Climate averages 1991–2020
Santander weather
in February.
A cool, wet month: the 11th warmest and the joint 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cool month in Santander: daytime highs average 13.1°C and nights cool to about 5.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 104 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes February a wet month (the joint 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 28 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Barakaldo (69 km away). In February its highs average 12.2°C, 0.8°C cooler than Santander, with 101 mm of rain.
Among the 93 cities listed in Spain, Santander ranks joint 46th of 93 for the warmest February highs and 90th of 93 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 93 cities is 13.6°C; Santander is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.3°C to 15.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 104 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
Santander climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 115 | 14.7 | 9.49 h |
| February, selected | 13.1°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 104 | 13.0 | 10.510 h |
| March | 15.3°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 104 | 12.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.6°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 103 | 14.8 | 13.413 h |
| May | 19.3°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 86 | 14.1 | 14.715 h |
| June | 21.8°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 68 | 10.9 | 15.415 h |
| July | 23.7°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 54 | 10.3 | 15.115 h |
| August | 24.4°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 60 | 10.3 | 14.014 h |
| September | 22.6°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 78 | 11.3 | 12.613 h |
| October | 19.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 109 | 13.3 | 11.111 h |
| November | 15.4°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 150 | 15.8 | 9.710 h |
| December | 13.3°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 114 | 13.9 | 9.09 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
- Barakaldo in FebruarySpain · 69 kmHigh 12.2°C · Low 6.7°C · 101 mm rain
- Bilbao in FebruarySpain · 75 kmHigh 12.1°C · Low 6.9°C · 101 mm rain
- Gasteiz / Vitoria in FebruarySpain · 115 kmHigh 9.5°C · Low 1.4°C · 67 mm rain
- Burgos in FebruarySpain · 125 kmHigh 8.2°C · Low 0.2°C · 44 mm rain
- Donostia / San Sebastián in FebruarySpain · 149 kmHigh 11.6°C · Low 6.3°C · 123 mm rain
- Gijón in FebruarySpain · 150 kmHigh 12.6°C · Low 5.7°C · 102 mm rain
- Logroño in FebruarySpain · 156 kmHigh 10.4°C · Low 2.1°C · 48 mm rain
- Oviedo in FebruarySpain · 165 kmHigh 11.9°C · Low 2.9°C · 90 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 Santander) is explained once on the Santander year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.