Rocha weather in February

In February, Rocha sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 98 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Rocha's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rocha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
7:13 AM – 8:30 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Rocha is city in Uruguay.

Density
1,402/km²
people per km²
Founded
1793

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 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Rocha reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°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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Rocha 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°828.9147.1
Feb25° / 19°989.613.36.8
Mar24° / 17°989.812.37.0
Apr21° / 15°1108.811.26.6
May18° / 12°858.110.26.0
Jun15° / 998.39.74.8
Jul14° / 978.69.94.3
Aug16° / 1038.510.74.9
Sep17° / 10°958.811.85.4
Oct19° / 12°1079.812.96.1
Nov21° / 14°968.613.86.8
Dec24° / 17°858.514.37.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Rocha gets around 98 mm of rain over 9.6 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
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436
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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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11018243613
21017243613
31017243613
41117243613
51116253612
61216253512
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Wind in February

Winds average 16 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 8:42 PM to 8:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.77:008:42
213.77:018:41
313.67:028:41
413.67:038:40
513.67:048:39
613.67:058:38
713.57:068:38
813.57:078:37
913.57:088:36
1013.47:098:35
1113.47:108:34
1213.47:108:33
1313.37:118:32
1413.37:128:31
1513.37:138:30
1613.37:148:29
1713.27:158:28
1813.27:168:27
1913.27:178:26
2013.17:188:25
2113.17:198:24
2213.17:208:23
2313.07:218:22
2413.07:228:21
2512.97:238:20
2612.97:248:18
2712.97:248:17
2812.87:258:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in December across the year — February's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
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136.3Intense
146.2Intense
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186.1Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
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265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Rocha?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rocha in February

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

In February, Rocha sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Rocha 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 25 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 14 to Apr 16 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Refreshing
May17Cool
Jun14Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Rocha 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 Rocha peaks around January 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 12Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Rocha?

Rocha sits at 34.5°S, 54.3°W, 8 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is La Paloma, 25 km away.

San CarlosMaldonadoPunta del EsteMinasPiriapolisSanta Vitória do PalmarTreinta y Tres

Topography around Rocha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rocha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m.

The land around Rocha is covered by grassland (54%), trees (21%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
324 m
80 km
498 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: La Paloma 25 km · San Carlos 64 km · Maldonado 73 km · Punta del Este 76 km · Minas 84 km · Piriapolis 96 km · Santa Vitória do Palmar 139 km · Treinta y Tres 139 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 Rocha (-34.48°, -54.3306°, elevation 8 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).