Uyuni weather in February

In February, Uyuni sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 108 mm of precipitation across 17 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Uyuni's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uyuni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
108 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:21 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
7.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Uyuni is city 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 17°C through the month.

A typical February day in Uyuni reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°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)
1176
2176
3176
4176
5176
6176
7176
8176
9176
10176
11176
12176
13176
14176
15176
16176
17176
18176
19176
20176
21176
22176
23176
24176
25175
26175
27175
28175

How February really feels in Uyuni

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.

Uyuni 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 13119.413.14.5
Feb17° / 1081712.74.5
Mar18° / 5411.812.15.6
Apr17° / 102.511.56.7
May14° / -2°20.5115.5
Jun12° / -3°10.310.84.4
Jul12° / -3°30.710.94.3
Aug14° / -2°30.911.35.5
Sep16° / -1°41.211.96.7
Oct18° / 91.912.57.5
Nov20° / 133.4137.5
Dec20° / 6210.413.26.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23070
33169
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
93169
103169
113070
123169
133268
143367
153367
163466
173664
183664
193763
203763
213961
224060
234060
244159
254159
264258
274357
284357

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Uyuni gets around 108 mm of rain and snow over 17 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 61% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1621
2621
3622
4622
5622
6622
7632
8632
9632
10632
11632
12632
13642
14642
15641
16631
17631
18621
19621
20611
21601
22601
23591
24581
25571
26571
27561
28551

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
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February, the calmest month.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2710calm
2810calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:137:08
212.96:147:08
312.96:147:08
412.96:157:08
512.96:167:07
612.86:167:07
712.86:177:06
812.86:177:06
912.86:187:06
1012.86:187:05
1112.86:197:05
1212.76:197:04
1312.76:207:04
1412.76:217:03
1512.76:217:03
1612.76:227:02
1712.76:227:02
1812.66:237:01
1912.66:237:00
2012.66:237:00
2112.66:246:59
2212.66:246:59
2312.66:256:58
2412.56:256:57
2512.56:266:57
2612.56:266:56
2712.56:276:55
2812.56:276:54

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 7.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.91 kWh/m² in November across the year — February's 7.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.4Intense
127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.4Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Uyuni?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Uyuni for sightseeing.

What to pack for Uyuni in February

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

In February, Uyuni sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Uyuni in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 20 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Uyuni peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 9 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 highExtremeFeb 9UV 19Jul 9UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Uyuni?

Uyuni sits at 20.5°S, 66.8°W, 0 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Potosí, 148 km away.

PotosíTupizaVillazónLlallaguaSucreHuanuniTarijaOruro

Topography around Uyuni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uyuni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 3,668 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,212 m.

The land around Uyuni is covered by bare terrain (55%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, bare terrain (66%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (66%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
906 m
80 km
2,212 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Potosí 148 km · Tupiza 159 km · Villazón 221 km · Llallagua 228 km · Sucre 228 km · Huanuni 241 km · Tarija 248 km · Oruro 278 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 Uyuni (-20.4597°, -66.825°, 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).