Rivera weather in February

In February, Rivera sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 126 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Rivera's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rivera's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 126 mm; 10.4 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 7:23 AM – 8:30 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 7th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

Rivera is city in Uruguay.

Density: 2,125/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1867

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 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Rivera reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°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)	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

Rivera weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 19°	134	10.6	13.8	5.0
Feb	29° / 19°	126	10.4	13.1	5.4
Mar	28° / 17°	107	9.2	12.2	6.4
Apr	24° / 14°	143	9	11.3	7.1
May	20° / 11°	110	8.3	10.5	6.5
Jun	18° / 9°	124	8.7	10	5.9
Jul	17° / 8°	108	8.1	10.2	5.8
Aug	19° / 9°	105	8.3	10.9	6.5
Sep	21° / 11°	131	9.5	11.8	6.5
Oct	23° / 13°	161	11	12.8	6.7
Nov	26° / 15°	118	8.3	13.6	7.0
Dec	29° / 17°	117	9.6	14	5.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 46%.

	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 (%)	55	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54
Cloudier (%)	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Rivera gets around 126 mm of rain over 10.4 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 37% and peaks near 40% 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 (%)	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	39
9	38
10	37
11	37
12	37
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% 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	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Comfortable (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17
Humid (%)	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	27
Muggy (%)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32
Oppressive (%)	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16

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

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	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	12	12
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	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 7:11 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 8:40 PM to 8:18 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	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34
Sunset (PM)	8:40	8:40	8:39	8:38	8:38	8:37	8:36	8:36	8:35	8:34	8:34	8:33	8:32	8:31	8:30	8:29	8:29	8:28	8:27	8:26	8:25	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18

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

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 5.92 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)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Rivera?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rivera in February

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

In February, Rivera sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rivera 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 Rivera peaks around January 18 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)	13	12	10	7	4	3	4	5	7	7	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Rivera?

Rivera sits at 30.9°S, 55.6°W, 194 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Sant'Ana do Livramento, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Rivera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rivera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 207 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 409 m.

The land around Rivera is covered by artificial surfaces (50%), trees (25%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

88 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

239 m

grassland 57%

80 km

409 m

grassland 69%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

February weather nearby: Sant'Ana do Livramento 2.0 km · Dom Pedrito 84 km · Rosário do Sul 94 km · Tacuarembó 99 km · Quaraí 104 km · Artigas 104 km · Alegrete 127 km · São Gabriel 134 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 Rivera (-30.9053°, -55.5508°, elevation 194 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	30	19
2	30	19
3	30	19
4	30	19
5	30	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	29	19
9	29	19
10	29	19
11	29	19
12	29	19
13	29	18
14	29	18
15	29	18
16	29	18
17	29	18
18	29	18
19	29	18
20	29	18
21	29	18
22	29	18
23	29	18
24	29	18
25	29	18
26	29	18
27	29	18
28	29	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	39
9	38
10	37
11	37
12	37
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	39
9	38
10	37
11	37
12	37
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	40
2	40
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	39
8	39
9	38
10	37
11	37
12	37
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	36
23	36
24	36
25	36
26	36
27	36
28	36

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