February Weather in Vallenar Chile

Daily high temperatures are around 67°F, rarely falling below 63°F or exceeding 71°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 48°F, rarely falling below 43°F or exceeding 52°F.

For reference, on January 21, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Vallenar typically range from 49°F to 67°F, while on July 19, the coldest day of the year, they range from 33°F to 51°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Methven, New Zealand (6,107 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Vallenar (view comparison).

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The month of February in Vallenar experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 9% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 9% on February 18.

The clearest day of the month is February 18, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 91% of the time.

For reference, on June 9, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 40%, while on February 18, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 91%.

Over the course of February in Vallenar, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 44 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 35 seconds, and weekly decrease of 11 minutes, 5 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 29, with 12 hours, 41 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 1, with 13 hours, 25 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Vallenar is 7:11 AM on February 1 and the latest sunrise is 21 minutes later at 7:32 AM on February 29.

The latest sunset is 8:36 PM on February 1 and the earliest sunset is 23 minutes earlier at 8:13 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is observed in Vallenar during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during February, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:40 AM and sets 13 hours, 58 minutes later, at 8:38 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:32 AM and sets 10 hours, 20 minutes later, at 5:52 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Vallenar is essentially constant during February, remaining around 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Vallenar is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 7.4 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on October 9, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.1 miles per hour, while on May 31, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.5 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Vallenar throughout February is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 46% on February 1.

Vallenar is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Vallenar is essentially constant during February, remaining around 65°F throughout.

The highest average surface water temperature during February is 65°F on February 12.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Vallenar typically lasts for 7.3 months (222 days), from around October 1 to around May 11, rarely starting before September 8 or after October 25, and rarely ending before April 19 or after June 8.

The month of February in Vallenar is reliably fully within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Vallenar are increasing during February, increasing by 194°F, from 735°F to 929°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Vallenar is gradually decreasing during February, falling by 1.0 kWh, from 9.1 kWh to 8.2 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Vallenar are -28.516 deg latitude, -70.256 deg longitude, and 6,529 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Vallenar contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,766 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,957 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (8,855 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (19,491 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Vallenar is covered by bare soil (100%), within 10 miles by bare soil (69%) and trees (15%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (63%) and trees (14%).