Sucre weather in February

In February, Sucre sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 179 mm of rain across 22.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of February to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sucre's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sucre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
179 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:16 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Sucre is constitutional capital of Bolivia.

Density
127/km²
people per km²
Founded
1538

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 21°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sucre reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Sucre weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 11°20524.7134.1
Feb21° / 11°17922.112.64.1
Mar21° / 11°13820.912.14.7
Apr20° / 10°5911.911.66.0
May20° / 20511.17.3
Jun20° / 143.510.97.7
Jul20° / 143.4117.7
Aug21° / 265.711.47.5
Sep22° / 43911.97.0
Oct23° / 10°6814.212.46.1
Nov23° / 11°921612.95.6
Dec22° / 12°15221.413.14.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sucre gets around 179 mm of rain over 22.1 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 79% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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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
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:097:00
212.86:107:00
312.86:107:00
412.86:116:59
512.86:116:59
612.86:126:59
712.86:126:58
812.86:136:58
912.76:136:58
1012.76:146:57
1112.76:146:57
1212.76:156:56
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1412.76:166:55
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1612.66:176:54
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2012.66:196:52
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2312.56:206:50
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2512.56:216:49
2612.56:216:49
2712.46:216:48
2812.46:226:47

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sucre

In seasonPeak

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

Sucre's monsoon runs November–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 Sucre?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Sucre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sucre in February

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

In February, Sucre sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sucre in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 18 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sucre peaks around January 21 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 18Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sucre?

Sucre sits at 19.0°S, 65.3°W, 2,798 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Potosí, 80 km away.

MizqueLlallaguaPunataHuanuniSacabaCochabambaColcapirhua

Topography around Sucre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sucre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 2,831 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,754 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,888 m.

The land around Sucre is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
428 m
16 km
1,754 m
80 km
3,888 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Potosí 80 km · Mizque 122 km · Llallagua 154 km · Punata 176 km · Huanuni 185 km · Sacaba 199 km · Cochabamba 207 km · Colcapirhua 210 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 Sucre (-19.0333°, -65.2627°, elevation 2,798 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).