Climate averages 1991–2020
San Rafael weather
in February.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 3rd 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 hot month in San Rafael: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 17.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 48 mm of rain on roughly 7 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 22 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is San Martín (171 km away). In February its highs average 29.7°C, 1.0°C warmer than San Rafael, with 38 mm of rain.
Among the 67 cities listed in Argentina, San Rafael ranks 19th of 67 for the warmest February highs and joint 11th of 67 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 67 cities is 27.7°C; San Rafael is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 3.0°C to 25.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 48 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
San Rafael climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.5°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 45 | 8.8 | 14.214 h |
| February, selected | 28.7°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 48 | 7.2 | 13.413 h |
| March | 25.7°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 48 | 6.8 | 12.312 h |
| April | 20.9°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 42 | 6.0 | 11.211 h |
| May | 17.1°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 31 | 5.0 | 10.310 h |
| June | 14.6°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 18 | 3.7 | 9.910 h |
| July | 13.8°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 16 | 3.2 | 10.110 h |
| August | 16.5°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 22 | 3.4 | 10.811 h |
| September | 19.4°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 28 | 4.7 | 11.812 h |
| October | 22.7°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 60 | 7.6 | 12.913 h |
| November | 26.3°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 53 | 8.0 | 13.914 h |
| December | 29.3°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 53 | 8.6 | 14.414 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
- San Martín in FebruaryArgentina · 171 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 18.6°C · 38 mm rain
- Mendoza in FebruaryArgentina · 198 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 16.6°C · 48 mm rain
- Rancagua in FebruaryChile · 226 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 16.0°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Puente Alto in FebruaryChile · 235 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 15.3°C · 14 mm rain
- San Luis in FebruaryArgentina · 237 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 18.1°C · 82 mm rain
- Paine in FebruaryChile · 239 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 16.9°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Peñalolén in FebruaryChile · 240 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 15.7°C · 14 mm rain
- San Bernardo in FebruaryChile · 246 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 15.7°C · 4.5 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 San Rafael) is explained once on the San Rafael year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.