February Weather in Antofagasta ChileDaily high temperatures are around 77°F, rarely falling below 74°F or exceeding 80°F. Daily low temperatures are around 65°F, rarely falling below 62°F or exceeding 68°F. For reference, on January 27, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Antofagasta typically range from 65°F to 77°F, while on July 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 55°F to 65°F. Average High and Low Temperature in February in Antofagasta
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
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. Average Hourly Temperature in February in Antofagasta
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15°F
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32°F
very cold
45°F
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55°F
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65°F
comfortable
75°F
warm
85°F
hot
95°F
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The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa (5,529 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Antofagasta (view comparison). CloudsThe month of February in Antofagasta experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 24% to 19%. The clearest day of the month is February 28, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 81% of the time. For reference, on June 14, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 27%, while on September 18, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 87%. Cloud Cover Categories in February in Antofagasta
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The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
Compare Antofagasta to:PrecipitationSunOver the course of February in Antofagasta, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 34 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 17 seconds, and weekly decrease of 8 minutes, 56 seconds. The shortest day of the month is February 28, with 12 hours, 35 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 1, with 13 hours, 9 minutes of daylight. Hours of Daylight and Twilight in February in Antofagasta
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
The earliest sunrise of the month in Antofagasta is 7:20 AM on February 1 and the latest sunrise is 16 minutes later at 7:36 AM on February 28. The latest sunset is 8:29 PM on February 1 and the earliest sunset is 18 minutes earlier at 8:11 PM on February 28. Daylight saving time is observed in Antofagasta during 2026, but it neither starts nor ends during February, so the entire month is in daylight saving time. For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:51 AM and sets 13 hours, 36 minutes later, at 8:27 PM, while on June 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:23 AM and sets 10 hours, 41 minutes later, at 6:03 PM. Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in February in Antofagasta
The solar day over the course of February. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.
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. Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February in Antofagasta
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of February 2026. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).
MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2026. 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. Moon Rise, Set & Phases in February in Antofagasta
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
HumidityWe 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 Antofagasta is gradually decreasing during February, falling from 4% to 2% over the course of the month. For reference, on January 28, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 4% of the time, while on May 11, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time. WindThis 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 Antofagasta is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 6.8 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on January 24, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.9 miles per hour, while on June 5, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.0 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Antofagasta throughout February is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 61% on February 1. Wind Direction in February in Antofagasta
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).
Water TemperatureAntofagasta 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 Antofagasta is essentially constant during February, remaining around 70°F throughout. The highest average surface water temperature during February is 71°F on February 9. Growing SeasonDefinitions 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). Temperatures in Antofagasta are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year. Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February in Antofagasta
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15°F
freezing
32°F
very cold
45°F
cold
55°F
cool
65°F
comfortable
75°F
warm
85°F
hot
95°F
sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is 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 Antofagasta are rapidly increasing during February, increasing by 542°F, from 3,031°F to 3,573°F, over the course of the month. Solar EnergyThis 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 Antofagasta is gradually decreasing during February, falling by 0.7 kWh, from 8.5 kWh to 7.8 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Antofagasta are -23.652 deg latitude, -70.395 deg longitude, and 102 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Antofagasta contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,611 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 400 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,750 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,625 feet). The area within 2 miles of Antofagasta is covered by water (27%), grassland (25%), trees (24%), and shrubs (13%), within 10 miles by water (42%) and bare soil (32%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (49%) and water (42%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Antofagasta, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere is only a single weather station, Aeropuerto Cerro Moreno, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Antofagasta. At a distance of 24 kilometers from Antofagasta, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Antofagasta according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 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