Climate averages 1991–2020
Mar del Plata weather
in February.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Mar del Plata: daytime highs average 24.3°C and nights cool to about 16.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 77 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 32 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Necochea (120 km away). In February its highs average 23.9°C, about as warm as Mar del Plata, with 74 mm of rain.
Among the 67 cities listed in Argentina, Mar del Plata ranks 62nd of 67 for the warmest February highs and 17th of 67 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 67 cities is 27.7°C; Mar del Plata is 3.4°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 77 mm to 72 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Mar del Plata climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.1°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 77 | 8.3 | 14.514 h |
| February, selected | 24.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 77 | 7.5 | 13.514 h |
| March | 22.5°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 72 | 8.1 | 12.412 h |
| April | 19.0°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 77 | 8.6 | 11.111 h |
| May | 15.7°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 49 | 6.8 | 10.110 h |
| June | 12.9°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 60 | 6.9 | 9.610 h |
| July | 11.8°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 54 | 7.0 | 9.810 h |
| August | 13.5°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 60 | 7.0 | 10.711 h |
| September | 14.7°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 60 | 7.4 | 11.812 h |
| October | 17.3°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 80 | 9.0 | 13.013 h |
| November | 20.5°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 77 | 9.3 | 14.114 h |
| December | 23.7°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 69 | 8.0 | 14.715 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Necochea in FebruaryArgentina · 120 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 16.9°C · 74 mm rain
- Tandil in FebruaryArgentina · 158 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 14.9°C · 73 mm rain
- Mar del Tuyú in FebruaryArgentina · 176 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 19.3°C · 87 mm rain
- Olavarría in FebruaryArgentina · 273 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 15.7°C · 76 mm rain
- San Vicente in FebruaryArgentina · 340 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 17.9°C · 90 mm rain
- La Plata in FebruaryArgentina · 344 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 19.3°C · 87 mm rain
- Berisso in FebruaryArgentina · 349 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 19.6°C · 93 mm rain
- Ezeiza in FebruaryArgentina · 360 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 18.3°C · 93 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Mar del Plata) is explained once on the Mar del Plata year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.