19	9	14	24	36	17	1
20	9	14	24	35	17	1
21	9	14	24	34	18	1
22	9	14	25	34	18	1
23	9	14	25	33	18	1
24	9	14	26	32	19	1
25	9	15	26	31	19	1
26	8	15	26	30	19	1
27	8	15	27	30	20	1
28	8	16	27	29	20	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	35
10	35
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	15	24	31	25	0
2	6	15	24	31	25	0
3	6	15	24	32	24	0
4	6	15	23	32	24	0
5	6	15	23	32	23	0
6	6	15	23	33	23	0
7	7	15	23	33	22	0
8	7	15	23	34	21	0
9	7	15	23	34	20	0
10	7	15	23	35	20	0
11	8	15	23	36	19	0
12	8	14	23	36	18	0
13	8	14	23	37	18	0
14	8	14	23	37	18	0
15	9	14	23	37	17	1
16	9	14	23	37	17	1
17	9	14	23	36	17	1
18	9	14	23	36	17	1
19	9	14	24	36	17	1
20	9	14	24	35	17	1
21	9	14	24	34	18	1
22	9	14	25	34	18	1
23	9	14	25	33	18	1
24	9	14	26	32	19	1
25	9	15	26	31	19	1
26	8	15	26	30	19	1
27	8	15	27	30	20	1
28	8	16	27	29	20	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	58	42
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	59	41
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	35
10	35
11	34
12	34
13	34
14	34
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	35
19	35
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	6	15	24	31	25	0
2	6	15	24	31	25	0
3	6	15	24	32	24	0
4	6	15	23	32	24	0
5	6	15	23	32	23	0
6	6	15	23	33	23	0
7	7	15	23	33	22	0
8	7	15	23	34	21	0
9	7	15	23	34	20	0
10	7	15	23	35	20	0
11	8	15	23	36	19	0
12	8	14	23	36	18	0
13	8	14	23	37	18	0
14	8	14	23	37	18	0
15	9	14	23	37	17	1
16	9	14	23	37	17	1
17	9	14	23	36	17	1
18	9	14	23	36	17	1
19	9	14	24	36	17	1
20	9	14	24	35	17	1
21	9	14	24	34	18	1
22	9	14	25	34	18	1
23	9	14	25	33	18	1
24	9	14	26	32	19	1
25	9	15	26	31	19	1
26	8	15	26	30	19	1
27	8	15	27	30	20	1
28	8	16	27	29	20	0