Tarija weather in February

In February, Tarija sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 190 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tarija's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarija's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
190 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:11 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Tarija is city of Bolivia.

Founded
1574

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 20°C through the month.

A typical February day in Tarija reaches about 20°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 16°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Tarija

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.

Tarija weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 11°22024.913.24.0
Feb20° / 11°19021.812.74.1
Mar20° / 10°16321.812.24.5
Apr19° / 7213.811.55.5
May19° / 246.9116.6
Jun19° / 93.210.77.3
Jul18° / 92.710.87.4
Aug19° / 154.511.37.4
Sep20° / 348.411.96.7
Oct21° / 8617.312.55.3
Nov20° / 10°13020.5134.6
Dec21° / 11°19424.513.34.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Tarija gets around 190 mm of rain over 21.8 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 78% 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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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26733
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56733
66733
76832
86832
96931
107030
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147327
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277129
287030

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
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:037:02
213.06:047:01
312.96:047:01
412.96:057:01
512.96:067:00
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712.96:076:59
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912.86:086:59
1012.86:096:58
1112.86:096:58
1212.86:106:57
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1412.86:116:56
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1612.76:126:55
1712.76:126:54
1812.76:136:54
1912.76:146:53
2012.66:146:53
2112.66:156:52
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2412.66:166:50
2512.56:166:49
2612.56:176:48
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Tarija

In seasonPeak

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

Tarija'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 Tarija?

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
2.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Tarija for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tarija in February

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

In February, Tarija sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tarija in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tarija peaks around January 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 18UV 17Jul 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tarija?

Tarija sits at 21.5°S, 64.7°W, 1,870 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Tupiza, 103 km away.

TupizaVillazónYacuibaProfesor Salvador MazzaVillamontesBermejoTartagalGeneral Mosconi

Topography around Tarija

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarija has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 1,886 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,129 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,049 m.

The land around Tarija is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
2,129 m
80 km
4,049 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Tupiza 103 km · Villazón 108 km · Yacuiba 121 km · Profesor Salvador Mazza 122 km · Villamontes 134 km · Bermejo 139 km · Tartagal 145 km · General Mosconi 151 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 Tarija (-21.5355°, -64.7296°, elevation 1,870 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).