Climate averages 1991–2020
Santiago del Estero weather
in February.
A hot, wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Santiago del Estero: daytime highs average 31.0°C and nights cool to about 22.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 116 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes February a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 04 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Catamarca (167 km away). In February its highs average 28.0°C, 3.0°C cooler than Santiago del Estero, with 118 mm of rain.
Among the 67 cities listed in Argentina, Santiago del Estero ranks 3rd of 67 for the warmest February highs and 53rd of 67 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 67 cities is 27.7°C; Santiago del Estero is 3.3°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 116 mm to 124 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
Santiago del Estero climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.4°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 147 | 12.8 | 13.714 h |
| February, selected | 31.0°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 116 | 10.6 | 13.113 h |
| March | 28.9°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 124 | 11.3 | 12.312 h |
| April | 25.4°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 68 | 8.2 | 11.411 h |
| May | 22.4°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 22 | 4.6 | 10.811 h |
| June | 20.2°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 15 | 3.7 | 10.410 h |
| July | 20.4°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 11 | 2.5 | 10.611 h |
| August | 24.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 11 | 2.0 | 11.111 h |
| September | 27.0°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 28 | 3.8 | 11.912 h |
| October | 29.3°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 60 | 7.3 | 12.713 h |
| November | 30.9°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 86 | 9.3 | 13.513 h |
| December | 32.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 130 | 11.7 | 13.914 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
- Catamarca in FebruaryArgentina · 167 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 19.9°C · 118 mm rain
- Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña in FebruaryArgentina · 394 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 128 mm rain
- Córdoba in FebruaryArgentina · 401 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.7°C · 122 mm rain
- Rafaela in FebruaryArgentina · 468 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 19.4°C · 126 mm rain
- Reconquista in FebruaryArgentina · 475 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 21.5°C · 122 mm rain
- Goya in FebruaryArgentina · 511 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 21.8°C · 115 mm rain
- San Ramón de la Nueva Orán in FebruaryArgentina · 519 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 21.0°C · 206 mm rain
- Resistencia in FebruaryArgentina · 521 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 130 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 Santiago del Estero) is explained once on the Santiago del Estero year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.