Maldonado weather in February

In February, Maldonado sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 80 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Maldonado's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maldonado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
7:15 AM – 8:34 PM
Cloud cover
45%
3rd clearest
Wind
22 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Maldonado is city in Uruguay.

Density
1,706/km²
people per km²
Founded
1755

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 23°C through the month.

A typical February day in Maldonado reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Maldonado weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 20°635.114.17.9
Feb23° / 21°807.113.37.5
Mar22° / 20°888.212.37.2
Apr20° / 17°1129.511.16.4
May17° / 14°92910.25.5
Jun14° / 12°1009.59.74.2
Jul13° / 10°1059.89.93.5
Aug13° / 11°979.110.73.9
Sep14° / 12°898.411.84.4
Oct16° / 14°988.812.95.4
Nov19° / 16°877.513.86.6
Dec21° / 18°676.914.37.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26238
36238
46238
56238
66238
76139
86139
96139
106238
116238
126238
136238
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156436
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256535
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Maldonado gets around 80 mm of rain 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 rain averages around 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
225
325
426
526
627
726
826
926
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2325
2425
2525
2625
2725
2825

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1815224213
2815224213
3815234113
4915234013
5915234013
6915234013
71015243912
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Wind in February

Winds average 22 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
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2821breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 54 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 7:01 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 8:45 PM to 8:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.77:018:45
213.77:028:45
313.77:038:44
413.67:048:43
513.67:058:42
613.67:068:42
713.67:078:41
813.57:088:40
913.57:098:39
1013.57:108:38
1113.47:118:37
1213.47:128:36
1313.47:138:35
1413.37:148:35
1513.37:158:34
1613.37:168:33
1713.27:178:32
1813.27:188:30
1913.27:198:29
2013.17:208:28
2113.17:218:27
2213.17:228:26
2313.07:238:25
2413.07:248:24
2513.07:258:23
2612.97:268:21
2712.97:278:20
2812.97:278:19

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Maldonado?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Maldonado for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Maldonado in February

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

In February, Maldonado sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Maldonado in February

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 February at about 23°C and coldest in July near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 12 to Apr 10 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May17Cool
Jun14Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Maldonado in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maldonado peaks around January 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Maldonado?

Maldonado sits at 34.9°S, 55.0°W, 41 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Punta del Este, 6.0 km away.

PiriapolisMinasRochaLa PalomaPandoBarros Blancos

Topography around Maldonado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maldonado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m.

The land around Maldonado is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (49%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
498 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
February weather nearby: Punta del Este 6.0 km · San Carlos 12 km · Piriapolis 30 km · Minas 64 km · Rocha 73 km · La Paloma 76 km · Pando 94 km · Barros Blancos 97 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
none 47%Roman Catholic 37%Protestant 15%atheist 10%

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 Maldonado (-34.8979°, -54.9502°, elevation 41 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).