Laja weather in February

In February, Laja sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 172 mm of precipitation across 24.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Laja's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
172 mm
24.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:32 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Laja is human settlement in Bolivia.

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 14°C through the month.

A typical February day in Laja reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°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)
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2145
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How February really feels in Laja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Laja weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 19427.41.212.92.4
Feb14° / 17224.50.912.62.4
Mar14° / 13325.10.512.12.7
Apr14° / 5114.60.211.63.8
May15° / 134.20.511.25.3
Jun14° / -1°82.40.7115.4
Jul14° / -1°102.81.111.15.3
Aug15° / 154.1111.45.7
Sep16° / 308.71.111.95.5
Oct17° / 5313.6112.44.9
Nov17° / 64150.112.84.5
Dec15° / 13723.70.9133.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9892
10793
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281288

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Laja gets around 172 mm of rain and snow over 24.5 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 88% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1852
2852
3852
4852
5862
6863
7863
8873
9873
10883
11884
12894
13894
14894
15904
16904
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20893
21893
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27892
28882

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
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Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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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 6:25 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:257:09
212.76:267:09
312.76:267:09
412.76:277:08
512.76:277:08
612.76:287:08
712.76:287:08
812.66:297:07
912.66:297:07
1012.66:297:07
1112.66:307:06
1212.66:307:06
1312.66:317:06
1412.66:317:05
1512.66:327:05
1612.56:327:04
1712.56:327:04
1812.56:337:03
1912.56:337:03
2012.56:337:02
2112.56:347:02
2212.56:347:01
2312.46:347:01
2412.46:357:00
2512.46:357:00
2612.46:356:59
2712.46:366:58
2812.46:366:58

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 6.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
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266.4Intense
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Laja

In seasonPeak

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

Laja'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 Laja?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Laja.

What to pack for Laja in February

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

In February, Laja sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Laja 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 Laja peaks around January 24 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 24UV 19Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Laja?

Laja sits at 16.5°S, 68.4°W, 3,856 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Viacha, 16 km away.

CopacabanaSorataIsla del SolCaranavi

Topography around Laja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 3,853 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,611 m.

The land around Laja is covered by grassland (61%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
463 m
80 km
5,611 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland
February weather nearby: Viacha 16 km · La Paz 25 km · Achocalla 25 km · Tiahuanaco 32 km · Copacabana 85 km · Sorata 89 km · Isla del Sol 99 km · Caranavi 117 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 Laja (-16.5333°, -68.3833°, elevation 3,856 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).