February in Chile is a summer month, with temperatures very similar to January, which is generally the warmest month of the year.
North
In the
northern part of the coast, where we find the Atacama desert (see Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta), temperatures are pleasantly warm, with a daily average ranging from 20 to 23 °C (68 to 73 °C), the sky is usually clear (although mists and low clouds may form in the morning) and it never rains. The ocean in the northernmost part is warm enough for swimming.
In the inland areas of the north, occupied by a plateau and by the
Andes (see Calama, San Pedro de Atacama), it's always sunny. The diurnal temperature range is very wide, and even though it is the warmest time of the year, it gets cold at night, and at the highest altitudes, above 3,000 metres (9,800 feet), the temperature can drop below freezing.
Center
In the
central part of the coast (see Valparaiso, Viña del Mar), good weather prevails as well, but the temperature is quite cool (the daily average is around 18 °C or 64.5 °F), and the sea is also quite cold. In Santiago, in the inland areas of the center, the daily average is 21.5 °C (70.5 °F), but the temperature range is high, so nights are cool, while it can get very hot during the day.
South
In the
south, the temperature is progressively cooler: the daily average ranges from 17 °C (62.5 °F) in Valdivia to 11 °C (52 °F) in Punta Arenas. Furthermore, while in the center and north it never rains in the summer, in the south it can
rain even in this season. Actually, in the area of the southern fjords, west of the Andes, the rains are frequent and abundant even in this period.
In the far south, the
wind often blows, increasing the feeling of coolness.
In the southern part of the
Andes, which unlike the northern part is green, it can rain even in summer, moreover, at the same altitude the temperature is much lower, so much so that there are glaciers at fairly low altitudes.
Chile - Climate data in February| City | Temperature | Rain | Sun | Daylight |
|---|
| (north to south) | Min°C
(°F) | Max°C
(°F) | mm
(in) | Days | Hours | Hours |
|---|
| Arica | 20
(68) | 26
(79) | 0
(0) | 0 | 8.6 | 12.7 |
|---|
Calama
(2,250 m.) | 7
(45) | 25
(76) | 1
(0.1) | 0 | 10.8 | 12.8 |
|---|
| Antofagasta | 17
(63) | 24
(75) | 0
(0) | 0 | 10.5 | 12.9 |
|---|
Santiago
(550 m.) | 12
(54) | 30
(87) | 1
(0) | 0 | 10.9 | 13.2 |
|---|
| Concepcion | 11
(52) | 23
(74) | 15
(0.6) | 3 | 9.9 | 13.4 |
|---|
| Puerto Montt | 9
(48) | 21
(69) | 70
(2.8) | 8 | 6.5 | 13.6 |
|---|
Coyhaique
(350 m.) | 8
(47) | 21
(70) | 45
(1.8) | 7 | 7.8 | 13.9 |
|---|
See also: Chile, the weather in
January -
MarchThe climate of
Chile