Spain in February?

Is Spain (mostly looking at margalef) too cold in February? I enjoy cold climbing in Rumney all winter so I don’t need hot, but some reprieve from winter would be nice. I get the month off from work each year and looking to change it up from a desert trip

Thanks! 

I’ve been to El Chorro, a good bit south of Margalef, twice in January. Though not always ideal ( it did snow and get cold on occasion—but that only lasted for a couple of days) it was mostly excellent for climbing. Even if there were a bad couple of days it soon became fine again. Actually had better weather in January than I did during a trip in April. The Costa Blanca is also considered to be an excellent winter area, as is Murcia province between the Blanca and Andalusia ( where El Chorro is located). I can’t comment specifically on Margalef, though I know that it is up in the mountains, so could be more impacted by winter weather.

As another option, and much closer to home, have you considered Puerto Rico? I’ve been there twice in February and had largely great conditions. There isn’t as much developed climbing as in Spain, but still lots to do—much of it conveniently reach for day trips from San Juan and tons of potential. Mostly good limestone but some volcanics and other rock types as well.

Chulilla is great dec to April, feb can be great because you can climb sun or shade Feel free to message me if ya need beta

Ted 

It depends where you go to but generally speaking any areas from Madrid up to the Cantabrian sea are cold in that month. If you like highly tech, granite slab climbing which favour very cold weather (bordering zero deg. C.) look no further than La Pedriza, 60km north of Madrid. 

Levante and Andalusian regions are the warmest in that month. Sella in Alicante is a top sport climbing crag and it faces the sun. So is Leiva in Murcia (sport multi pitch, all bolted).

Riglos, spend a few days at Riglos, you'll never forget it.

Margalef peak months are March and November. February will probably be pretty good too. There may be a some wet days and some of the tufa routes might seep but it's mostly quick drying and the cooler temps. mean it's probably a good time for hard redpoints. There are crags in and out of the sun so you can choose your sector to suit the conditions.

The Costa Blanca and Valencia - Chulilla, Montanejos - areas are usually warmer and dryer than Margalef and probably great in February. We had three weeks of ideal weather at Etxauri, near Pamplona, in January 2022; this is a great spot even if it's not one of the usual Spanish suspects. All these are around 4 hours drive from Margalef so it's no big deal to change venues if Spain is having a bad winter. 

Siurana is 45 minutes away but a bit wetter and colder than Margalef. It has crags of all orientations so you can choose accordingly. Riglos is wild and less than three hours from Marglef so would be a good side-serving (of patates!) if you're into sporty bolted multipitch; it's in the Pyrenees foothills so higher and colder but south facing and I expect some days in February would be OK. 

I have been going to El Chorro for the past 4 years in February.  Very pleasant climbing.  Temps warm up to the 60s or even 70s.  The only weather factor can be the wind. It is much farther south than Marglef hence much warmer.

I've climbed in Margalef in early January in a T-shirt, and I think Catalonia in general is perfect in winter (obviously, you would be picking sunny crags, but I had climbed in Siurana, Montsant, La Mussara, etc in winter, quite happily). There were days when we couldn't climb in Margalef because it was basically sitting inside a cloud. But on those days higher- elevation crags like Montsant or La Mussara were just perfect. Same with Siurana. There were times when parts of it were unclimbable due to fog/cloud, but there were other areas of Siurana that were gresat on the same day.

As others mentioned, there are lots of areas in Spain that would be also great in winter-- Chulilla, El Chorro, etc.