Copacabana weather in February

In February, Copacabana sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 261 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Copacabana's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Copacabana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Rainfall
261 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:35 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Copacabana is Bolivian town on the shore of Lake Titicaca.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical February day in Copacabana reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1138
2138
3138
4138
5138
6138
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8138
9138
10138
11138
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Copacabana weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 28628.70.112.92.0
Feb13° / 26125.6012.52.0
Mar13° / 21827.10.112.12.2
Apr13° / 9016.9011.63.0
May13° / 256.3011.33.9
Jun12° / 122.90.111.14.0
Jul12° / 153.50.311.13.9
Aug13° / 1640.511.54.2
Sep13° / 378.30.211.94.2
Oct14° / 7013.70.612.43.8
Nov14° / 8816.1012.83.6
Dec13° / 19825.20.112.92.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21288
31288
41288
51288
61189
71288
81288
91288
101189
111090
121090
131090
141090
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201288
211288
221288
231486
241486
251486
261585
271684
281684

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Copacabana gets around 261 mm of rain over 25.6 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 92% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
291
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491
591
691
791
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992
1092
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1493
1593
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2892

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
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8100
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21100
22100
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27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:287:11
212.76:297:11
312.76:297:11
412.76:307:11
512.76:307:10
612.76:317:10
712.66:317:10
812.66:327:10
912.66:327:09
1012.66:337:09
1112.66:337:09
1212.66:337:08
1312.66:347:08
1412.66:347:08
1512.56:357:07
1612.56:357:07
1712.56:357:06
1812.56:367:06
1912.56:367:05
2012.56:377:05
2112.56:377:04
2212.46:377:04
2312.46:387:03
2412.46:387:03
2512.46:387:02
2612.46:387:02
2712.46:397:01
2812.46:397:00

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 6.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
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126.6Intense
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146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.5Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Copacabana

In seasonPeak

In February, Copacabana sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Copacabana's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Copacabana?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Copacabana.

What to pack for Copacabana in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Copacabana sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Copacabana in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 19 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Copacabana peaks around February 8 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 19Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Copacabana?

Copacabana sits at 16.2°S, 69.1°W, 0 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Isla del Sol, 17 km away.

LajaViachaLa PazPuno

Topography around Copacabana

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Copacabana.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Copacabana has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 544 m around an average of 3,932 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,996 m.

The land around Copacabana is covered by grassland (62%) and water (25%) within 3 km, water (58%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
544 m
16 km
719 m
80 km
4,996 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland
February weather nearby: Isla del Sol 17 km · Tiahuanaco 60 km · Ilave 63 km · Sorata 64 km · Laja 85 km · Viacha 99 km · La Paz 106 km · Puno 107 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Copacabana (-16.1699°, -69.0792°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).