Arauca weather in February

In February, Arauca sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Arauca's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arauca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:05 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical February day in Arauca reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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33424
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How February really feels in Arauca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Arauca weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°152.711.64.3
Feb34° / 24°203.511.83.5
Mar34° / 25°557.6123.1
Apr32° / 24°18119.712.22.9
May30° / 24°32426.612.32.9
Jun29° / 23°37528.112.42.9
Jul29° / 23°3462812.43.1
Aug30° / 23°29327.512.23.0
Sep30° / 23°24426.3122.8
Oct31° / 23°21126.311.82.7
Nov31° / 23°14520.411.73.3
Dec31° / 23°519.711.64.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35446
45446
55347
65347
75248
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135050
145050
154951
164951
175050
184852
194852
204753
214753
224753
234555
244555
254258
264258
274060
283961

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Arauca gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.5 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 12% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
411
511
612
712
812
912
1012
1112
1212
1312
1412
1512
1612
1712
1812
1912
2012
2112
2213
2313
2413
2514
2614
2715
2816

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1173643130
2173643130
3173542141
4073542141
5073542151
6073541151
7073541151
8083541151
9083541161
10083541151
11083641151
12073641151
13073641151
14073641150
15073642140
16073642140
17073543140
18073543140
19073544140
20073445130
21063446131
22063447131
23063347131
24053348131
25053348131
26053248141
27053248141
28053148152

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:065:47
211.76:065:48
311.76:065:48
411.76:065:48
511.76:065:49
611.76:065:49
711.76:065:49
811.76:065:49
911.76:055:50
1011.76:055:50
1111.76:055:50
1211.86:055:50
1311.86:055:50
1411.86:055:51
1511.86:055:51
1611.86:045:51
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1911.86:045:51
2011.86:035:51
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2711.86:015:52
2811.86:015:52

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.41 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Arauca

In seasonPeak

None of Arauca's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Arauca's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is February a good time to visit Arauca?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arauca. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Arauca in February

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

In February, Arauca sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Arauca in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arauca peaks around February 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highFeb 15UV 13Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Arauca in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Arauca is worst in March — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2237 µg/m³Dec 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb19Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr35Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arauca?

Arauca sits at 7.1°N, 70.8°W, 132 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Guasdualito, 18 km away.

SocopóTameElorzaCiudad BoliviaEjidoMerida

Topography around Arauca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arauca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m.

The land around Arauca is covered by trees (42%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
29 m
80 km
85 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Guasdualito 18 km · Santa Bárbara 93 km · Socopó 128 km · Tame 128 km · Elorza 139 km · Ciudad Bolivia 143 km · Ejido 171 km · Merida 172 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,562
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 480
Religion
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 1%

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 Arauca (7.0847°, -70.7591°, elevation 132 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).