Paraíso weather in February

In February, Paraíso sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 45 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-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 36% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Paraíso's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paraíso's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 45 mm; 7.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:00 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 1st clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

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

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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 Paraíso reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Paraíso weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 12°	62	8.9	11.5	6.5
Feb	20° / 12°	45	7.1	11.7	6.8
Mar	21° / 12°	43	8.9	11.9	6.7
Apr	22° / 13°	67	11.8	12.2	6.0
May	22° / 14°	331	24.9	12.4	4.0
Jun	21° / 15°	296	26.8	12.6	3.7
Jul	21° / 14°	215	26.2	12.5	3.8
Aug	21° / 14°	254	26.8	12.3	3.7
Sep	21° / 14°	343	27.3	12.1	3.6
Oct	21° / 14°	425	28.6	11.8	3.5
Nov	20° / 14°	274	22.8	11.5	4.2
Dec	20° / 13°	117	14.1	11.4	5.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

	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 (%)	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	64	64	64	64	63	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	59
Cloudier (%)	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Paraíso gets around 45 mm of rain over 7.1 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26

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

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 73% 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 (%)	76	76	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Comfortable (%)	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	24	0
2	76	24	0
3	75	25	0
4	75	25	0
5	75	25	0
6	75	25	0
7	74	26	0
8	74	26	0
9	74	26	0
10	74	26	0
11	74	26	0
12	74	26	0
13	74	26	0
14	73	26	1
15	73	26	1
16	73	26	1
17	73	26	1
18	73	26	1
19	72	27	1
20	72	27	1
21	72	27	1
22	71	27	2
23	71	27	2
24	71	27	2
25	71	27	2
26	71	27	2
27	71	27	2
28	71	27	2

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:42 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)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55
Sunset (PM)	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:02	5:36
2	11.6	6:02	5:37
3	11.6	6:02	5:37
4	11.6	6:02	5:37
5	11.6	6:02	5:38
6	11.6	6:01	5:38
7	11.6	6:01	5:38
8	11.6	6:01	5:39
9	11.6	6:01	5:39
10	11.6	6:01	5:39
11	11.6	6:01	5:39
12	11.7	6:00	5:40
13	11.7	6:00	5:40
14	11.7	6:00	5:40
15	11.7	6:00	5:40
16	11.7	5:59	5:41
17	11.7	5:59	5:41
18	11.7	5:59	5:41
19	11.7	5:59	5:41
20	11.7	5:58	5:41
21	11.7	5:58	5:42
22	11.7	5:58	5:42
23	11.7	5:57	5:42
24	11.8	5:57	5:42
25	11.8	5:56	5:42
26	11.8	5:56	5:42
27	11.8	5:56	5:42
28	11.8	5:55	5:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 5.61 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)	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	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	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Paraíso

In seasonPeak

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

Paraíso's rainy season runs May–November, 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 Paraíso?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Paraíso for sightseeing.

What to pack for Paraíso in February

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

In February, Paraíso sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Paraíso in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 59 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in November near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	28	Tropical
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Paraíso in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paraíso peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (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)	12	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Paraíso 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 Paraíso is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 9 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)	9	10	11	17	19	17	18	17	16	14	12	10
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	17	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Paraíso?

Paraíso sits at 9.8°N, 83.9°W, 1,306 m above sea level, in Costa Rica. The nearest listed city is Cartago, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Paraíso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paraíso has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 602 m around an average of 1,311 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,753 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,764 m.

The land around Paraíso is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

602 m

trees 49%

16 km

2,753 m

trees 70%

80 km

3,764 m

trees 75%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Cartago 6.0 km · San Diego 16 km · Patarrá 19 km · Curridabat 20 km · Turrialba 21 km · San Miguel 22 km · Ipís 22 km · Purral 22 km

Costa Rica travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 59% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $19,970; 2025
Happiness: 7.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 81%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 17.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 14.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 516
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 Paraíso (9.8385°, -83.8666°, elevation 1,306 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	20	12
2	20	12
3	20	12
4	20	12
5	20	12
6	20	12
7	20	12
8	20	12
9	20	12
10	20	12
11	20	12
12	20	12
13	20	12
14	20	12
15	20	12
16	20	12
17	20	12
18	20	12
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	21	12
24	21	12
25	21	12
26	21	12
27	21	12
28	21	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	24	0
2	76	24	0
3	75	25	0
4	75	25	0
5	75	25	0
6	75	25	0
7	74	26	0
8	74	26	0
9	74	26	0
10	74	26	0
11	74	26	0
12	74	26	0
13	74	26	0
14	73	26	1
15	73	26	1
16	73	26	1
17	73	26	1
18	73	26	1
19	72	27	1
20	72	27	1
21	72	27	1
22	71	27	2
23	71	27	2
24	71	27	2
25	71	27	2
26	71	27	2
27	71	27	2
28	71	27	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	24	0
2	76	24	0
3	75	25	0
4	75	25	0
5	75	25	0
6	75	25	0
7	74	26	0
8	74	26	0
9	74	26	0
10	74	26	0
11	74	26	0
12	74	26	0
13	74	26	0
14	73	26	1
15	73	26	1
16	73	26	1
17	73	26	1
18	73	26	1
19	72	27	1
20	72	27	1
21	72	27	1
22	71	27	2
23	71	27	2
24	71	27	2
25	71	27	2
26	71	27	2
27	71	27	2
28	71	27	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	76	24	0
2	76	24	0
3	75	25	0
4	75	25	0
5	75	25	0
6	75	25	0
7	74	26	0
8	74	26	0
9	74	26	0
10	74	26	0
11	74	26	0
12	74	26	0
13	74	26	0
14	73	26	1
15	73	26	1
16	73	26	1
17	73	26	1
18	73	26	1
19	72	27	1
20	72	27	1
21	72	27	1
22	71	27	2
23	71	27	2
24	71	27	2
25	71	27	2
26	71	27	2
27	71	27	2
28	71	27	2