Chiquinquirá weather in February

In February, Chiquinquirá sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 81 mm of rain across 20.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 8% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Chiquinquirá's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chiquinquirá's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 81 mm; 20.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:15 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

Chiquinquirá is locality in Colombia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Chiquinquirá reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	21	9
5	21	9
6	21	9
7	21	9
8	21	9
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	21	10
12	21	10
13	21	10
14	21	10
15	21	10
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	21	10
20	21	10
21	21	10
22	21	10
23	21	10
24	21	10
25	21	10
26	21	10
27	21	10
28	21	10

Chiquinquirá weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 9°	58	17.9	11.7	5.2
Feb	21° / 10°	81	20.5	11.8	4.5
Mar	21° / 10°	140	26.8	12	3.8
Apr	20° / 11°	184	26.9	12.1	3.5
May	20° / 10°	156	24.8	12.3	3.9
Jun	20° / 10°	70	16.4	12.3	4.8
Jul	20° / 10°	52	13.6	12.3	5.4
Aug	20° / 9°	62	14.7	12.2	5.2
Sep	21° / 9°	101	21	12	4.4
Oct	20° / 10°	152	27.6	11.9	3.6
Nov	20° / 10°	140	26.8	11.7	3.6
Dec	20° / 9°	83	21	11.7	4.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 78%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	30	30	30	29	28	28	28	27	25	25	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	19	19	18	18	17	17	15	15	14	14
Cloudier (%)	70	70	70	71	72	72	72	73	75	75	75	76	76	77	78	78	79	79	81	81	82	82	83	83	85	85	86	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	14	86
28	14	86

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Chiquinquirá gets around 81 mm of rain over 20.5 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 73% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	65	66	67	68	68	69	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	73	73	74	74	75	75	76	77	78	79	80	80	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	66
3	67
4	68
5	68
6	69
7	70
8	70
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	72
13	72
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	74
20	75
21	75
22	76
23	77
24	78
25	79
26	80
27	80
28	81

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 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 6:16 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:05 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12
Sunset (PM)	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:16	6:02
2	11.8	6:16	6:02
3	11.8	6:16	6:02
4	11.8	6:16	6:02
5	11.8	6:16	6:03
6	11.8	6:16	6:03
7	11.8	6:16	6:03
8	11.8	6:16	6:03
9	11.8	6:16	6:03
10	11.8	6:16	6:04
11	11.8	6:16	6:04
12	11.8	6:16	6:04
13	11.8	6:16	6:04
14	11.8	6:15	6:04
15	11.8	6:15	6:04
16	11.8	6:15	6:04
17	11.8	6:15	6:05
18	11.8	6:15	6:05
19	11.8	6:15	6:05
20	11.8	6:14	6:05
21	11.8	6:14	6:05
22	11.8	6:14	6:05
23	11.9	6:14	6:05
24	11.9	6:13	6:05
25	11.9	6:13	6:05
26	11.9	6:13	6:05
27	11.9	6:13	6:05
28	11.9	6:12	6:05

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Chiquinquirá?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Chiquinquirá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chiquinquirá in February

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

In February, Chiquinquirá sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Chiquinquirá in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chiquinquirá peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	16	14	14	14	14	12	13	14	13	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Chiquinquirá 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 Chiquinquirá is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	19	26	19	14	12	11	12	13	14	14	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	12	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Chiquinquirá?

Chiquinquirá sits at 5.6°N, 73.8°W, 2,562 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Villa de San Diego de Ubaté, 34 km away.

Topography around Chiquinquirá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chiquinquirá has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m around an average of 2,622 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,508 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,667 m.

The land around Chiquinquirá is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

329 m

grassland 52%

16 km

2,508 m

grassland 51%

80 km

3,667 m

trees 60%

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← January Chiquinquirá year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 34 km · Moniquirá 40 km · La Mesa 40 km · Barbosa 42 km · Vélez 47 km · Tunja 52 km · Pacho 66 km · Zipaquirá 69 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

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 Chiquinquirá (5.6164°, -73.8175°, elevation 2,562 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	21	9
5	21	9
6	21	9
7	21	9
8	21	9
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	21	10
12	21	10
13	21	10
14	21	10
15	21	10
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	21	10
20	21	10
21	21	10
22	21	10
23	21	10
24	21	10
25	21	10
26	21	10
27	21	10
28	21	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	14	86
28	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	66
3	67
4	68
5	68
6	69
7	70
8	70
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	72
13	72
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	74
20	75
21	75
22	76
23	77
24	78
25	79
26	80
27	80
28	81

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	21	9
5	21	9
6	21	9
7	21	9
8	21	9
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	21	10
12	21	10
13	21	10
14	21	10
15	21	10
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	21	10
20	21	10
21	21	10
22	21	10
23	21	10
24	21	10
25	21	10
26	21	10
27	21	10
28	21	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	14	86
28	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	66
3	67
4	68
5	68
6	69
7	70
8	70
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	72
13	72
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	74
20	75
21	75
22	76
23	77
24	78
25	79
26	80
27	80
28	81

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	21	9
5	21	9
6	21	9
7	21	9
8	21	9
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	21	10
12	21	10
13	21	10
14	21	10
15	21	10
16	21	10
17	21	10
18	21	10
19	21	10
20	21	10
21	21	10
22	21	10
23	21	10
24	21	10
25	21	10
26	21	10
27	21	10
28	21	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	27	73
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	22	78
16	22	78
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	19	81
20	19	81
21	18	82
22	18	82
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	14	86
28	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	66
3	67
4	68
5	68
6	69
7	70
8	70
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	72
13	72
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	74
20	75
21	75
22	76
23	77
24	78
25	79
26	80
27	80
28	81

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100