Pasto weather in February

In February, Pasto sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 182 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Pasto's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pasto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
182 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:25 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
85%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2014

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 19°C through the month.

A typical February day in Pasto reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Pasto weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 10°17722.411.94.1
Feb19° / 11°18222.4123.9
Mar19° / 11°23627.5123.5
Apr19° / 11°23127.5123.3
May19° / 11°18127.312.13.5
Jun18° / 10°11423.712.13.8
Jul18° / 10°9222.212.14.2
Aug19° / 10°6316.6124.9
Sep20° / 10°9919.9124.5
Oct19° / 10°19525.2123.8
Nov19° / 10°24426.511.93.5
Dec19° / 10°22225.811.93.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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

Any precipitation

Pasto gets around 182 mm of rain over 22.4 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 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2973
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11973
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14973
15973
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Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in February

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of February to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:246:21
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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 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in September across the year — February's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Pasto?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pasto.

What to pack for Pasto in February

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

In February, Pasto sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Pasto 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 Pasto peaks around February 20 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 23 at about 13 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 17Jul 23UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May16Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
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Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pasto?

Pasto sits at 1.2°N, 77.3°W, 2,569 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Buesaco, 23 km away.

Topography around Pasto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pasto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m around an average of 2,616 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,750 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,628 m.

The land around Pasto is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
424 m
16 km
2,750 m
80 km
4,628 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Buesaco 23 km · San Lorenzo 33 km · Samaniego 38 km · Túquerres 40 km · Providencia 45 km · La Unión 46 km · Pupiales 55 km · Ipiales 59 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 Pasto (1.2146°, -77.2785°, elevation 2,569 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).